Duke Ellington - Festival Session (NEW CD)
INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACK
On
"Festival Session", the great Duke Ellington introduced new extended
compositions for his orchestra that he had been preparing during the
previous months with the intention of presenting them at the Newport
Jazz Festival. Two additional suites by Ellington, The Harlem Suite and
The Controversial Suite, have been included here as bonus material.
DUKE ELLINGTON & His Orchestra:
Cat Anderson, Harold âShortyâ Baker, Fats Ford, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (tp),
Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl), Quentin Jackson (tb, bass on 3-5 only),
Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts),
Russell Procope (cl, as), Johnny Hodges (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts),
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl), Duke Ellington (p),
Joe Benjamin (b on 6 only), Jimmy Woode (b on 1-2 & 7-10),
Sam Woodyard, Jimmy Johnson (d).
New York, September 8, 1959.
Note:
Jimmy Woode arrived late to the session and Quentin Jackson played bass
instead of trombone on 3-5, the first tunes of the date. Joe Benjamin
was called as a replacement and played bass on 6. Then Woode showed up
and played on the rest of the tunes.
BONUS TRACKS [11-13):
11: THE HARLEM SUITE: Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Francis Williams (tp),
Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol (tb),
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Russell Procope (as, cl), Willie Smith (as),
Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl),
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p), Wendell Marshall (b),
Louie Bellson (d). New York, December 7, 1951.
12-13: THE CONTROVERSIAL SUITE: Same personnel as track 11,
except Harold âShortyâ Baker (tp) replaces Francis Williams.
New York, December 11, 1951.
TRACKS:
01 PERDIDO
02 COPOUT EXTENSION
03 DUEL FUEL âPart I
04 DUEL FUEL âPart II
05 DUEL FUEL âPart III
06 IDIOM â59 âPart I [Vapor]
07 IDIOM â59 âPart II
08 IDIOM â59 âPart III
09 THINGS AINâT WHAT THEY USED TO BE
10 LAUNCHING PAD
11 A TONE PARALLEL TO HARLEM (THE HARLEM SUITE)
12 THE CONTROVERSIAL SUITE PART 1 (Before My Time)
13 THE CONTROVERSIAL SUITE PART 2 (Later)
Total Time: 72:30
