The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World

by Duke Ellington, Jazz at the Philharmonic

Overview

W/ Ella Fitzgerald & Coleman Hawkins. A fine three-record set. The title is pretentious, but the album does offer plenty of great music and a cross-section of swing, mainstream, and blues. ~ Ron Wynn

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/1991
Label:	Concord / Universal Distribution
UPC:	0025218570428
Rank:	57499

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Smedley  - Oscar Peterson  -  Peterson
2. Someday My Prince Will Come  - Frank Churchill  - Larry Morey  -  Peterson
3. Daytrain  - Oscar Peterson  -  Peterson
4. Now's the Time  - Benny Carter  - Bobby Durham  - Paul Gonsalves  - Sam Jones  - Charlie Parker  - Oscar Peterson  - Zoot Sims  - Clark Terry
5. Memories of You  - Eubie Blake  - Benny Carter  - Bobby Durham  - Paul Gonsalves  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Andy Razaf  - Zoot Sims  - Clark Terry
6. Misty  - Johnny Burke  - Benny Carter  - Bobby Durham  - Erroll Garner  - Paul Gonsalves  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Zoot Sims  - Clark Terry
7. I Can't Get Started  - Benny Carter  - Vernon Duke  - Bobby Durham  - Ira Gershwin  - Paul Gonsalves  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Zoot Sims  - Clark Terry
8. Wee  - Denzil Best  - Benny Carter  - Bobby Durham  - Paul Gonsalves  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Zoot Sims  - Clark Terry
9. Moonglow  - Eddie DeLange  - Coleman Hawkins  - Will Hudson  - Irving Mills  -  Peterson
10. Sweet Georgia Brown  - Ben Bernie  - Kenneth Casey  - Coleman Hawkins  -  Peterson  - Maceo Pinkard
11. C Jam Blues  - Barney Bigard  - Benny Carter  - Duke Ellington  - Coleman Hawkins  - Louis Hayes  - Johnny Hodges  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson
12. Woman, You Must Be Crazy  - Bobby Durham  - Paul Gonsalves  - Johnny Hodges  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Clark Terry  - T-Bone Walker
13. Stormy Monday  - Bobby Durham  - Paul Gonsalves  - Johnny Hodges  - Sam Jones  - Oscar Peterson  - Clark Terry  - T-Bone Walker

Disc 2

14. Swamp Goo  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
15. Girdle Hurdle  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
16. The Shepherd  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
17. Rue Bleue  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
18. Salome  -  Ellington  - Ray Fol  - Raymond Fol
19. A Chromatic Love Affair  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
20. Mount Harissa  - Duke Ellington  - Billy Strayhorn
21. Blood Count  -  Ellington  - Billy Strayhorn
22. Rockin' in Rhythm  - Harry Carney  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington  - Irving Mills
23. Very Tenor  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
24. Onions (Wild Onions)  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
25. Take the 'A' Train  -  Ellington  - Billy Strayhorn

Disc 3

26. Satin Doll  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington  - Johnny Mercer  - Billy Strayhorn
27. Tootie for Cootie  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington  - Jimmy Hamilton
28. Up Jump  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington
29. Prelude to a Kiss  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington  - Irving Gordon  - Irving Mills
30. Mood Indigo/I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good  - Barney Bigard  - Duke Ellington  -  Ellington  - Irving Mills  - Ted Persons  - Paul Francis Webster
31. Things Ain't What They Used to Be  -  Ellington  - Mercer Ellington
32. Don't Be That Way  -  Ellington  - Ella Fitzgerald  - Benny Goodman  -  Jones  - Mitchell Parish  - Edgar Sampson
33. You've Changed  - Bill Carey  -  Ellington  - Carl Fischer  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones
34. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)  -  Ellington  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones  - Cole Porter
35. On the Sunny Side of the Street  -  Ellington  - Dorothy Fields  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones  - Jimmy McHugh
36. It's Only a Paper Moon  - Harold Arlen  - Ella Fitzgerald  - E.Y. "Yip" Harburg  -  Jones  - Billy Rose
37. Day Dream  - Duke Ellington  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones  - John Latouche  - Billy Strayhorn
38. If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)  - Henry Creamer  - Ella Fitzgerald  - James P. Johnson  -  Jones
39. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea  - Harold Arlen  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones  - Ted Koehler
40. Cotton Tail  - Duke Ellington  - Ella Fitzgerald  -  Jones

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duke Ellington   Primary Artist,Piano
Jazz at the Philharmonic   Primary Artist
T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Paul Gonsalves   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Zoot Sims   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Louis Hayes   Primary Artist,Drums
Sam Jones   Primary Artist,Bass
Oscar Peterson Trio   Primary Artist
Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Piano
Johnny Hodges   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Benny Carter   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Jam Session   Primary Artist
Jimmy Jones Trio   Primary Artist
Duke Ellington Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bobby Durham   Primary Artist,Drums
Clark Terry   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Jo Jones   Primary Artist
Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Jones   Piano
Buster Cooper   Trombone
Harry Carney   Saxophone
Herbie Jones   Trumpet
John Lamb   Bass
Chuck Connors   Trombone
Russell Procope   Saxophone
Bob Cranshaw   Bass
Cat Anderson   Trumpet
Sam Woodyard   Drums
Jimmy Hamilton   Saxophone
Rufus "Speedy" Jones   Drums
Mercer Ellington   Trumpet
Cootie Williams   Trumpet
Lawrence Brown   Trombone

Technical Credits

Dorothy Fields   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Ray Fol   Composer
Harry Carney   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Ted Persons   Composer
Bo Durham   Performer
Chris Outwater   Photography
Phil Stern   Photography
Duke Ellington Orchestra   Performer
Benny Green   Liner Notes
Bill Carey   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Irving Gordon   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Larry Morey   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer,Performer
Clark Terry   Performer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Frank Churchill   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
Carl Fischer   Composer
Edgar Sampson   Composer
Ella Fitzgerald   Performer
T-Bone Walker   Composer,Performer
John Latouche   Composer
Paul Gonsalves   Performer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bobby Durham   Performer
Billy Rose   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Eric Miller   Remixing
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Erroll Garner   Composer
Eubie Blake   Composer
Joe Tarantino   Mastering
Charlie Parker   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Zoot Sims   Performer
Louis Hayes   Performer
Sam Jones   Performer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Denzil Best   Composer
Jimmy Hamilton   Composer
Val Valentin   Engineer
Raymond Fol   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Mercer Ellington   Composer
Oscar Peterson Trio   Performer
Norman Granz   Producer
Oscar Peterson   Composer,Performer
Johnny Hodges   Performer
Henry Creamer   Composer
David Luke   Remixing
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Performer
Barney Bigard   Composer
Benny Carter   Performer
Ben Bernie   Composer