The Ellington Suites
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| Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | April 4, 1959, April 27, 1971 & October 5, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The Ellington Suites is the tenth studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington which collects three suites recorded in 1959, 1971 & 1972 released on the Pablo label in 1976.[1] The album won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1976.[2] Ellington wrote the "Queen's Suite" for Queen Elizabeth II who was presented with a single pressing of the recording which was not commercially issued during Ellington's lifetime.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Although there are some good moments from Ellington's orchestras of 1959 and 1971-72, few of the themes (outside of "The Single Petal of a Rose" from "The Queen's Suite") are all that memorable. But even lesser Ellington is of great interest and veteran collectors may want to pick this up".[3]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
- "Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs" - 2:52
- "Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours" - 2:46
- "Queen's Suite: Northern Lights" (Strayhorn) - 3:37
- "Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose" - 4:08
- "Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks" - 3:05
- "Goutelas Suite: Fanfare" - 0:31
- "Goutelas Suite: Goutelas" - 1:12
- "Goutelas Suite: Get-With-Itness" - 1:55
- "Goutelas Suite: Something" - 5:22
- "Goutelas Suite: Having at It" - 3:35
- "Goutelas Suite: Fanfare" - 0:34
- "Uwis Suite: Uwis" - 7:51
- "Uwis Suite: Klop" - 2:00
- "Uwis Suite: Loco Madi" - 5:52
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- Recorded April 4, 1959 (#1-6), April 27, 1971 (#7-12) & October 5, 1972 (#13-15)
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-4, 6, 13-15)
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-4, 6-15)
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet (tracks 1-4, 6)
- Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone (tracks 1-4, 6)
- John Sanders - valve trombone (tracks 1-4, 6)
- Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4, 6)
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4, 6)
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks (tracks 1-4, 6-12)
- Jimmy Woode - bass (tracks 1-6)
- Jimmy Johnson - drums (tracks 1-4, 6)
- Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 7-15)
- Eddie Preston - trumpet (tracks 7-12)
- Johnny Coles - trumpet (tracks 13-15)
- Booty Wood - trombone (tracks 7-15)
- Malcolm Taylor - trombone (tracks 7-12)
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 7-12)
- Norris Turney - alto saxophone (tracks 7-15)
- Harold Minerve - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7-12)
- Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7-15)
- Joe Benjamin - bass (tracks 7-15)
- Rufus Jones - drums (tracks 7-15)
- Vince Prudente - trombone (tracks 13-15)
- Russ Andrews - tenor saxophone (tracks 13-15)
- Wulf Freedman - electric bass (track 15)
References
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- ↑ Grammy Awards Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2010
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