Unknown Session

Unknown Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.^[1] It was recorded in 1960 but not released on the Columbia label until 1979.^[2]

Unknown Session
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1979
Recorded	July 14, 1960
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:36
Label	Columbia
Duke Ellington chronology
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. (1960) Unknown Session (1979) Piano in the Foreground (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The Bay State Banner noted that "most of the material is standards, but to each number Duke brings a subtle nuance a new shift a revised line."^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "these renditions are quite enjoyable, swing hard and sound fresh. Ellington fans should pick this one up".^[3]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Everything But You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) - 3:32
2. "Black Beauty" - 3:16
3. "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:12
4. "Something to Live For" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:45
5. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:48
6. "Creole Blues [Excerpt from Creole Rhapsody]" - 2:30
7. "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Ellington) - 2:57
8. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Strayhorn) - 3:12
9. "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 3:19
10. "Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)" (Ellington, Irving Gordon) - 2:42
11. "Dual Highway" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 2:52
12. "Blues" - 4:57

• Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles on July 14, 1960

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Ray Nance - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown - trombone
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
• Aaron Bell - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums