DUKE ELLINGTON – THE GREAT PARIS CONCERT 2LP – Nr MINT 1973 JAZZ

Duke Ellington – The Great Paris Concert
(Atlantic Records  1973  SD2304  US Press)

Textured Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear on the bottom corners

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years.

The Great Paris Concert is a 1973 live double album by jazz pianist Duke Ellington preserving pieces of a series of performances given in Paris during February 1963, a decade prior the release.

Track listing

All tracks written by Duke Ellington unless otherwise noted. All tracks live.

1. “Kinda Dukish” – 1:52
2. “Rockin’ in Rhythm” (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:47
3. “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:58
4. “The Star-Crossed Lovers” (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 4:18
5. “All of Me” (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:35
6. “Theme from the Asphalt Jungle” – 4:08
7. “Concerto for Cootie” – 2:31
8. “Tutti for Cootie” (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 4:46
9. “Suite Thursday: Misfit Blues” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:39
10. “Suite Thursday: Schwiphti” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:50
11. “Suite Thursday: Zweet Zurzday” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:55
12. “Suite Thursday: Lay-By” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:25
13. “Perdido” (Ervin Drake, H.J. Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) – 5:22
14. “The Eighth Veil” (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:33
15. “Rose of the Rio Grande” (Ross Gorman, Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren) – 2:41
16. “Cop Out” – 6:58
17. “Bula” – 4:42
18. “Jam With Sam” – 3:51
19. “Happy Go Lucky Local” – 3:25
20. “Tone Parallel to Harlem” – 14:05

Personnel

• Cat Anderson – trumpet
• Lawrence Brown – trombone
• Roy Burrowes – trumpet
• Harry Carney – clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Chuck Connors – trombone
• Buster Cooper – trombone
• Duke Ellington – piano
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Milt Grayson – vocals
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
• Ray Nance – violin, cornet
• Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
• Ernie Shepard – bass
• Cootie Williams – trumpet
• Sam Woodyard – drums
• Stanley Dance – liner notes
• Ilhan Mimaroglu – reissue producer, production coordination, editing, sequencing, original collating
• Giuseppe Pino – liner notes, photography
• Popsie – liner notes
• Bob Porter – reissue producer
• Fred Seligo – liner notes