Duke Ellington

2-CD SET - INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This release presents all existing material related to the legendary 1958 Newport performances by the great Duke Ellington. Eight of the ten tracks present on the original "Newport 1958" LP (Columbia CS 8072) were in fact studio recordings made shortly after the actual concert.

This set combines the complete authentic live sets with the eight studio songs, reuniting for the first time ever all existing material related to the Newport 1958 Ellington performances. Among the evening’s impressive guests are Gerry Mulligan (playing a duet with Harry Carney) and Mahalia Jackson, who sings “Come Sunday” with the band, from Black, Brown and Beige. As a bonus, the original 1956 studio versions of two of the concert tunes, “Feet Bone” and “Just Scratchin’ the Surface”.

DUKE ELLINGTON & His Orchestra:

Cat Anderson, Harold “Shorty” Baker, Clark Terry, Francis Williams (tp),
Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl), Quentin Jackson, 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),
Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (d).
Ozzie Bailey (vcl on “Duke’s Place” and both versions of “Multicolored Blue”);
Lil Greenwood (vcl on “I Got It Bad” and “Bill Bailey”);
Mildred Falls (p on “Keep Your Hand on the Plow” only).

GUEST ARTISTS:

GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone sax (on “Prima Bara Dubla”)
MAHALIA JACKSON, vocals (on “Come Sunday” and “Keep Your Hand on the Plow”)

CD1 & CD2 [1-6]: Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 1958.

CD2 [7-14]: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, July 21, 1958.
On this session Bill Graham (as) is added to the reed section.

BONUS TRACKS (CD2, 15-16):
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (tp),
Ray Nance (tp, vln), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb),
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl),
Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl), Duke Ellington (p),
Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (d).
Universal Studios, Chicago, Illinois, January 3, 1956.

CD1: Total Time: 73:23:

01 Introduction by Willis Connover
02 Take The “A” Train [Theme]
03 Princess Blue
04 Duke’s Place [C Jam Blues]
05 Just Scratchin’ The Surface
06 Happy Reunion
07 Juniflip
08 Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool
09 Jazz Festival Jazz
10 Feet Bone
11 Hi Fi Fo Fum
12 I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
13 Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home
14 Prima Bara Dubla
15 El Gato

CD 2: Total Time: 76:43

01 Multicolored Blue
02 Introduction To Mahalia Jackson
03 Come Sunday
04 Keep Your Hand On The Plow
05 Take The “A” Train [Theme]
06 Jones
07 El Gato [Studio Version]
08 Happy Reunion
09 Multicolored Blue
10 Princess Blue
11 Jazz Festival Jazz
12 Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool
13 Juniflip
14 Hi Fi Fo Fum
15 Feet Bone
16 Just Scratchin’ The Surface