Ellington Is Forever

Ellington Is Forever
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	1975
Recorded	February 4–5, 1975
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:45
Label	Fantasy F-79005
Producer	Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell chronology
Sky Street (1975) Ellington Is Forever (1975) Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (1975)

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Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Ellington Is Forever is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records label.^[4] Originally released as a double album set in 1975 it was rereleased on CD in 1993 as Ellington Is Forever Volume 1.

Reception

The album has been critically well received. The Penguin Guide to Jazz numbers it among the "core collection" which jazz fans should possess.^[3]

1. "Jump for Joy" (Duke Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster) – 1:48
2. "
   Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
   ) – 8:38
3. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:37
4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) – 4:33
5. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:15
6. "C Jam Blues" (Bigard, Ellington) – 15:31
7. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) – 9:34
8. "I Didn't Know About You" (Ellington, Russell) – 5:11
9. "My Little Brown Book" (Strayhorn) – 3:28
10. "Blues Medley: Carnegie Blues/
    Bubber Miley
    ) – 10:26
11. "
    Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
    " (Ellington, Russell) – 2:53
12. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 2:57

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 1–8, 10 & 11)
• flügelhorn
• Jon Faddis – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jimmy Jones – piano
• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Stanley Gilbert – bass
• Jimmie Smith – drums
• Richie Goldberg, Mel Lewis – percussion (track 2)
• Ernie Andrews – vocals (tracks 5 & 9)

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