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pianist Duke Ellington preserving pieces of a series of performances given in

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during February 1963, a decade prior the release. Several of the tracks were previously edited and included in '' Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits''. Those edited tracks were included on the 1989 CD re-release of ''The Great Paris Concert''.

Track listing

All tracks written by Duke Ellington unless otherwise noted. All tracks live. #"Kinda Dukish" – 1:52 #"Rockin' in Rhythm" ( Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:47 #"

On the Sunny Side of the Street "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical '' Lew Lesli ...

" (

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Jimmy McHugh James Francis McHugh (July 10, 1894 – May 23, 1969) was an American composer. One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he is credited with over 500 songs. His songs were recorded by many artists, including Chet Baker, Ju ...

) – 2:58 #"The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 4:18 #" All of Me" (

Gerald Marks Gerald Marks (October 13, 1900 – January 27, 1997) was an American composer from Saginaw, Michigan. He was best known for the song " All of Me" which he co-wrote with Seymour Simons and has been recorded about 2,000 times. He also wrote the s ...

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) – 2:35 #" Theme from the Asphalt Jungle" – 4:08 #"Concerto for Cootie" – 2:31 #"Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington,

Jimmy Hamilton Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Biography Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in ...

) – 4:46 #"Suite Thursday: Misfit Blues" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:39 #"Suite Thursday: Schwiphti" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:50 #"Suite Thursday: Zweet Zurzday" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:55 #"Suite Thursday: Lay-By" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:25 #" Perdido" (

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, H.J. Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) – 5:22 #"The Eighth Veil" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:33 #"Rose of the Rio Grande" (Ross Gorman,

Edgar Leslie Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a lo ...

, Harry Warren) – 2:41 #"Cop Out" – 6:58 #"Bula" – 4:42 #"Jam With Sam" – 3:51 #"Happy Go Lucky Local" – 3:25 #" Tone Parallel to Harlem" – 14:05

Additional tracks on 1989 re-release

Don't Get Around Much Anymore "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" ...

" (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:33 #"

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (also written as "Do Nothin' Til You Hear from Me") is a song with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. It originated as a 1940 instrumental ("Concerto for Cootie") that was designed to highlight t ...

" (Ellington, Russell) – 4:33 #"Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, Bubber Miley) – 2:43 #"Creole Love Call" – 2:08 #"

The Mooche "The Mooche" is an American jazz song, composed in 1928 by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills, with scat singing by vocalist Gertrude "Baby" Cox. The song is considered to be one of Ellington's signature pieces and "he performed it frequently and r ...

" – 5:38 #"

Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. Background In 1941 there was a strike against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, of which Duke Elling ...

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Mercer Ellington Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death. Biography Early life and education Ellin ...

, Ted Persons) – 2:53 #"Pyramid" (Ellington,

Irving Gordon Irving Gordon (February 14, 1915 – December 1, 1996) was an American songwriter. Biography Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, and later lived on Coney Island. He was named Israel Goldener but later changed his na ...

, Mills, Tizol) – 3:25 #"The Blues" – 3:36 #"Echoes of Harlem" – 3:32 #"

Satin Doll "Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progressio ...

" – (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn) – 2:27

Personnel

* Cat Anderson –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Lawrence Brown –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

*Roy Burrowes – trumpet * Harry Carney – clarinet, baritone saxophone *Chuck Connors – trombone *Buster Cooper – trombone * Duke Ellington –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone *Milt Grayson – vocals *

– clarinet, tenor saxophone *

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

– alto saxophone *

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his ow ...

–

violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...

, cornet *

Russell Procope Russell Keith Procope (August 11, 1908 – January 21, 1981) was an American clarinetist and alto saxophonist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. Before Ellington Procope was born in New York City, United States, and grew up in ...

– clarinet, alto saxophone *Ernie Shepard – bass * Cootie Williams – trumpet *Sam Woodyard – drums *Stanley Dance – liner notes *Ilhan Mimaroglu – reissue producer, production coordination, editing, sequencing, original collating *Giuseppe Pino – liner notes, photography *Popsie – liner notes *Bob Porter – reissue producer *Fred Seligo – liner notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Great Paris Concert, The 1973 live albums Duke Ellington live albums Live big band albums Atlantic Records live albums