Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

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Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Review

by Scott Yanow

This disc is a surprising success. Duke Ellington was somehow persuaded into revising and recording a dozen songs from the score of Walt Disney's Mary Poppins, and the results are actually quite memorable. With such soloists as altoist Johnny Hodges, baritonist Harry Carney, trumpeter Cootie Williams, tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton, and trombonist Lawrence Brown getting their spots, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra turn such songs as "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Chim Chim Cheree" (a much happier version than John Coltrane's), "The Life I Lead," and even "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" into swinging jazz.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	A Spoonful of Sugar Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	03:13	Amazon
2	Chim Chim Cheree Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:52	Amazon
3	Feed the Birds Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	03:42	Amazon
4	Let's Go Fly a Kite Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:31	Amazon
5	Stay Awake Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:28	Amazon
6	I Love to Laugh Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:29	Amazon
7	Jolly Holiday Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	03:04	Amazon
8	Sister Suffragette Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	03:05	Amazon
9	The Perfect Nanny Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	04:09	Amazon
10	Step in Time Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:46	Amazon
11	The Life I Lead Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman	Duke Ellington	03:43	Amazon
12	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Richard M. Sherman	Duke Ellington	02:27	Amazon