Piano in the Foreground

by Duke Ellington

Piano in the Foreground cover art

Shedding his usual orchestral armor, Duke Ellington places his highly idiosyncratic and influential piano playing directly in the spotlight. Supported by a lithe rhythm section, the album highlights his brilliant, surprisingly modern approach to space and spontaneous improvisation.

Genres

  • Jazz

Tracklist

  1. I Can't Get Started
  2. Cong-Go
  3. Body and Soul
  4. Blues for Jerry
  5. Fontainebleau Forest
  6. Summertime
  7. It's Bad to Be Forgotten
  8. A Hundred Dreams Ago
  9. So
  10. Searching (Pleading for Love)
  11. Springtime in Africa