The Ellington Suites: The Queen's Suite/The Goutelas Suite/The Uwis Suite

by Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Overview

It took until 1976 before these three extended works ("The Queen's Suite," "The Goutelas Suite" and "The Uwis Suite") were released and their obscurity is somewhat deserved. Although there are some good moments from Ellington's orchestras of 1959 and 1971-72, few of the themes (outside of "The Single Petal of a Rose" from "The Queen's Suite") are all that memorable. But even lesser Ellington is of great interest and veteran collectors may want to pick this up. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2013
Label:	Fantasy / Original Jazz Classics
UPC:	0888072346147
Rank:	130652

Tracks

1. The Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird
2. The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs
3. The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours
4. The Queen's Suite: Northern Lights
5. The Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose
6. The Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks
7. The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare
8. The Goutelas Suite: Goutelas
9. The Goutelas Suite: Get-With-Itness
10. The Goutelas Suite: Something
11. The Goutelas Suite: Having at It
12. The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare
13. The Uwis Suite: Uwis
14. The Uwis Suite: Klop
15. The Uwis Suite: Loco Madi
16. The Kiss

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Duke Ellington   Primary Artist,Piano
Clark Terry   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Ray Nance   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Johnny Hodges   Guest Artist,Reeds,Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves   Guest Artist,Reeds,Sax (Tenor)
Mercer Ellington   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Johnny Coles   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Harry Carney   Guest Artist,Reeds,Saxophone
Cat Anderson   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Norris Turney   Reeds
Vince Prudente   Trombone
Malcolm Taylor   Trombone
Russ Andrews   Reeds
Jimmy Johnson, Jr.   Drums
Money Johnson   Trumpet
Harold "Geezil" Minerve   Reeds
Vincent Prudente   Trombone
Wulf Freedman   Bass (Electric)
Rufus Jones   Drums
Jimmy Johnson   Drums
John Sanders   Trombone
Rufus "Speedy" Jones   Drums
Quentin Jackson   Trombone
Shorty Baker   Trumpet
Booty Wood   Trombone
Jimmy Woode   Bass
Joe Benjamin   Bass
Chuck Connors   Trombone
Russell Procope   Reeds,Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Hamilton   Reeds
Britt Woodman   Trombone
Eddie Preston   Trumpet
Harold Ashby   Reeds
Cootie Williams   Trumpet
Harold Minerve   Reeds

Technical Credits

Duke Ellington   Producer,Composer,Performer
Norman Granz   Cover Photo,Photography,Cover Design,Layout Design
Tamaki Beck   Engineer,Mastering
Adam Munos   Mixing
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Stanley Dance   Liner Notes
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Performer