Duke Ellington at the Alhambra

Live album by Duke Ellington

Released

2002

Recorded

October 29, 1958

Duke Ellington chronology

Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
(1958)

Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
(1958)

Jazz Party
(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 review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

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

- Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
John Sanders - valve trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 15, 2010
1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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