Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1965

Recorded

September 6, 8 & 9, 1964

Duke Ellington chronology

Ellington '65
(1964)

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
(1965)

Joya Sherrill Sings Duke
(1965)

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1964 and released on the Reprise label in 1965.^[1] The album features recordings of tunes from the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "This disc is a surprising success. Duke Ellington was somehow persuaded into revising and recording a dozen songs from the score of Walt Disney's Mary Poppins, and the results are actually quite memorable".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

"A Spoonful of Sugar" - 3:13
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" - 2:52
"Feed the Birds" - 3:42
"Let's Go Fly a Kite" - 2:31
"Stay Awake" - 2:28
"I Love to Laugh" - 2:29
"Jolly Holiday" - 3:04
"Sister Suffragette" - 3:05
"The Perfect Nanny" - 4:09
"Step in Time" - 2:46
"The Life I Lead" - 3:43
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - 2:27

- Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on September 6, 8 & 9, 1964.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams, Nat Woodard - trumpet
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, Eddie Johnson - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
John Lamb - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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