The Popular Duke Ellington

The Popular Duke Ellington is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra rerecorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Since the material is all very familiar, and mostly quite concise few surprises occur. But Ellington fans will enjoy this well-played effort".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated


 * 1) "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:40
 * 2) "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:36
 * 3) "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 3:14
 * 4) "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills)  5:10
 * 5) "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:12
 * 6) "The Twitch" - 3:11
 * 7) "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 3:36
 * 8) "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 1:55
 * 9) "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) - 5:36
 * 10) "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:02
 * 11) "Creole Love Call" - 3:56
 * 12) "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * 13) "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) - 1:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * 14) "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" [alternate take] (Ellington, Russell) - 1:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * Recorded at RCA Hollywood Recording Studio B in Los Angeles, CA on May 9 (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12 & 14), May 10 (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11) and May 11 (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 13), 1966.

Personnel

 * Duke Ellington – piano
 * Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
 * Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
 * Chuck Connors - bass trombone
 * Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
 * Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
 * Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
 * Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
 * Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
 * John Lamb - bass
 * Sam Woodyard - drums