An all-star cast including Barbara Morrison, Guru, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau, Take 6, Bruce Fowler, & more take on 11 Duke Ellington compositions. The performances are consistently good and the production is excellent. The smooth voice of long time soulful singer, Jerry Butler, makes a nice contribution on "Swing at the Cotton Club" and the soulful, R&B inflected voices of Otis Clay and Delya Chandler do a heart wrenching, gospel like "Come Sunday". This duo also does a swinging "I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues" making these two duets among the best tracks on the CD.1. All the Way Cool - Groovepushers (vocal version) 2. Goin' Home - Jon Hendricks/Al Jarreau/Take 6/Gregory Hines 3. I Ain't Got Nothin But the Blues - Otis Clay/Delya Chandler 4. Ellington Medley - Jonathan Butler/Dianne Reeves/Jeffrey Osborne 5. Duke, The - Rachelle Ferrell/Grady Tate/Christian McBride/Kirk Whalum/Marcus Printup/Everette Harp 6. Come Sunday - Otis Clay/Delya Chandler 7. Swinging at the Cotton Club - Jerry Butler/The Dells/Grady Tate 8. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Nancy Wilson/Kenny Lattimore 9. Smokin' - Sam Most/Snooky Young 10. Bring That Duke - Ernie Andrews/Barbara Morrison 11. It Don't Mean a Thing - Guru/Tashina Daniels 12. All the Way Cool - Groovepushers (instrumental mix)
