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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert

Album US 1970 on Solid State Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Recorded live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England. Gatefold cover with company printed inner sleeves. The C is scratched out on Side B & the B is scratched out on Side C in the run-out matrix as shown in BaOI. Both "114" and "44" etched in run-outs indicates an All Disc Records, Inc. pressing.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by
PortraitVictor Gaskin b, 1934-2012 US
bass
PortraitRufus Jones dr, 1936-1990 US
drums
PortraitGeorge Butler , 1931-2008 US
edited by, sequenced by
PortraitWild Bill Davis org, 1918-1995 US
organ, written by
PortraitHarold Ashby ts, sax, 1925-2003 US
saxophone
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
saxophone, written by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
saxophone
PortraitNorris Turney as, cl, 1921-2001 US
saxophone
PortraitPaul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US
saxophone
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
saxophone
PortraitChuck Connors tb, 1930-1994 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitCat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitCootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US
trumpet
PortraitMercer Ellington tr, 1919-1996 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitRolf Ericson tr, 1922-1997 SE
trumpet
Producers
Frank Gauna art direction
Bob Auger engineer
Clair Krepps mastered by
David Redfern photography by
Noel Walker producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Rockin' In RhythmDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills5:15
2B.P.Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington4:15
3Take The "A" TrainDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn5:05
4Tootie For CootieDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton6:18
54:30 BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:55
6El GatoDuke EllingtonCat Anderson3:40
7Black ButterflyDuke EllingtonBenito Caine Carruthers, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills4:32
8Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke EllingtonMercer Ellington, Ted Persons3:00
9Laying On MellowDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington4:55
10Satin DollDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer4:52
11Azure Te (Paris Blues)Duke EllingtonDon Wolf, Wild Bill Davis4:40
12In TriplicateDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington6:15
13PerdidoDuke EllingtonErvin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol3:00
14FifeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:12
15MedleyDuke Ellington16:22
16Prelude To A KissDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
17I'm Just A Lucky So And SoDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Mack David
18I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond
19Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MeDuke EllingtonBob Russell, Duke Ellington
20Just Squeeze MeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Lee Gaines
21Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke EllingtonBob Russell, Duke Ellington
22Mood IndigoDuke EllingtonAlbany Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
23Sophisticated LadyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
24CaravanDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
25Black SwanDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington8:25
26Closing Speech - End Of ConcertDuke Ellington1:50
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