Dance Dates, California 1958 is the sixth volume of The Private Collection a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first publicly released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Recordings like this one give one a chance to hear how Ellington rearranged tunes to make them sound fresh year after year and sometimes decade after decade". Track listing :All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated "Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:41 "Blues to Be There" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 6:59 "Juniflip" - 4:05 "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:09 "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 4:11 "Californio Mello" - 3:38 "Suburban Beauty" - 3:43 "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Ellington) - 6:33 "Blues in Orbit" (Strayhorn) - 5:03 "Mood Indigo" (Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 8:09 "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 4:34 "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:37 "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Juan Tizol) - 7:39 "Wailing Interval" - 3:39 Recorded at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, California on March 5, 1958. Personnel Duke Ellington – piano Shorty Baker, Clark Terry - trumpet Ray Nance - trumpet, violin, vocals Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone John Sanders - valve trombone Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone Bill Graham - alto saxophone Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Jimmy Woode - bass Sam Woodyard - drums Ossie Bailey - vocals (tracks 4 & 5) References 1987 live albums Duke Ellington live albums Saja Records live albums