Duke Ellington at the Alhambra explained

Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
Type:Live album
Artist:Duke Ellington
Cover:Duke Ellington at the Alhambra.jpg
Released:2002
Recorded:October 29, 1958
Genre:Jazz
Label:Pablo
Chronology:Duke Ellington
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Prev Year:1958
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Next Year:1959

Duke Ellington at the Alhambra is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at the Alhambra Theater, Paris and released on the Pablo label in 2002.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and annotating this music, which was recorded by Radio France with permission".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
  2. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
  3. "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
  4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
  5. "Juniflip" - 4:19
  6. "Frustration" - 4:18
  7. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
  8. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
  9. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
  10. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
  11. "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
  12. "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
  13. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
  2. Dryden, K. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r591561|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed June 15, 2010

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