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Concerts in Canada : live performances by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, 1956-1973.

By: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 [performer, composer].
Contributor(s): Duke Ellington Orchestra [performer].
Material type: materialTypeLabelMusicPublisher: Toronto : Marlor Productions, [1987]Description: 1 audio disc ; 12 in.Content type: performed music Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discSubject(s): Jazz -- 1951-1960 | Jazz -- 1971-1980DDC classification: LP/4773
Contents:
Stratford, 18 July 1956: Hark for Duke's trumpets / Ellington and Strayhorn ; Harlem air shaft / Duke Ellington ; Clarinet melodrama ; Theme for Trambean/ Jimmy Hamilton ; Sophisticated lady / Mills, Parish and Ellington ; Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn ; I got it bad (and that ain't good) / Duke Ellington and Paul Webster -- Winnipeg, 25 May 1973: "C" jam blues / Duke Ellington ; Creole love call / Ellington, Miley and Jackson ; Perdido / Juan Tizol ; Medley: Caravan / Tizol, Ellington and Mills ; How high the moon / Hamilton and M. Lewis ; La plus belle Africaine ; Chinoiserie / Duke Ellington.
Duke Ellington and his orchestra (Duke Ellington, piano & leader ; Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, trumpets ; Ray Nance, trumpet & vocals ; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, trombones ; Harry Carney, saxophone and clarinet ; Russell Procope, saxophone ; Johnny Hodges, saxophone ; Paul Gonsalves, saxophone ; Jimmy Woode, bass ; Sam Woodyard, drums ; Cootie Williams, Money Johnson, Mercer Ellington, John Coles, trumpets ; Chuck Connors, Vince Prudente, trombones ; Murray McEachern, trombone and saxophone ; Geezil Minerve, saxophone and flute ; Harold Ashby, saxophone and clarinet ; Doug Harris, saxophone ; Joe Benjamin, bass ; Rufus Jones, drums).

Stratford, 18 July 1956: Hark for Duke's trumpets / Ellington and Strayhorn ; Harlem air shaft / Duke Ellington ; Clarinet melodrama ; Theme for Trambean/ Jimmy Hamilton ; Sophisticated lady / Mills, Parish and Ellington ; Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn ; I got it bad (and that ain't good) / Duke Ellington and Paul Webster -- Winnipeg, 25 May 1973: "C" jam blues / Duke Ellington ; Creole love call / Ellington, Miley and Jackson ; Perdido / Juan Tizol ; Medley: Caravan / Tizol, Ellington and Mills ; How high the moon / Hamilton and M. Lewis ; La plus belle Africaine ; Chinoiserie / Duke Ellington.

Duke Ellington and his orchestra (Duke Ellington, piano & leader ; Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, trumpets ; Ray Nance, trumpet & vocals ; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, trombones ; Harry Carney, saxophone and clarinet ; Russell Procope, saxophone ; Johnny Hodges, saxophone ; Paul Gonsalves, saxophone ; Jimmy Woode, bass ; Sam Woodyard, drums ; Cootie Williams, Money Johnson, Mercer Ellington, John Coles, trumpets ; Chuck Connors, Vince Prudente, trombones ; Murray McEachern, trombone and saxophone ; Geezil Minerve, saxophone and flute ; Harold Ashby, saxophone and clarinet ; Doug Harris, saxophone ; Joe Benjamin, bass ; Rufus Jones, drums).

Recorded at Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario on July 18, 1956 and at Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg on May 25, 1973.

LP record