Portraits of Duke Ellington

Portraits of Duke Ellington is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1975. It peaked at number 37 on the Jazz Albums chart. It is a tribute to jazz musician Duke Ellington and was recorded shortly after his death.^[1]

Portraits of Duke Ellington
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released	1975
Recorded	June 21, 1974
Studio	Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Seven, Come Eleven (1974) Portraits of Duke Ellington (1975) Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive, and Pass' mastery of the guitar is obvious (he didn't really need the other sidemen). Recommended."^[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists indicated.

1. "Satin Doll" (Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:46
2. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 5:32
3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:40
4. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:41
5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 6:20
6. "Solitude" (Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 5:06
7. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Bob Russell) – 6:31
8. "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Russell) – 5:53
9. "Caravan" (Mills, Tizol) – 6:10

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard Jazz Albums	37