DUKE ELLINGTON/LOUIS ARMSTRONG - THE GREAT SUMMIT NEW CD

2 LPs ON 1 CD PLUS 3 BONUS TRACKS4 1/2 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE - 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDEThis release contains the complete master takes from the only full studio session ever made by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington together. The date was originally divided onto two albums: Together For The First Time (Roulette SR52074) and The Great Reunion of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington (Roulette SR 52103). As a bonus a true rarity that appears on CD here for the first time ever: Louis and Duke’s last preserved appearance together, promoting their album on the Ed Sullivan TV Show, as well as an additional song by Louis alone which completes all existing music from that program.PERSONNEL:LOUIS ARMSTRONG, vocal & trumpetDUKE ELLINGTON, pianoTRUMMY YOUNG, tromboneBARNEY BIGARD, clarineteMORT HERBERT, bassDANNY BARCELONA, drumsNew York, April 3 & 4, 1961[18-20] Bonus Tracks:LOUIS ARMSTRONG (voc, tp); DUKE ELLINGTON (p); TRUMMY YOUNG (tb);JOE DARENSBOURG (cl); IRVING MANNING (b); DANNY BARCELONA (d).On track 20, only Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) and studio orchesta.The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS TV Studio,New York, December 17, 1961.TRACKS:01. Duke’s Place02. I’m Just A Lucky So and So03. Cottontail04. Mood Indigo05. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me06. The Beautiful American07. Black and Tan Fantasy08. Drop Me off In Harlem09. The Moochie10. In A Mellow Tone11. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If Ain’t Got That Swing)12. Solitude / 13. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore14. I’m Beginning To See The Light15. Just Squeeze Me16. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)17. Azalea18. Duke’s Place (Live)*19. In A Mellow Tone (Live)*20. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (Live) ** For the first time ever on CDTotal time: 75:50