A valuable recording in which Duke Ellington looks back on his career and recreates some of the greatest performances from the golden age of big bands.
The sophisticated ensemble of Ellington's band and the skillful arrangements shine throughout. The album combines the brilliance of the swing era with a musicality that served as a bridge to modern jazz. This is an important work from the master's later years that is essential to any discussion of jazz history.
23 TRACKS:
1)
Minnie The Moocher
2)
For Dancers Only
3)
It's A Lonesome Old Town When You're Not Around
4)
Cherokee
5)
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
6)
Let's Get Together
7)
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
8)
Chant Of The Weed
9)
Cirbiribin
10)
Contrasts
11)
Christopher Columbus
12)
Auld Lang Syne
13)
Tuxedo Junction
14)
Smoke Rings
15)
Artistry In Rhythm
16)
The Waltz You Saved For Me
17)
Woodchopper's Ball
18)
Sentimental Journey
19)
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
20)
One O'Clock Jump
21)
Goodbye
22)
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
23)
Rhapsody In Blue
Mixed By - Ilhan Mimaroglu (1 to 12)
Arranged By - Duke Ellington (2 to 7, 9 to 19, 21 to 23)
Piano, Leader - Duke Ellington
Producer [Original Sessions] - Duke Ellington
Mixed By - Geoffrey Haslam (1 to 12)
Alto Saxophone - Johnny Hodges
Arranged By, Piano - Billy Strayhorn (14)
Drums - Sam Woodyard
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Russell Procope
Trumpet - Cootie Williams (1, 3 to 18, 20 to 23)
Trombone - Lawrence Brown
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Harry Carney
Trumpet - Ray Nance
Violin - Ray Nance
Trumpet - Cat Anderson
Tenor Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone - Buster Cooper
Trombone - Chuck Connors
Producer [For Compact Disc] - Bob Porter
Trumpet - Roy Burrowes
Trumpet - Eddie Preston (9, 13)
Transferred By [Digital Transfer] - Bobby Warner
Trumpet - Bill Berry (2, 19)
Engineer [Original New York Engineer] - Fred Christie (1 to 5, 9, 10, 12 to 19, 22, 23)
Engineer [Original New York Engineer] - Richard Mays (1 to 5, 9, 10, 12 to 19, 22, 23)
Bass - Ernie Shepard
Research [Credits And Solo Identifications] - Jerry Valburn
Engineer [Original Chicago Engineer] - Bernie Clapper (6 to 8, 11, 20, 21)
