All Star Road Band Volume 2 Explained

All Star Road Band Volume 2
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Duke Ellington
Cover:	All Star Road Band Volume 2.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	May 31, 1964
Venue:	Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Doctor Jazz W2X 40012
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Duke Ellington
Prev Title:	Ellington '65
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
Next Year:	1964

All Star Road Band Volume 2 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago for radio broadcast and first released as a double LP on Bob Thiele's Doctor Jazz label in 1985.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This two-LP set finds Duke Ellington's orchestra in surprisingly inspired form playing at a dance in Chicago ... the all-star ensemble brings new life to the potentially tired repertoire, introduces some relatively new arrangements and seems to have a good time playing for an enthusiastic audience. Excellent music".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted

Disc 1

1. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 6:45
2. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:04
3. "Happy Go Lucky Local" – 8:05
4. "Medley: Things Ain't What They Used to Be / Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons / Ellington, Bob Russell) – 5:14
5. "Guitar Amour" – 5:32
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:57
7. "C Jam Blues" – 4:17
8. "Silk Lace" – 4:44

Disc 2

1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:29
2. "Isfahan" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:34
3. "Timon of Athens" – 2:42
4. "Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:54
5. "Stomping at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 4:07
6. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:40
7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 5:56
8. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" – 6:59
9. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 1:44

Personnel

• • Duke Ellington – piano Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Nat Woodard – trumpet
    • Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone Chuck Connors – bass trombone Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Peck Morrison – bass Sam Woodyard – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/drjazz.pdf Doctor Jazz Label Discography