Louis Armstrong

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The Great Summit W/ Duke Ellingon

Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

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CD 9,95 €

• THE JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR COLLECTION

• 3-PANEL DIGIPACK EDITION

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• BONUS ALBUM: "PARIS BLUES"

• INCLUDES 2BONUS TRACKS

In April of 1961, producer Bob Thiele had the brilliant idea of teaming up two of the greatest jazz stars of all time in the same studio: Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. The sessions resulted in the amazing album "Together for the First Time" (Roulette SR52074).

As a bonus, the complete original soundtrack for the movie "Paris Blues", which featured Armstrong and the Ellington orchestra, as well as Armstrong’s original readings of two Ellington tunes, which he had recorded with a large orchestra in 1957.

PERSONNEL:

  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG, vocals & trumpet
  • DUKE ELLINGTON, piano
  • TRUMMY YOUNG, trombone
  • BARNEY BIGARD, clarinet
  • MORT HERBERT, bass
  • DANNY BARCELONA, drums

New York, April 3 & 4, 1961

BONUS ALBUM [11-24]: PARIS BLUES

  • ON TRACKS [11, 14], [16-18], [20] & [24]: DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
  • Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl),
  • Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Murray McEachern, Lou Blackburn (tb),
  • Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Russell Procope (as,cl),
  • Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts),
  • Babe Clark (ts, cl), Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl), Harry Smiles (oboe),
  • Les Spann (fl, g), Duke Ellington (p), Aaron Bell (b),
  • Jimmy Johnson, Sonny Greer, Max Roach, Dave Jackson, Philly Joe Jones (d),
  • Lawrence Brown (cond). New York, May 1-3, 1961.
  • ON TRACKS [13] & [19]: LOUIS ARMSTRONG (tp soloist) with studio orchestra:
  • Maurice Thomas, Roger Guerin, Jean Vaissat, Vincent Casino (tp),
  • Billy Byers, Nat Peck, Andre Paquinet, Marcel Galiege (tb),
  • Rene “Micky” Nicholas, Jo Hrasko (as), Pierre Gossez (ts, as),
  • Guy Lafitte (ts, cl), Georges Grenu, Marcel Wrasko (ts),
  • William Boucaya (bar), unknown (accor), Jimmy Gourley (g),
  • Michel Gaudry (b), Gus Wallez, Moustache Galepides, Christian Garros (d),
  • DUKE ELLINGTON (cond).
  • Paris, France, December 15-16, 1960.
  • ON TRACK [22]: Jimmy Gourley (guitar solo). Same place and date as above.
  • ON TRACK [12], [15], [21] & [23] consist of dialogues from the original film.
  • BONUS TRACKS (25-26):
  • Louis Armstrong (vcl) with Russell Garcia’s Orchestra: Frank Beach, Buddy Childers
  • Cappy Lewis (tp), Milt Bernhart, Marshall Cram, James Henderson, Lloyd Ulyate (tb),
  • Vincent DeRosa (frh), Paul Smith (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d),
  • Russ Garcia (arr, cond). Los Angeles, August 14, 1957.

TRACKS:

  • 01 DUKE’S PLACE
  • 02 I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO
  • 03 COTTONTAIL
  • 04 MOOD INDIGO
  • 05 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
  • 06 THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN
  • 07 BLACK AND TAN FANTASY
  • 08 DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM
  • 09 THE MOOCHE
  • 10 IN A MELLOW TONE
  • 11 TAKE THE “A” TRAIN
  • 12 YOU KNOW SOMETHING? [incidental dialogue]
  • 13 BATTLE ROYAL
  • 14 BIRD JUNGLE
  • 15 WHAT’S PARIS BLUES? [incidental dialogue]
  • 16 MOOD INDIGO
  • 17 AUTUMNAL SUITE
  • 18 NITE
  • 19 WILD MAN MOORE
  • 20 PARIS STAIRS
  • 21 I WASN’T SHOPPING [incidental dialogue]
  • 22 GUITAR AMOUR
  • 23 A RETURN RESERVATION [incidental dialogue]
  • 24 PARIS BLUES
  • 25 DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE [1957 version]
  • 26 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME [1957 version]
  • Total Time: 76:30