Duke Ellington - 1953 - Premiered By Ellington

Tracklist: 

1. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13

2. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45

3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12

4. "Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58

5. "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42

6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29

7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11

8. "Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14

Duke Ellington – piano

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet

Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone

Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone

Rick Henderson – alto saxophone

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Wendell Marshall – bass

Butch Ballard – drums

Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953