Part one of a Duke Ellington diptych.
Duke Ellington’s Orchestra LIVE from the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. A programme featuring several fewer played pieces by this orchestra. It was recorded on 2 July 1956.
1. BLACK AND TAN FANTASY 7:37 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, Bubber Miley)
2. CLARINET MELODRAMA 6:25 (Jimmy Hamilton)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl)
3. SOPHISTICATED LADY 4:18 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills)
Harry Carney (bar)
4. THEME FOR TRAMBEAN 4:03 (Jimmy Hamilton)
Britt Woodman (tb)
5. SATIN DOLL 3:45 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
Ray Nance (tp)
6. TAKE THE “A” TRAIN (Billy Strayhorn) 5:26
Duke Ellington (p), Ray Nance (voc)
6B. TAKE THE “A” TRAIN (Billy Strayhorn) 4:03
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
7. LA VIRGEN DE LA MACARENA 5:03 (Bernardo Bautista Monterde, Antonio Ortiz Calaro)
Cat Anderson (tp)
8. MONOLOGUE 3:17 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington)
Duke Ellington (talk)
9. V.I.P. BOOGIE 3:10 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington)
Harry Carney (bar), Jimmy Hamilton (cl)
10. JAM WITH SAM 3:48 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington)
Ray Nance (tp), Cat Anderson (tp), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Britt Woodman (tb), Russell Procope (as), Cat Anderson (tp), Quentin Jackson (tb)
11. PRELUDE TO A KISS 4:36 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
Johnny Hodges (as)
12. THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE 4:03 (Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, Mercer Ellington, Don George)
Johnny Hodges (as)
