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Ellingtonia Moods and Blues

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Ellingtonia Moods and Blues
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedFebruary 29, 1960
GenreJazz
Length35.57
LabelRCA Records
Producer?
Paul Gonsalves chronology
Diminuendo, Crescendo and Blues
(1958)
Ellingtonia Moods and Blues
(1960)
Gettin' Together!
(1960)

Ellingtonia Moods and Blues is an album recorded in 1960 led by Paul Gonsalves.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

In a review for AllMusic, Cub Koda called the album "one potent date," and wrote: "This is jazz from the days when albums were recorded in one day, and that was a good thing."[2]

Jack Sohmer, writing for Jazz Times, stated: "Despite its brevity, this is an excellent and little-known session."[5]

Pianist and composer Ethan Iverson commented: "The 'Ellington without Ellington' records are their own universe and I've never heard a bad one. I am keeping Ellingtonia Moods and Blues out and about in order to remember to keep listening to it. Gonsalves and Hodges know something particularly private and wonderful about playing the saxophone."[6]

Track listing

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  1. "It's Something That You Ought to Know"
  2. "Chocataw"
  3. "The Line-up"
  4. "Way, Way Back"
  5. "Day Dream"
  6. "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
  7. "D.A. Blues"

Performers

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References

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  1. ^ "Paul Gonsalves - Ellingtonia Moods and Blues". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ellingtonia Moods and Blues at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 570. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 335.
  5. ^ Sohmer, Jack (July 1, 2000). "Paul Gonsalves: Ellingtonia Moods and Blues". Jazz Times. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Iverson, Ethan (May 19, 2019). "New Treasures". EthanIverson.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.