Artist: Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington
Title: Côte d'Azur Concerts On Verve
Year Of Release: 1966/1998
Label: Verve
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Big Dand
Quality: FLAC (Tracks)
Total Time: 08:17:02 min
Total Size: 2,65 Gb
This is an eight-CD set more for Duke Ellington fanatics than for general listeners. Originally, some of the music came out as a two-LP set (Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur) and a single album (Ellington's Soul Call), but the great majority of the material was previously unreleased when this box came out in 1998. It contains all of the existing music from four concerts performed in France in 1966. Although Ella Fitzgerald gets first billing, she is only on 28 selections and is completely absent from discs one, three, four and eight, having just three songs on disc two. The 1966 Duke Ellington Orchestra included trumpeters Cootie Williams and Cat Anderson, trombonist Lawrence Brown and the remarkable reed section of Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves and Harry Carney; they are fortunately in fine form throughout, playing some standards but also plenty of lesser-known concert material including selections from "Such Sweet Thunder." Two of Ellington's alumni, cornetist Ray Nance and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, make notable guest appearances on the July 29 concert. The first seven discs are from four concerts, many selections are repeated, and even the verbal introductions by Duke tend to be similar -- but Ellington scholars will love comparing the different versions. The eighth disc has a rehearsal by the Ellington band from July 28 as the musicians run through "The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues," "Blue Fuse No. 1 and 2" and "The Shepherd." Ellington, producer Norman Granz and some of the musicians are heard commenting along the way. All of the music (except for a final version of "The Old Circus Train") is just excerpts from the arrangements. This disc is worth listening to closely once, but it is for the multiple live performances that Duke's fans will most want the box; pity that Ellington received second billing!
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Disc 1
01. Diminuendo In Blue / Blow By Blow (8:22)
02. Caravan (6:23)
03. Rose Of The Rio Grande (3:04)
04. Tutti For Cootie (6:48)
05. Skin Deep (11:04)
06. Passion Flower (4:52)
07. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (3:06)
08. Wings And Things (11:01)
09. The Star-Crossed Lovers (5:19)
10. Such Sweet Thunder (3:50)
11. Madness In Great Ones (5:33)
12. Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm (5:09)
13. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:35)
Disc 2
01. Main Stem (4:12)
02. Medley: Black And Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The Mooche (9:08)
03. West Indian Pancake (5:08)
04. El Viti (4:04)
05. The Opener (3:24)
06. La Plus Belle Africaine (12:09)
07. Azure (7:44)
08. Duke Ellington introduces Ella Fitzgerald (1:05)
09. Let's Do It (4:08)
10. Satin Doll (3:27)
11. Cotton Tail (7:31)
12. Take The 'A' Train (5:47)
Disc 3
01. Take The 'A' Train (1:43)
02. Such Sweet Thunder (3:36)
03. Half The Fun (4:44)
04. Madness In Great Ones (5:33)
05. The Star-Crossed Lovers (4:26)
06. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (2:48)
07. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:58)
08. Wings And Things (8:49)
09. Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm (5:32)
10. Chelsea Bridge (4:42)
11. Skin Deep (12:28)
12. Sophisticated Lady (5:04)
13. Jam With Sam (3:19)
14. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:08)
Disc 4
01. Soul Call (2:52)
02. West Indian Pancake (5:02)
03. El Viti (2:14)
04. The Opener (3:31)
05. La Plus Belle Africaine (13:44)
06. Take The 'A' Train (5:16)
07. Trombonio-Bustoso-Issimo (5:05)
08. Such Sweet Thunder (3:49)
09. Half The Fun (4:36)
10. Madness In Great Ones (4:59)
11. The Star-Crossed Lovers (4:36)
12. Prelude To A Kiss (4:27)
13. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:47)
Disc 5
01. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues (11:32)
02. Thou Swell (1:40)
03. Satin Doll (2:42)
04. Wives And Lovers (2:22)
05. Something To Live For (4:13)
06. Let's Do It (4:09)
07. The More I See You (4:00)
08. Goin' Out Of My Head (3:04)
09. So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) (5:52)
10. Lullaby Of Birdland (2:56)
11. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:10)
12. Mack The Knife (5:01)
Disc 7
01. Sweet Georgia Brown (3:36)
02. Goin' Out Of My Head (3:34)
03. So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) (6:07)
04. Lullaby Of Birdland (3:06)
05. Moment Of Truth (3:24)
06. Misty (3:26)
07. Mack The Knife (5:36)
08. Cotton Tail (7:29)
09. The Trip (5:02)
10. Jive Jam (9:55)
11. All Too Soon (7:37)
12. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues (7:21)
13. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (7:16)
14. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (4:27)
Disc 8
01. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 1 (1:09)
02. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 2 (1:31)
03. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Instructions (2:35)
04. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 3 (1:20)
05. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 4 (3:05)
06. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 5 (5:02)
07. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Instructions 2 (2:03)
08. Blue Fuse No. 2 - Preparation (1:45)
09. Blue Fuse No. 2 - Rehearsal 1 (1:06)
10. Blue Fuse No. 1 - Rehearsal 1 (0:47)
11. Blue Fuse No. 1 - Rehearsal 2 (1:21)
12. Blue Fuse No. 1 - Rehearsal 3 (3:04)
13. The Shepard - Rehearsal (4:02)
14. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Rehearsal 6 (5:26)
15. The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues - Complete Rehearsal (8:13)
16. Tingling Is A Happiness - Rehearsal (4:00)
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