Midnight in Paris (album)

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 1½ stars and stated "One of the odder Duke Ellington collections... Pretty music but far from essential". ==Track listing==

• "Under Paris Skies" (Hubert Giraud) – 2:41 • "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet) – 3:50 • "Mademoiselle de Paris" (Paul Durand) – 3:20 • "Comme Çi Comme Ça" (Bruno Coquatrix) – 3:03 • "Speak to Me of Love" (Jean Lenoir) – 2:02 • "A Midnight in Paris" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:33 • "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (Harold Rome, Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henry Herpin) – 2:03 • "Guitar Amour" (Duke Ellington) – 4:57 • "The Petite Waltz" (Joe Heyne) – 4:14 • "Paris Blues" (Ellington) – 4:21 • "Javapachacha (Apache)" (adapted by Ellington) – 3:56 • "No Regrets" (Charles Dumont) – 2:12 • "The River Seine" (Guy Lafarge) – 2:14 :*Recorded at Columbia Studio A, New York on January 30, 1962 (tracks 5, 8 & 10), January 31, 1962 (tracks 4, 9 & 11), February 27, 1962 (track 1), June 21, 1962 (tracks 3 & 6), and June 26, 1962 (tracks 2, 7, 12 & 13). ==Personnel==

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 12 & 13) • Billy Strayhorn – piano (tracks 4, 5 & 8–11) • Ray Nance – cornet • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8–11), Bill Berry (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, & 11–13), Roy Burrowes (tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 12 & 13), Howard McGhee (tracks 4, 9 & 11) – trumpet • Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 12 & 13), Lyle Cox (tracks 4, 5 & 8–11) – trombone • Chuck Connors – bass trombone • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet • Aaron Bell – bass • Sam Woodyard – drums ==References==