by Scott Yanow
An easy listening set of ballads (only three of the ten songs were associated with Ellington), this is a relaxing if unexciting program. On this reissue, two &new& performances (&Night and Day& and a trio version of &All the Things You Are&) were added to the original LP, but one song (&The Sky Fell Down&) was dropped and an alternate version of &Autumn Leaves& was substituted for the original; all 12 performances could have easily fit. Nice subtle music, but not essential.