Editor's info: Jack Tracy AN INDISPENSABLE AND LONG UNAVAILABLE ELLINGTON SUITE!! INCLUDES THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL ALBUM PLUS A RARE TUNE FROM THE SAME WORK OMITTED FROM THE LP During his long and prolific career, Duke Ellington composed music for concerts ranging from the most prestigious venues to dance halls. He also wrote for the theatre, for movies (with and without him on screen), and, of course, for records. The work contained on this album, however, originates from an early television special. ""Another great opportunity occurred later in the year [1956],"" wrote Duke Ellington in his memoirs titled Music Is my Mistress, ""when we presented A Drum Is a Woman on the 'U. [...more...]
... Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Russell Procope (as, cl) Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl), Duke Ellington (p, narr) Betty Glamann (harp) Jimmy [...]
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