Duke Ellington

• 180-gram gatefold LP

• STEREO/MONO EDITION

• Remastered from the original analog tapes

• Printed and pressed in Germany

Never before released Duke Ellington concerts recorded in 1969 and 1973 at the Berlin Jazz Festival. All tracks have been remastered from the original Berlin radio tapes using Phoenix Mastering TM - a unique restoration process developed over two years by The Lost Recordings and Devialet teams. The first half of the album was recorded with Duke and his band: Duke Ellington (piano), Joe Benjamin (bass), Quinten 'Rocky' White jr (drums), Harold 'Money' Johnson (trumpet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone) and Harry Carney (clarinet). The second half of the album was recorded with the famous Duke Ellington Orchestra.

PERSONNEL, DATES & TRACKS:

• SIDE A (STEREO)

• Duke Ellington - (piano)
• Joe Benjamin - (bass)
• Quinten "Rocky" White Jr - (drums)
• Harold "Money" Johnson - (trumpet)
• Paul Gonsalves - (saxophone)
• Harry Carney - (baritone saxophone, clarinet)

• Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonic Berliner Jazztage, November 2, 1973

• A1. Piano Improvisation No. 1
• A2. Take the "A" Train
• A3. Pitter Panther Patter
• A4. Sophisticated Lady
• A5. Introduction by Baby Laurence
• A6. Tap Dance
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• SIDE B (MONO)

• Duke Ellington - (piano)
• And his Orchestra, Featuring:

• Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Mercer Ellington - (trumpet)
• Harold Ashby, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope - (saxes)
• Harry Carney - (baritone sax, clarinet)
• Rufus Jones - (drums)

• Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonic, Berliner Jazztage, November 8, 1969

• B1. The Most Beautiful African
• B2. El Gato
• B3. I Can't Get Started
• B4. Caravan
• B5. Satin Doll