Soul Call Explained
Soul Call is a 1967 live album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, recorded live at the Juan-les-Pins/Antibes Jazz Festival on the Côte d'Azur. Ella Fitzgerald appeared with Ellington and his band at the same festival, and a more complete version of Ellington's appearance at the festival is documented on the 1998 album Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur.
Track listing
- "La Plus Belle Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 14:00
- "West Indian Pancake" (Ellington) – 4:41
- "Soul Call" (Louie Bellson, Henry Bellson) – 3:09
- "Skin Deep" (Bellson) – 13:03
- "Jam with Sam" (Ellington) – 3:38
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:20 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) – 3:00 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "The Opener" (Ellington) – 3:16 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Juan Tizol) – 6:18 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Kinda Dukish"/"Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington)/(Harry Carney, Ellington, Mills) – 5:55 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:36 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Madness in Great Ones" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:42 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Main Stem" (Ellington) – 4:21 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 5:13 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- Recorded at Juan Les Pins on July 26 (track 9), July 27 (tracks 2, 4-6, 8 & 10), July 28 (tracks 1, 3 & 11-14) and July 29 (track 7)
Personnel
Performance