Jazz Party

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jazz Party
Jazz Party cover
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released 1959
Recorded February 19, 1959 February 25, 1959
Genre Jazz, big band, swing
Length 44:47
Label Columbia
Producer Irving Townsend
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4/5 stars link

Duke Ellington chronology
Jazz at the Plaza, Vol. 2 (live)
(1958)
Jazz Party
(1959)
The Ellington Suites

Jazz Party, a 1959 album by jazz legend Duke Ellington, contains a "formidable gallery of jazz stars" guesting, including Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Rushing (formerly the vocalist for Count Basie), Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves.[1] It was reissued in CD in 1997 on the Mobile Fidelity label.

Contents

[hide]

[edit] Critical reception

Described as "an example of the ever-surprising repertoire...characteristic of late Ellington",[2] Jazz Party has been praised particularly for its unique percussion pieces.[3][4] Village Voice reviewer Gary Giddins indicated that the percussion song "Malletoba Spank" "will rattle in your brain until you die".[5] The multi-part "Toot Suite" has been described as intriguing,[2] though underrated, featuring strong statements from Ellington regulars and guests.[3] Dizzy Gillespie's guest solo on "U.M.M.G." attracts much attention as well, and has been labeled both "enterprising" and "inspired".[3][2]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Malletoba Spank (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:39
  2. "Toot Suite: Red Garter/Red Shoes/Red Carpet/Ready, Go!" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 21:37
  3. "Satin Doll (Ellington, Johnny Mercer" Strayhorn) – 2:43
  4. "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" (Strayhorn) – 4:30
  5. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:30
  6. "Tymperturbably Blue" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:23
  7. "Fillie Trillie" (Ellington) – 2:43
  8. "Hello Little Girl" (Ellington) – 7:47

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Puccio, John. (November 1998). "Duke Ellington: Jazz Party in Stereo." Sensible Sound.
  2. ^ a b c Crouch, Stanley. (January 12, 2005). The late show. Slate. Accessed September 8, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Dance, Stanley. (November 1998). Duke Ellington: Jazz Party. Jazz Times. Accessed September 8, 2007.
  4. ^ See also All Music review, sidebar.
  5. ^ Giddins, Gary. (1999) The long-playing duke Village Voice. Accessed September 8, 2007.