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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Duke Ellington - 1977 - The Intimate Ellington

Tracklist: 

1. "Moon Maiden" – 2:42
2. "Edward the First" – 3:20
3. "Symphonette" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:03
4. "Intimate Interlude" – 5:01
5. "Some Summer Fun" – 5:18
6. "Layin' on Mellow" – 2:13
7. "Eulb" – 2:34
8. "Tenz" – 2:27
9. "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:30
10. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:57
11. "Edward the Second" – 5:44

Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 2–11), celeste & vocals (track 1)
Wild Bill Davis – organ (tracks 6, 9 & 10)
Cat Anderson (tracks 4, 5 & 9–10), Willie Cook (track 6), Mercer Ellington (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 8), Money Johnson (tracks 3, 4, 7–10), Al Rubin (tracks 9, 10), Frank Stone (track 5), Cootie Williams (tracks 3–5, 7–10), Richard Williams (tracks 7 & 8) – trumpet
Lawrence Brown (track 6), Julian Priester (track 5), Malcolm Taylor (tracks 3, 4, 7–10), Booty Wood (tracks 3–5, 7–10) – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone (tracks 3–5, 7–10)
Johnny Hodges (track 6), Buddy Pearson, (track 3, 7 & 8), Norris Turney (tracks 3–5, 7–10) – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 4–10)
Harold Ashby (tracks 3–10), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 3, 4 & 6–8) – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 3–10)
Joe Benjamin (track 3–5, 7–11), Paul Kondziela (track 2, 6) – bass
Rufus Jones (track 2–11) – drums

Recorded at National Recording Studio, New York, NY on May 23, 1969 (track 2), July 14, 1969 (track 1), August 29, 1969 (track 6), June 15, 1970 (track 5), December 9, 1970 (track 9 & 10), February 1, 1971 (track 11), February 2, 1971 (track 4), May 5, 1971 (track 3), June 29, 1971 (tracks 7 & 8).

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