title: The Popular Duke Ellington
text: # 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".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  * "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:40
  * "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:36
  * "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 3:14
  * "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) 5:10
  * "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:12
  * "The Twitch" - 3:11
  * "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 3:36
  * "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 1:55
  * "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) - 5:36
  * "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:02
  * "Creole Love Call" - 3:56
  * "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
  * "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) - 1:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
  * "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
  