0:00 "My People" narrated by Duke Ellington 2:58 "The Blues Ain't" sung by Joya Sherrill Billy Strayhorn & His Orchestra: Ray Nance, c; Bill Berry, Ziggy.

My People is an album by American pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington written and recorded in 1963 for a stage show and originally released on Bob.

In a discography as large as Duke Ellington's, it's inevitable some records would fall by the wayside, and My People is one of them. Strangely, it is not a simple one-off session that was forgotten by the public at large. My People was a long-form work designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, commissioned by the Century of Negro Progress Exposition, which ran the theatrical piece at McCormick Place in Chicago between August 16 and September 2, 1963.

Ellington was born in Washington toward the end of the 19th century and built his career as the leader of a great orchestra. His facility in managing the great players he employed, and his ability to write music that suited their styles made him the pre-eminent bandleader. Hits came his way, but when he began to develop long-form works, he rose to another level.

Songs from Duke Ellington's My People by Duke Ellington. Free download and listen Duke Ellington's My People. Duke Ellington - a) Come Sunday b) David Danced 06:13. Duke Ellington - My Mother, My Father (Heritage) 02:53. Duke Ellington - Montage - Instrumental 06:56. Duke Ellington - a) My People b) The Blues Ain't 08:49. Duke Ellington - a) Workin' Blues b) My Man Sends Me c) Jail Blues d) Lovin' Lover 05:58. Duke Ellington - King Fit The Battle Of Alabam' 03:28. Duke Ellington - What Color Is Virtue? 02:49. Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings - Duke Ellington. High Life - Duke Ellington. The Duke's Men: Small Groups, Volume 2 - Duke Ellington.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane. 2014 Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1963. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, . King, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, The Platters. The Piano Jazz Legend.

They were two haunting ballads, ‘Melancholia’ and ‘Retrospective’ – the latter was more ornate and dramatic in terms of its piano content – plus ‘All Too Soon’, a revamp of a 40s Ellington tune, and the jaunty ‘Dancers In Love’, defined by a descending chromatic line underpinned by a sprightly, stride piano rhythm