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Duke Ellington at the Alhambra

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 reviewer Ken Dryden 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
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
  2. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
  3. "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
  4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
  5. "Juniflip" - 4:19
  6. "Frustration" - 4:18
  7. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
  8. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
  9. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
  10. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
  11. "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
  12. "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
  13. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41
  • Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 15, 2010
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.