My People is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington written and recorded in 1963 for a stage show and originally released on Bob Thiele's short-lived Contact label before being reissued on the Flying Dutchman label and later released on CD on the Red Baron label.[1][2] The album features recordings of compositions by Ellington for a stage show presented in Chicago as part of the Century of Negro Progress Exposition in 1963.
My People | ||||
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Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | August 20, 21 & 27, 1963 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:16 | |||
Label | Contact | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Record Mirror | [4] |
Released in 1965 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The reviewer for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "My People is a snapshot of a specific era and is most interesting as a representation of its time, not as an individual work."[3][better source needed]