DUKE ELLINGTON & His Orchestra:
Cat Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Fats Ford, Willie Cook,
Clark Terry (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln, vcl),
Quentin Jackson (tb, bass on 3-5 only), Britt Woodman,
John Sanders (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts),
Russell Procope (cl, as), Johnny Hodges (as),
Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl),
Duke Ellington (p), Joe Benjamin (b on 6 only),
Jimmy Woode (b on 1-2 & 7-12),
Sam Woodyard, Jimmy Johnson (d).
New York, September 8, 1959. *BONUS TRACKS (13-14):
Same personnel (Jimmy Woode on bass).
Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island,
July 4, 1959.
1. PERDIDO / 4:36
2. COPOUT EXTENSION / 8:19
3. DUEL FUEL –Part I / 2:45
4. DUEL FUEL –Part II / 1:43
5. DUEL FUEL –Part III / 6:17
6. IDIOM ’59 –Part I [Vapor] / 2:02
7. IDIOM ’59 –Part II / 4:36
8. IDIOM ’59 –Part III / 7:06
9. THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE / 3:00
10. LAUNCHING PAD / 7:37
11. V.I.P.’S BOOGIE / 2:57
12. JAM WITH SAM / 3:17
13. IDIOM ’59 [Live version] / 14:26*
14. COPOUT EXTENSION [Live version] / 10:05*
TOTAL TIME: 78:53
DOWN BEAT original review: FESTIVAL SESSION:
“What a wonderfully powerful yet subtle instrument is the Ellington band.
In this release, it kicks its way through part of the 1959 summer’s festival
material. The moods range from thundering jubilation through pixyish
humor and satire to quiet reflection. By all means, listen to this.”
(Don De Michael)
