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Ellington Is Forever is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records label.

Vol.1

Track listing:

“Jump for Joy” (Duke Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster) – 1:48
“Caravan” (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 8:38
“Chelsea Bridge” (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:37
“Mood Indigo” (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) – 4:33
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:15
“C Jam Blues” (Bigard, Ellington) – 15:31
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Ellington, Mills) – 9:34
“I Didn’t Know About You” (Ellington, Russell) – 5:11
“My Little Brown Book” (Strayhorn) – 3:28
“Blues Medley: Carnegie Blues/Rocks in My Bed/Jeep’s Blues/The Creole Love Call” (Ellington/Ellington/Ellington, Johnny Hodges/Ellington, Milt Jackson, Bubber Miley) – 10:26
“Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me” (Ellington, Russell) – 2:53
“Take the “A” Train” (Strayhorn) – 2:57

Personnel:
Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 1–8, 10 & 11)
Thad Jones – cornet, flügelhorn
Jon Faddis – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Snooky Young – trumpet
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Jimmy Jones – piano (solo on “Take the ‘A’ Train”)
Jimmy Smith – organ
Stanley Gilbert – bass
Jimmie Smith – drums
Richie Goldberg, Mel Lewis – percussion (track 2)
Ernie Andrews – vocals (tracks 5 & 9)

Vol.2

Track listing:
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

“Azure” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 1:50
“Take the “A” Train” (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:37
“In a Sentimental Mood” – 5:30
“I’m Beginning to See the Light” (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 4:17
“Satin Doll” – 3:32
“I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So” – 5:37
“In a Mellow Tone” – 5:47
“Solitude” – 3:19
“The Jeep Is Jumpin'” (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:57
“I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart” – 6:56
“Prelude to a Kiss” – 2:55
“Satin Doll (Segue)” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 0:21
“Come Sunday” – 3:10
“Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me)” – 8:01
“I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues” – 7:45
“Orson” – 3:36
Personnel
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Nat Adderley – cornet
Thad Jones, Snooky Young – trumpet
Quentin Jackson – trombone, vocals
Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Roland Hanna, Jimmy Jones – piano
Jimmy Smith – organ
Stanley Gilbert, Monk Montgomery, George Mraz – bass
Philly Joe Jones (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 15), Jimmie Smith (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 14) – drums
Ernie Andrews – vocals