Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Live In Zurich, Switzerland 2.5 1950 [2/12] *

Artist:

Ellington, Duke

UPC:

725095430623

See Also:

Silver, Horace Bechet, Sidney Fitzgerald, Ella Oliver, King American Jazz Orchestra Various Artists - Duke Ellington Swings: The Music Of The Duke Count Basie/Duke Ellington/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - First Time! The Count Meets the Duke Count Basie/Duke Ellington - Souvenirs [12/8] * Duke Ellington/Tre Damer - Duke, We Love You Madly

Description:

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington; Alva McCain (saxophone); Ray Nance (trumpet); Quentini Jackson, Theodore Kelly, Lawrence Brown (trombone); Wendell Marshall (bass guitar); Nelson Williams , Butch Ballard, Don Byas, Ernie Royal, Harold Baker, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Kay Davis, Al Killian, Russell Procope, Sonny Greer, Billy Strayhorn.
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Kay Davis, Ray Nance (vocals); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (bass clarinet, saxophone); Johnny Hodges (saxophone, alto saxophone); Don Byas, Alva Beau McCain, Russell Procope (saxophone); Nelson Williams , Ernie Royal, Harold Baker, Al Killian (trumpet); Lawrence D. Brown, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Billy Strayhorn (piano); Butch Ballard, Sonny Greer (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Peter Pfister.
Recording information: Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland (05/02/1950).
Photographers: Theo Zwicky; Werner Keller.
Discovered nearly 60 years after it was recorded, this pristine live set finds the Duke Ellington Orchestra firing on all cylinders. While the band had experienced a postwar dip in its U.S. popularity from which it wouldn`t recover until after its appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, it was still regarded with awe in Europe. With a lineup composed of such jazz legends as the drummer Sonny Greer, the saxophonist Harry Carney, and the trumpeter Ray Nance, the veteran orchestra swings its way through such classics as "Creole Love Call," "Take the A Train," and "The Jeep Is Jumpin`" with astonishing verve and energy.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Suddenly It Jumped
2. Ring Them Bells
3. Creole Love Call
4. Paradise
5. Air Conditioned Jungle
6. How High the Moon
7. Tattooed Bride, The
8. Take the "A" Train
9. Frankie and Johnny
10. Rockin` in Rhythm
11. Violet Blue
12. St. Louis Blues
13. S`Wonderful
14. Jeep Is Jumpin`, The

Album Information

Release Date:

11/12/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Big Band

Label:

TCB Records

Producer:

TCB Music SA

Catalog Number:

TCB 43062

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

69 : 24

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