World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington

Plays Duke Ellington
Studio album by World Saxophone Quartet
Released	1986
Recorded	April 1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:16
Label	Elektra/Nonesuch
Producer	Robert Hurwitz
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1986) Plays Duke Ellington (1986) Dances and Ballads (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]

Plays Duke Ellington was the seventh album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet, released in 1986.

The album marked a departure for the quartet, in that their first six albums had been of music written by the four musicians themselves; this was their first venture into jazz standards.

Track listing

1. "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –1:33
2. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) –6:30
3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington–Gordon–Mills) –2:43
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington–Mills–Parish) –4:41
5. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington–Mills–Nemo) –6:02
6. "Come Sunday" (Ellington) –7:36
7. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington–Kurtz–Mills) –5:16
8. "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –4:55

Personnel

• Hamiet Bluiett — baritone saxophone
• Julius Hemphill — alto saxophone
• Oliver Lake — alto saxophone
• David Murray — tenor saxophone

References