The Jaywalker is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring tracks recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Storyville label in 2004.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3½ stars and states "some tracks are obviously not as polished as his later (and better-known) studio or live recordings. But it is always fascinating to hear works in progress by Ellington... Serious collectors of Ellington will enjoy this compilation".[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington, except as indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Shepherd" | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Up Jump" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Rue Bleu" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Chromatic Love Affair" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Salomé" (Raymond Fol) | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) | 3:50 |
| 7. | "El Viti" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Kixx" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Eggo" | 5:37 |
| 10. | "I'm Hip Too" | 0:36 |
| 11. | "Amta" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Warr" | 4:23 |
| 13. | "Little Purple Flower" | 4:32 |
| 14. | "Traffic Cop" | 3:50 |
| 15. | "Untitled Blues" | 4:52 |
| 16. | "Polícia" | 1:42 |
| 17. | "The B.O. of Traffic" | 0:43 |
| 18. | "Mac" | 2:37 |
| 19. | "Traffic Extension" | 5:37 |
| 20. | "Star" | 0:54 |
| 21. | "Cross Climax" | 0:27 |
| 22. | "B.O. Man" | 3:11 |
| 23. | "Tin Soldier" | 2:24 |
- Recorded at RCA Studio in New York on March 29, 1966 (track 7), August 18, 1966 (track 23), March 23, 1967 (tracks 14–22), April 24, 1967 (tracks 8–13) and June 23, 1967 (tracks 1–6).
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington (tracks 1–7 & 23), 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, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Jimmy Jones – piano (tracks 1-6)
- John Lamb – bass
- Chris Columbus (tracks 1–6), Bobby Durham (tracks 8–22), Sam Woodyard (tracks 7 & 23) – drums
- Emanuel Abdul-Rahim – congas (tracks 8–22)
References
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 11, 2010
- ^ a b Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed May 7, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
