Ellington '66

Ellington '66 is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington that was recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1965. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Ellington '66 is yet another example of how the change in popular music toward an all rock & roll format found jazz musicians attempting crossover material with varying degrees of success... While Ellington '66 isn't a bad recording and actually bests '65 for sheer listening pleasure, it is by no means required listening and will most likely appeal to die-hard Ellington completists".

Track listing

 * 1) "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) – 3:40
 * 2) "Charade" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
 * 3) "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 3:22
 * 4) "All My Loving" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26
 * 5) "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 2:47
 * 6) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:04
 * 7) "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) – 3:23
 * 8) "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:57
 * 9) "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 3:16
 * 10) "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:31
 * 11) "Moon River" (Mancini, Mercer) – 2:42
 * 12) "Ellington '66" (Ellington) – 2:34

Personnel

 * Duke Ellington – piano
 * Cat Anderson, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams – trumpet
 * Rolf Ericson – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9)
 * Ray Nance – trumpet (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12)
 * Mercer Ellington – trumpet (tracks 4, 7, 10 & 11)
 * Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
 * Chuck Connors – bass trombone
 * Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
 * Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
 * Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
 * Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – tenor saxophone
 * Peck Morrison – double bass (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9)
 * John Lamb – bass (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12)
 * Sam Woodyard – drums