Premiered By Ellington

Premiered by Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1953. The album was originally released as a 10" album and was Ellingon's first release on the Capitol label. The album has not been released on CD, but the tracks have appeared on The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington, released by Mosaic Records in 1995.

== Reception ==

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

== Track listing ==

"My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13

"Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45

"Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12

"Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58

"Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42

"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29

"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11

"Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14

Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953

== Personnel ==

Duke Ellington – piano

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet

Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone

Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone

Rick Henderson – alto saxophone

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Wendell Marshall – bass

Butch Ballard – drums

== References ==