Yale Concert

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Yale Concert
Live album by Duke Ellington
Released 1973
Recorded January 26, 1968
Genre Jazz
Label Fantasy
Duke Ellington chronology

Francis A. & Edward K.
(1967)		 Yale Concert
(1968)		 Second Sacred Concert
(1968)

Yale Concert is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Woolsey Hall, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1968 and released on the Fantasy label in 1973.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The great Duke Ellington Orchestra was still intact and in its late prime at the time of this performance from 1968. With the death of Billy Strayhorn the year before, Ellington (perhaps sensing his own mortality) accelerated his writing activities, proving that even as he neared 70, he was still at his peak".[2]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic [2]

Only one title, "Bools Boola" was actually recorded in front of an audience. The rest was taped in a studio with Audience noise dubbed on.

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "The Little Purple Flower, Parts 1 & 2" - 10:47
  2. "Put-Tin" - 3:58
  3. "A Chromatic Love Affair" - 3:58
  4. "Boola Boola" (Allan M. Hirsh) - 3:18
  5. "A Johnny Hodges Medley: Warm Valley/Drag" (Strayhorn) - 7:59
  6. "Salome" (Raymond Fol) - 3:28
  7. "Swamp Goo" - 4:33
  8. "Up Jump" - 3:08
  9. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) - 3:35
  • Recorded at Woolsey Hall, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on January 26, 1968.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 10, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2010
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