Ella & Duke – Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur (2LP, Coffret)
RARITY - SEALED
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Jimmy Jones – piano
Jim Hughart – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Duke Ellington Orchestra:
- Duke Ellington – piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Duke Ellington]
- Cat Anderson – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Harry Carney – clarinet, baritone sax
- Buster Cooper – trombone, claves
- Mercer Ellington – trumpet
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Herbie Jones – trumpet, guiro
- John Lamb – bass
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocals
- Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
- Ben Webster – tenor saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ben Webster]
- Cootie Williams – trumpet
- Sam Woodyard – drums
Arranged by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
2 LPs, Box Set
Limited to 5,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Live
Label : Mosaic Records
Original Label : Virgin Records
Recorded at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins between June 26 and July 29, 1966
Produced by Norman Granz
Liner Notes by Norman Granz
Photography by Jean-Pierre Leloir
Originally released in 1967
Reissued in 2010
Tracks:
Side A
- Mack The Knife
- The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues
- Lullaby Of Birdland
Side B
- Trombonio-Bustoso-Issimo
- Going Out Of My Head
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Diminuendo In Blue And Blow By Blow
Side C
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- All Too Soon
- Misty
Side D
- Jazz Samba (Só Danço Samba)
- Rose Of The Rio Grande
- The More I See You
- El Vilti (The Matador)
- Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)
Side E
- La Plus Belle Africaine
- West Indian Pancake
Side F
- Soul Call
- Skin Deep
- Jam With Sam
Reviews:
“Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington did not team up in concert until relatively late in their careers (although she did record her Ellington Songbook with him in the '50s). This live double-LP actually finds Fitzgerald singing six numbers with the Jimmy Jones Trio and only "Mack the Knife" and a scat-filled "It Don't Mean a Thing" with the orchestra. Ellington has eight numbers for his band, mostly remakes of older tunes (including a guest appearance by former associate Ben Webster on "All Too Soon," a remarkable Buster Cooper trombone feature, and a rowdy version of "The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues"). This is a spirited set of music that with better planning could have been great.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.82 / 5