All Star Road Band Volume 2

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All Star Road Band Volume 2
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Live album by Duke Ellington
Released 1985
Recorded May 31, 1964
Venue Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Genre Jazz
Label Doctor Jazz
W2X 40012
Producer Bob Thiele
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington '65
(1964)
All Star Road Band Volume 2
(1985)
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
(1964)

All Star Road Band Volume 2 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago for radio broadcast and first released as a double LP on Bob Thiele's Doctor Jazz label in 1985. [1] [2]

Duke Ellington American jazz musician, composer and band leader

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years.

Chicago City in Illinois, United States

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States, and the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as "Chicagoland." The Chicago metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States; the fourth largest in North America ; and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.

Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on numerous classic jazz albums and record labels.

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This two-LP set finds Duke Ellington's orchestra in surprisingly inspired form playing at a dance in Chicago ... the all-star ensemble brings new life to the potentially tired repertoire, introduces some relatively new arrangements and seems to have a good time playing for an enthusiastic audience. Excellent music". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted

Disc 1

  1. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 6:45
  2. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:04
  3. "Happy Go Lucky Local" – 8:05
  4. "Medley: Things Ain't What They Used to Be / Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons / Ellington, Bob Russell) – 5:14
  5. "Guitar Amour" – 5:32
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:57
  7. "C Jam Blues" – 4:17
  8. "Silk Lace" – 4:44

Disc 2

  1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:29
  2. "Isfahan" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:34
  3. "Timon of Athens" – 2:42
  4. "Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:54
  5. "Stomping at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 4:07
  6. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:40
  7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 5:56
  8. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" – 6:59
  9. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 1:44

Personnel

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Cat Anderson American jazz trumpeter

William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his playing in the higher registers.

Herbie Jones was an American jazz trumpeter and arranger.

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References

  1. A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed August 14, 2017
  2. Doctor Jazz Label Discography accessed August 14, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Duke Ellington: All Star Road Band, Vol. 1-2 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2017.