• Re-mastered from original stereo master tapes.

• Limited edition 2000 copies.

• Deluxe high-gloss flipback album jacket.

Critics often complain that small-group sessions comprised of members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra are somewhat disappointing; this is definitely not the case with this session led by Clark Terry, recorded during a 1959 tour of Europe in the final month of the trumpeter’s almost eight-year tenure with the band. Fellow Ellington sidemen Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, and Sam Woodyard are present, along with Raymond Fol at the piano. Terry was one of the most gifted trumpeters to grace the Ellington band and he blossoms when he has more opportunities to solo in a small group setting like this one.

PERSONNEL:

• CLARK TERRY, trumpet
• PAUL GONSALVES, tenor sax
• RAYMOND FOL, piano
• JIMMY WOODE, bass
• G. T. HOGAN, drums

TRACKS:

• A1. Blues for the Champ of the Champs
• A2. Clark Bars

• B1. Serenade to a Bus Seat
• B2. Panonica ou Les Liaisons Dangereuse 1960 N°2
• B3. Lonely On
• B4. Satin Doll