Duke Ellington, his orchestra and friends at the First Annual Connecticut Jazz Festival, (1956)

 

Full Album and Full Concert Friday this week featuring Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.

Connecticut Jazz Festival "JAZZ UNDER THE STARS". Stadium Bowl, Fairfield University - Fairfield, Connecticut. July 28, 1956. Newport Jazz Festival Suite ᵃ 00:00 1. Festival Junction 06:36 2. Blues To Be There 13:28 3. Newport Up 18:59 Tea For Two ᵇ 27:10 Ad Lib Blues ᵇ 34:25 Perdido ᶜ 38:56 Fingerbuster ᶜ 41:15 Squeeze Me ᶜ 45:22 The Hawk Talks ᵃ 47:51 Sophisticated Lady ᵃ 51:53 I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) ᵃ 55:16 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me ᵃ 58:00 Hey Cherie ᵃ 1:00:41 Take The "A" Train ᵃ 1:03:23 Ballin' The Blues (aka Jam Blues or Duke's Good Girl Blues) ᵃ 1:07:22 Mood Indigo ᵃ ᵃ Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (t); Clark Terry (t,fl); Ray Nance (t,vl,v); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders (tb); Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts); Russell Procope (cl,ss,as); Johnny Hodges (as); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Harry Carney (cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington (p); Jimmy Woode (b); Sam Woodyard (d); Jimmy Grissom (v). ᵇ Festival All Stars: Buck Clayton (t); Jimmy Hamilton (cl); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Hank Jones (p); Jimmy Woode (b); Sam Woodyard (d). ᶜ Willie "The Lion" Smith Quartet: Willie "The Lion" Smith (p); Buck Clayton (t); Walter Page (b); Arthur Trappier (d).