Thursday, May 1, 2025

New Orleans Suite - Duke Ellington

 


From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Duke Ellington at La Bussola, a waterfront nightclub in Marina di Pietrasanta, near the resort of Le Focette, Italy. July 20, in 1970.  From the New Orleans Suite: Second Line, Bourbon Street Jingling Jollie, Aristocracy A La Jean Lafitte, Thanks for The Beautiful Land, and Portrait of Louis Armstrong.

The band lineup is as follows:

Trumpets: Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Fred Stone, & Nelson Williams

Trombones & Bass Trombone: Booty Wood, Malcolm Taylor, & Chuck Connors

Reeds: 

Russell Procope, clarinet & alto saxophone
Norris Turney: flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, & tenor saxophone
Harold Ashby: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves: tenor saxophone
Harry Carney: clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone

Rhythm section:

Duke Ellington: piano
"Wild" Bill Davis: organ
Joe Benjamin: bass
Rufus Jones: drums



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