Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
Duke Ellington at the Alhambra is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at the Alhambra Theater, Paris and released on the Pablo label in 2002.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and annotating this music, which was recorded by Radio France with permission".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
- "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
- "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
- "Juniflip" - 4:19
- "Frustration" - 4:18
- "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
- "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
- "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
- "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
- "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41
- Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.
Personnel
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- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington ‘55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Back to Back
- Side by Side
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- The Great Summit: The Master Takes
- Paris Blues
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Midnight in Paris
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Money Jungle
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- The Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke’s Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
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