The "Mary Poppins" album is, however, close enough to the Ellington's big band peaks, with Duke and his soul brother Strayhorn really working out fresh and interesting arrangements, with making the soloists deliver the most they are able at the time (and many of them are more than able)... The rest of the package is, basically, Ellington's orchestra playing songs from other big bands repertoire ("Will the big bands ever come back?" album) and contemporary songs (the "'65" and "'66" album) - which is also kinda nice and kinda dukish, although at times a bit too easy on the ears... ”






Tracklist:

DISC 1: WILL BIG BANDS EVER COME BACK?:

1. Tuxedo Junction
2. Smoke Rings
3. Artistry In Rhythm
4. The Waltz You Saved For Me
5. Woodchopper's Ball
6. Sentimental Journey
7. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
8. One O'Clock Jump
9. Goodbye
10. Sleep Sleep Sleep
11. Rhapsody In Blue
12. Don't Get Around Much Anymore


DISC 2: JAZZ VIOLIN SESSION:

1. Take The A Train
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. Day Dream
5. Cotton Tail
6. Pretty Little One
7. Tricky's Licks
8. Blues In C
9. String Along With Strings
10. Limbo Jazz
11. The Feeling Of Jazz


DISC 3: WALT DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS:

1. A Spoonful Of Sugar
2. Chim Chim Cheree
3. Feed The Birds
4. Let's Go Fly A Kite
5. Stay Awake
6. I Love To Laugh
7. Jolly Holiday
8. Sister Suffragette
9. The Perfect Nanny
10. Step In Time
11. The Life I Lead
12. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


DISC 4: ELLINGTON '65:

1. Hello Dolly
2. Call Me Irresponsible
3. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
4. The Peking Theme (So Little Time)
5. Danke Schoen
6. More
7. The Second Time Around
8. Never On Sunday
9. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
10. Blowin' In The Wind
11. Stranger On The Shore


DISC 5: ELLINGTON '66:

1. Red Roses For a Blue Lady
2. Charade
3. People
4. All My Loving
5. A Beautiful Friendship
6. I want to Hold Your Hand
7. Days Of Wine And Roses
8. I can't Stop Loving You
9. The Good Life
10. Satin Doll
11. Moon River
12. Ellington '66