Shirley Scott – Satin Doll (Album)

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Satin Doll is an album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label in 1963. It was Scott’s second album of Duke Ellington compositions after Scottie Plays the Duke (1959).

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn rated the album 3 stars stating “A bit more prim, though Scott still burns.”

Track listing:
“Satin Doll” (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn)
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Ellington, Irving Mills)
“C Jam Blues” (Barney Bigard, Ellington)
“Perdido” (Juan Tizol)
“Mood Indigo” (Bigard, Ellington, Mills)
“Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons)
“Solitude” (Eddie DeLange, Ellington, Mills)

Personnel:
Shirley Scott – organ
George Tucker – bass
Mack Simpkins – drums

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Released: 1963
Recorded: March 7, 1961
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
PRLP 7283
Producer: Esmond Edwards