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