NI-2704/5 (2CD)
艾靈頓公爵：經典音樂會，倫敦、紐約，1963/64
Duke Ellington: The Great Concerts, London & New York 1963/64
簡介：
"London was the first city we went to on the other side of the Atlantic", Duke Ellington wrote in his autobiographical Music Is My Mistress, "and we could not have had a better steppingstone to Europe". London made a big impression on him, just as he and his band did on London. But what with World War II and a protracted squabble between the British and American musicians' unions, it was fated that they should not return for a quarter of a century. After they played the Leeds Festival and Ellington had been presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1958, younger musicians in the band were astonished to be confronted by fans bearing autographed programs of the concerts given in 1933. "You guys must really have been playing back then", they told their seniors ...
曲目：
CD-1
1. Take the "A" Train
2. Duke Ellington: Introduction
3. Perdido
4. Caravan
5. Isfahan
6. The Opener
7. Harlem
8. Take the "A" Train
9. Moon Indigo
10. C Jam Blues
11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
12. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
13. Single Petal of a Rose
14. Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm
CD-2
1. Take the "A" Train
2. Satin Doll
3. Caravan
4. Skillipoop
5. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
6. Blues Medley - Happy-Go-Lucky Local, John Sanders' Blues, C Jam Blues
7. Carolina Shout
8. Tonk
9. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
10. Melancholia/Reflections in D
11. Little African Flower
12. Bird of Paradise
13. Single Petal of a Rose
演出陣容：
CD-1: Duke Ellington: piano; Cat Anderson, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams: trumpets; Ray Nance: cornet and violin; Cat Anderson, Rolf Ericson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams: trumpets; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors: trombones; Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney: reeds; Ernie Shepard: bass; Sam Woodyard: drums; Milt Grayson: vocal; Ernie Shepard: vocal.
CD-2: Duke Ellington: piano; Billy Strayhorn: piano; Willie The Lion Smith: piano; Peck Morrison: bass; Sam Woodyard: drums
錄音時間：
CD-1：1963 & 1964，倫敦
CD-2：1964，紐約
原始錄音版權：MusicMasters
