The Jaywalker is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring tracks recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Storyville label in 2004.[1]

The Jaywalker
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	2004
Recorded	March 29 & August 18, 1966 and March 23, April 24 & June 23, 1967
Genre	Jazz
Label	Storyville
Duke Ellington chronology
Berlin '65 - Paris '67 (1965) The Jaywalker (2004) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3½ stars and states "some tracks are obviously not as polished as his later (and better-known) studio or live recordings. But it is always fascinating to hear works in progress by Ellington... Serious collectors of Ellington will enjoy this compilation".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington, except as indicated

1. "The Shepherd" - 6:29
2. "Up Jump" - 3:06
3. "Rue Bleu" - 3:02
4. "Chromatic Love Affair" - 4:02
5. "Salomé" (Raymond Fol) - 4:14
6. "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
7. "El Viti" - 3:27
8. "Kixx" - 3:55
9. "Eggo" -5:37
10. "I'm Hip Too" - 0:36
11. "Amta" - 2:51
12. "Warr" - 4:23
13. "Little Purple Flower" - 4:32
14. "Traffic Cop" - 3:50
15. "Untitled Blues" - 4:52
16. "Polícia" - 1:42
17. "The B.O. of Traffic" - 0:43
18. "Mac" - 2:37
19. "Traffic Extension" - 5:37
20. "Star" - 0:54
21. "Cross Climax" - 0:27
22. "B.O. Man" - 3:11
23. "Tin Soldier" - 2:24

• Recorded at RCA Studio in New York on March 29, 1966 (track 7), August 18, 1966 (track 23), March 23, 1967 (tracks 14-22), April 24, 1967 (tracks 8-13) and June 23, 1967 (tracks 1-6).

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington (tracks 1-7 & 23), Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Jimmy Jones - piano (tracks 1-6)
• John Lamb - bass
• Chris Columbus (tracks 1-6), Bobby Durham (tracks 8-22), Sam Woodyard (tracks 7 & 23) - drums
• Emanuel Abdul-Rahim - congas (tracks 8-22)

References