The Great Concerts: London & New York 1963-1964

by Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Overview

While Count Basie and Glenn Miller might have been strong rivals during the Swing era, Duke Ellington led one of the classiest, most musical bands from the 1920s until his death in the early '70s. The Duke's music kept developing past the heyday of the big bands, and by the early '60s--the time of LONDON & NEW YORK--his band was at one of its all-time peaks. Along with the hits, GREAT CONCERTS features some of the Duke's most adventurous compositions ("Isfahan," "Little African Flower"). Legendary pre-Swing era pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith also guest-stars.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2009
Label:	Nimbus
UPC:	0710357270420
Rank:	173852

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Take the "A" Train
2. Introduction
3. Perdido
4. Caravan
5. Isfahan
6. The Opener
7. Harlem
8. Take the "A" Train
9. Mood Indigo
10. C Jam Blues
11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
12. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
13. Single Petal of a Rose
14. Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm

Disc 2

15. Take the "A" Train
16. Satin Doll
17. Caravan
18. Skillipoop
19. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
20. Blues Medley: Happy-Go-Lucky Local/John Sanders' Blues/C Jam Blues
21. Carolina Shout
22. Tonk
23. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
24. Melancholia/Reflections in D
25. Little African Flower
26. Bird of Paradise
27. The Single Petal of a Rose

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Duke Ellington   Primary Artist,Piano
Jimmy Hamilton   Reeds
Billy Strayhorn   Piano
Paul Gonsalves   Reeds
Peck Morrison   Guitar (Bass)
Chuck Connors   Trombone
Russell Procope   Reeds
Cat Anderson   Trumpet
Ray Nance   Cornet,Violin
Milt Grayson   Vocals
Johnny Hodges   Reeds
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Piano
Cootie Williams   Trumpet
Lawrence Brown   Trombone
Roy Burrowes   Trumpet
Ernie Shepard   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Buster Cooper   Trombone
Harry Carney   Reeds
Sam Woodyard   Drums

Technical Credits

Juan Tizol   Composer
John Sanders   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Mercer Ellington   Composer
Allan Roberts   Composer
Stanley Dance   Liner Notes
Sidney Russell   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Doris Fisher   Composer
Barney Bigard   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
C. Williams   Composer
Elwyn Fraser   Composer
Ted Persons   Composer
Hans Lengsfelder   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer