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The Duke Ellington Songbook, Volume Two: The Small Group Sessions
| Recorded | Sep 4, 1956 & Oct 17, 1957 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1183210 |
The record
Trading the Songbook's orchestral gloss for a working combo, this date lets Ben Webster's tenor and the Peterson-Ellis-Brown rhythm section push the Ellington material somewhere looser and after-hours.
Session personnel
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Ray Brown — bass
- Alvin Stoller — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Paul Smith — piano
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Stuff Smith — violin
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1982 | Verve Records · VE2-2540 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1982 | Verve Records |
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