Latin American Suite Explained

Latin American Suite
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Ellington
Cover:	Latin American Suite.jpg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	November 5, 1968 & January 7, 1970
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:43
Label:	Fantasy
Producer:	Duke Ellington
Chronology:	Duke Ellington
Prev Title:	70th Birthday Concert
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	The Pianist
Next Year:	1966-70

Latin American Suite is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, mainly recorded in 1968, with one track completed in 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1972.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Oclupaca" - 4:20
2. "Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
3. "Eque" - 3:30
4. "Tina" - 4:34
5. "The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
6. "Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
7. "Brasilliance" - 5:02

• Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on November 5, 1968 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and January 7, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada (track 4).

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Jeff Castleman (tracks 1-3 & 5-7), Paul Kondziela (track 4) - bass
• Rufus Jones - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
2. Dryden, K. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138224|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed June 1, 2010