The Cosmic Scene

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1958

Recorded

April 2 & 3, 1958

Duke Ellington chronology

Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
(1958)

The Cosmic Scene
(1958)

Happy Reunion
(1956-58)

The Cosmic Scene is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring a nonet credited as "Duke Ellington's Spacemen" recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1958.^[1] It was reissued by Mosaic Records in 2007.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Perhaps in many ways a neglected recording in the vast annals of Ellingtonia, fans will certainly welcome this long out of print re-addition to the master's CD discography. It comes highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 3:22
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 4:57
"Bass-Ment" - 3:03
"Early Autumn" (Ralph Burns, Woody Herman) - 3:10
"Jones" (Ellington, Clark Terry) - 2:55
"Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 2:49
"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 5:06
"Spacemen" - 2:32
"Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 3:38
"Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:59
"Body and Soul" [alternate take] (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, green) - 4:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Jones" [alternate take] (Ellington, Terry) - 2:35 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York on April 2 (tracks 1, 2 & 9-11) and April 3 (tracks 3-8 & 12), 1958

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Clark Terry - trumpet
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
John Sanders - valve trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 17, 2010
1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed May 17, 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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