Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert

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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

	Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, album by, written by
	Victor Gaskin b, 1934-2012 US bass
	Rufus Jones dr, 1936-1990 US drums
	George Butler , 1931-2008 US edited by, sequenced by
	Wild Bill Davis org, 1918-1995 US organ, written by
	Harold Ashby ts, sax, 1925-2003 US saxophone
	Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US saxophone, written by
	Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US saxophone
	Norris Turney as, cl, 1921-2001 US saxophone
	Paul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US saxophone
	Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US saxophone
	Chuck Connors tb, 1930-1994 US trombone
	Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone
	Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet, written by
	Cootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US trumpet
	Mercer Ellington tr, 1919-1996 US trumpet, written by
	Rolf Ericson tr, 1922-1997 SE trumpet

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Rockin' In Rhythm	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills	5:15
2	B.P.	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	4:15
3	Take The "A" Train	Duke Ellington	Billy Strayhorn	5:05
4	Tootie For Cootie	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton	6:18
5	4:30 Blues	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	3:55
6	El Gato	Duke Ellington	Cat Anderson	3:40
7	Black Butterfly	Duke Ellington	Benito Caine Carruthers, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	4:32
8	Things Ain't What They Used To Be	Duke Ellington	Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons	3:00
9	Laying On Mellow	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	4:55
10	Satin Doll	Duke Ellington	Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer	4:52
11	Azure Te (Paris Blues)	Duke Ellington	Don Wolf, Wild Bill Davis	4:40
12	In Triplicate	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	6:15
13	Perdido	Duke Ellington	Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol	3:00
14	Fife	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	3:12
15	Medley	Duke Ellington		16:22
16	Prelude To A Kiss	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
17	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Mack David
18	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond
19	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	Duke Ellington	Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
20	Just Squeeze Me	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
21	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Duke Ellington	Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
22	Mood Indigo	Duke Ellington	Albany Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
23	Sophisticated Lady	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
24	Caravan	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
25	Black Swan	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	8:25
26	Closing Speech - End Of Concert	Duke Ellington		1:50

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