Piano in the Background

Album by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Piano in the Background is a studio album by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, released in 1960. The music is rooted in big band jazz and swing and is built around Ellington's piano set against full-band arrangements that move from subdued, intimate sections to more driving ensemble passages, and it was released at a time when Ellington led his long-standing orchestra and explored varied orchestral colours.
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  1. 1.
    Happy Go Lucky Local
    3:02
  2. 2.
    What Am I Here For
    4:08
  3. 3.
    Kinda Dukish / Rockin' in Rhythm
    5:52
  4. 4.
    Perdido
    6:49
  5. 5.
    I'm Beginning to See the Light
    2:06
  6. 6.
    Midriff
    4:29
  7. 7.
    It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
    4:33
  8. 8.
    Main Stem
    4:15
  9. 9.
    Take the "A" Train
    5:33
  10. 10.
    Lullaby of Birdland
    5:23
  11. 11.
    The Wailer
    4:25
  12. 12.
    Dreamy Sort of Thing
    3:56
  13. 13.
    Lullaby of Birdland (alternate take)
    5:27
  14. 14.
    Harlem Air Shaft
    4:03

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