Rotterdam 1969 (Live), by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Rotterdam 1969 (Live)

by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

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1.	Take the A Train / C Jam Blues (Live) 04:20	buy track
2.	Kinda Dukish / Rockin' in Rhythm (Live) 05:34	buy track
3.	Take the A Train (Live) 05:30	buy track
4.	Up Jump (Live) 03:25	buy track
5.	La Plus Belle Africaine (Live) 08:50	buy track
6.	Come off the Veldt (Live) 02:09	buy track
7.	El Gato (Live) 04:04	buy track
8.	Black Butterfly (Live) 04:36	buy track
9.	Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live) 03:10	buy track
10.	Don't Get Around Much More (Live) 02:50	buy track
11.	Caravan / Mood Indigo / Sophisticated Lady (Live) 07:23	buy track
12.	Making That Scene / It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing / Be Cool and Groovy for Me (Live) 05:51	buy track
13.	Satin Doll (Live) 06:47	buy track
14.	R.T.M. (Live) 06:19	buy track
15.	In Triplicate into Satin Doll (Live) 08:14	buy track

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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra toured Europe in November 1969, a time when Duke was still at the top of his powers. The new CD is a recording of the whole of an excellent concert held at De Doelen Concert Hall in Rotterdam—a venue famous for its splendid acoustics.

The ambience is remarkable: The audience is audibly enthusiastic and these high spirits clearly influence the band. Duke Ellington and the orchestra gave two concerts on November 7th, and even though this is the second one, the musicians sound nothing but lively and fresh.Still in a brilliant mood after two concerts, Duke Ellington even played an after-party concert with a quartet—Storyville Records hopes to issue these recordings in the future.

The repertoire includes classics such as “Take the A Train” and “Don’t Get Around Much More” rarely heard as swinging as on this day, vigorous and fresh versions of “Kinda Dukish” and “Rockin’ In Rhythm” and the newer 1966 composition “La Plus Belle Africaine”, the centerpiece of the concert.

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released March 11, 2020

Cat Anderson (tp), Cootie Williams (tp), Ambrose Jackson (tp), Mercer Ellington (tp), Nelson Williams (tp), Benny Bailey (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Chuck Connors (tb), Russel Procope (as,cl), Johnny Hodges (as), Norris Turney (as,ts,cl,fl), Harold Ashby (ts, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl), Duke Ellington (p), Victor Gaskin (b), Rufus Jones (d), Tony Watkins (vcl)

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Storyville Records is Europe’s oldest independent jazz label. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in Denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by American jazz and blues legends with new releases from contemporary jazz artists. ... more

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