| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Down Beat |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane recorded on September 26, 1962, and released in February 1963 on Impulse! Records.[5]
It was one of Ellington's many collaborations in the early 1960s with musicians such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus, and placed him with a quartet (in this case, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums), rather than a big band.[6] The quartet was filled out by the bassist and drummer from either of their bands. The album featured Ellington standards (e.g., "In a Sentimental Mood"), new Ellington compositions, and a new Coltrane composition ("Big Nick").[7]
Coltrane said:
I was really honored to have the opportunity of working with Duke. It was a wonderful experience. He has set standards I haven't caught up with yet. I would have liked to have worked over all those numbers again, but then I guess the performances wouldn't have had the same spontaneity. And they mightn't have been any better![8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In a Sentimental Mood" |
| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Take the Coltrane" | Ellington | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Big Nick" | John Coltrane | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Stevie" | Ellington | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Little Brown Book" | Billy Strayhorn | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Angelica" | Ellington | 6:00 |
| 3. | "The Feeling of Jazz" |
| 5:34 |
Personnel
- Duke Ellington - Piano
- John Coltrane - Tenor (all but #3) and Soprano (#3) Saxophone
- Jimmy Garrison - Bass (#2, #3, #6)
- Aaron Bell - Bass (#1, #4, #5, #7)
- Elvin Jones - Drums (#1-3, #6)
- Sam Woodyard - Drums (#4, #5, #7)
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Milkowski, Bill (June 2013). "Money Jungle: 50 Years After the Summit" (pdf). Down Beat. p. 34. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Billboard, February 9, 1963, p. 28.
- ^ "Duke Ellington: 'Duke Ellington & John Coltrane'". NPR. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "John Coltrane". WARR. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ Excerpt from the CD booklet