Aki Takase - My Ellington

2013 release

Solo Piano

1. The Mooche 6 : 38
2. A Little Max (Parfait) 2 : 39
3. Solitude 6 : 26
4. In a Mellow Tone – Do Nothing till You Hear from Me 6 : 10
5. Caravan 7 : 11
6. Lotus Pond. Dedicated to D. E. (by Aki Takase) 3 : 40
7. Love You Madly – I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 4 : 21
8. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good 5 : 16
9. Take the Coltrane 2 : 58
10. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 3 : 28
11. Fleurette Africaine 2 : 53
12. Battle Royal 3 : 18
13. Ad Lib on Nippon 4 : 51

Compositions by Duke Ellington except «Lotus Pond» by Aki Takase.
Recorded April 16, 17, 2012, by Kulturradio vom Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg. Sound supervisor: Wolfgang Hoff. Sound engineer: Nikolaus Löwe.
Digital cut and mastering: Anne-Kristin Sölter. Radio producer: Ulf Drechsel.
Liner notes: Bill Shoemaker. Photo: Norbert Guthier.
Cover art and graphic design: Jonas Schoder. Produced by Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt.