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Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington
Côte D'Azur Concerts

Album US 1998 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Swing)

This eight-CD set is a sleek affair, packaged in a plain-Jane, silver-ribbed box with just a peephole in the center. The peephole, though, looks in on the fluorescent jewel cases, each of which faithfully reproduces fantastic Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald sets from July 1966 at France's Cote d'Azur. The Ellington tunes show his orchestra in long form, taking multiple sets (with some tune repetition across the CDs) and thriving in Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's tightly scripted ensemble sections. This is some fairly standard Ellington for the era, with hard-flying solos from Paul Gonsalves and myriad others. What's great is the ability to really dig in to the band, hear it work, set after set, on the tunes and the polyphonic interplay of the ensemble's sections. And then there's the eighth CD, which presents a band rehearsal with Ellington doing what drove some mad: humming sections to instruct the band, calling out key changes quickly and sounding altogether like a practitioner of an oral tradition in musical pedagogy. It's awesome to hear him and the band, banter and all. Then there are the Ella Fitzgerald sets, which are possibly the better portion here. Fitzgerald sounds mightily driven, sometimes almost boundary breaking in her execution. Vocally, she's both tight and loose, brimming with turns of phrase and belting lyrics with popping exactness. The dates caught on this box aren't regarded as the greatest for either of the marquee artists, but in terms of the sheer quality of music and their fullness of vision, Fitzgerald's tunes vie with anything else she did in her career. Sure, many of the tunes are fast and jumping, but their propulsion is largely thanks to Fitzgerald's heightened sense of play. The spiral-bound booklet accompanying this box set is a treat, with all its pop-art slyness and off-the-cuff frankness. --Andrew Bartlett

     
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PortraitElla Fitzgerald voc, 1917-1996 US
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PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
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PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
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Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Diminuendo In Blue & Blow By BlowDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
2CaravanDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
3Rose Of The Rio GrandeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
4Tutti For CootieDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
5Skin DeepDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
6Passion FlowerDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
7Thing Ain0t What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
8Wings And ThingsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
9The Star-Crossed LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
10Such Sweet ThunderDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
11Madness In Great OnesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
12Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In RhythmDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
13Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
14Main StemDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
15Black And Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The MoocheDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
16West Indian PancakeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
17El VitiDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
18The OpenerDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
19La Plus Belle AfricaneDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
20AzureDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
21Duke Ellington Introduces Ella FitzgeraldDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
22Let's Do It, Let's Fall In LoveDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
23Satin DollDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
24Cotton TailDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
25Take The A TrainDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
26Take The A TrainDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
27Such Sweet ThunderDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
28Half The FunDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
29Madness In Great OnesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
30The Star-Crossed LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
31I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
32Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
33Wings And ThingsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
34Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In RhythmDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
35Chelsea BridgeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
36Skin DeepDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
37Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
38Jam With SamDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
39Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
40Soul CallDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
41West Indian PancakeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
42El VitiDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
43The OpenerDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
44La Plus Belle AfricaneDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
45Take The A TrainDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
46Trombonio-Bustoso-IssimoDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
47Such Sweet ThunderDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
48Half The FunDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
49Madness In Great OnesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
50The Star Crossed LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
51Prelude To A KissDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
52Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
53The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
54Thou SwellDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
55Satin DollDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
56Wives And LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
57Something To Live ForDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
58Let's Do It, Let's Fall In LoveDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
59The More I See YouDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
60Goin' Out Of My HeadDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
61Só Danço SambaDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
62Lullaby Of BirdlandDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
63How Long Has This Been Going On?Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
64Mack The KnifeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
65Black And Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The MoocheDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
66Soul CallDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
67West Indian PancakeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
68El VitiDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
69La Plus Nelle AfricaneDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
70Such Sweet ThunderDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
71Half The FunDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
72Madness In Great OnesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
73The Star Crossed LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
74Wings And ThingsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
75Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
76Thou SwellDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
77Satin DollDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
78Wives And LoversDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
79Something To Live ForDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
80Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love )Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
81Sweet Georgia BrownDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
82Goin' Out Of My HeadDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
83Só Danço SambaDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
84Lullaby Of BirdlandDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
85Moment Of TruthDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
86MistyDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
87Mack The KnifeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
88Cotton TailDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
89The TripDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
90Juve JamDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
91All Too SoonDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
92The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
93I Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
94Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
95The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
96The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
97The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
98The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
99The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
100The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
101The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
102Blue Fuse Nº 2Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
103Blue Fuse Nº 2Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
104Blue Fuse Nº 1Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
105Blue Fuse Nº 1Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
106Blue Fuse Nº 1Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
107The ShepherdDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
108The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
109The Old Circus Train Turn-Around BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
110Tingling Is A HappinessDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
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