Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington - Ella & Duke At The Cote D`Azur

Artist:

Ellington, Duke

UPC:

731453903029

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:

ELLA & DUKE AT THE COTE D`AZUR contains three previously unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Duke Ellington, Jimmy Jones (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet); Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Wilbur Bascomb, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (trombone); Jim Hughart, John Lamb (bass); Grady Tate, Sam Woodyard (drums).
Recorded at Juan Les Pins, France in 1966.
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, violin, trumpet, cornet); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cootie Williams, Dud Bascomb, Wilbur Bascomb, Sr., Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Lawrence Brown , Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (trombone); Jimmy Jones (piano); Grady Tate, Jo Jones , Sam Woodyard (drums).
Liner Note Author: Michael Ullman.
Recording information: Juan Le Pins, France.
Editor: Peter Pullman.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra; Duke Ellington Orchestra; Robert Silverberg.
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington did not team up in concerts until relatively late in their careers (although she did record her Ellington Songbook with him in the `50s). This live double LP actually finds Fitzgerald singing six numbers with the Jimmy Jones Trio and only "Mack the Knife" and a scat-filled "It Don`t Mean a Thing" with the orchestra. Ellington has eight numbers for his band, mostly remakes of older tunes (including a guest appearance by former associate Ben Webster on "All Too Soon," a remarkable Buster Cooper trombone feature, and a rowdy version of "The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues"). This is a spirited set of music that with better planning could have been great. [The 1997 CD reissue of At the Cote D`Azur was expanded to a double-disc set with the addition of several bonus tracks. The double CD was released as a teaser for the 1998 release of the eight-disc The Complete Ella & Duke at Cote D`Azur.] ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Mack the Knife
2. Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues, The
3. Lullaby of Birdland
4. Trombonio-Bustoso-Issimo
5. You Go To My Head / Goin` Out Of My Head
6. How Long Has This Been Going On?
7. Diminuendo In Blue / Blow By Blow
8. Jive Jam - (previously unreleased)

DISC 2:

1. It Don`t Mean a Thing (If It Ain`t Got That Swing)
2. All Too Soon
3. Misty
4. So Danco Samba
5. Rose of the Rio Grande
6. More I See You, The
7. Matador, The (El Viti)
8. Just Squeeze Me (But Don`t Tease Me)
9. Trip, The - (previously unreleased)
10. Things Ain`t What They Used to Be - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

10/28/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Producer:

Norman Granz

Catalog Number:

5390302

Original Release Year:

1967

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

92 : 15

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