Duke Ellington records the ’70th Birthday Concert’ album in Bristol, England (1969)

Duke Ellington‘s ’70th Birthday Concert’ is a live album recorded at Colston Hall In Bristol, England on November 25 and at Free Trade Hall In Manchester, England on November 26, 1969.

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1 . (Paris Birthday Celebration, 1969)

2 . El Gato (w/ Cat Anderson )

3 . Take The ‘A’ Train (w/ His Orchestra, Berlin, 1969)

4 . La Plus Belle Africaine (w/ His Orchestra, 1969)

5 . Satin Doll (w/ Wild Bill Davis, 1969)

Track Listing : 1.Kinda Dukish/Rockin’ In Rhythm (Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills) – 05:53 . 2.B.P. Blues (Duke Ellington) – 04:41 . 3.Take The A Train (Billy Strayhorn) – 05:48 . 4.Tootie For Cootie (Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 06:27 . 5.4:30 Blues (Duke Ellington) – 04:21 . 6.El Gato (Cat Anderson) – 04:22 . 7.Black Butterfly (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 04:46 . 8.Things Ain’T What They Used To Be (Mercer Ellington) – 03:02 . 9.Layin’ On Mellow (Duke Ellington) – 05:04 . 10.Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 05:37 . 11.Azure (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 04:57 . 12.In Triplicate (Duke Ellington) – 06:55 . 13.Perdido (Juan Tizol) – 03:22 . 14.Fifi (Duke Ellington) – 03:41 . 15.Medley: . – Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon) . – I’M Just A Lucky So-And-So (Duke Ellington, Mack David) . – I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Harry Nemo, John Redmond) . – Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) . – Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’T Tease Me) (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) . – Don’T Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) . – Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard) . – Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) . – Caravan (Juan Tizol) . 16.Black Swan (Duke Ellington) – 09:23 . 17.Final Ellington Speech (Satin Doll) (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 02:05

Musicians : Duke Ellington – Piano . Cat Anderson – Trumpet . Mercer Ellington – Trumpet . Rolf Ericson – Trumpet . Cootie Williams – Trumpet . Lawrence Brown – Trombone . Chuck Connors – Bass Trombone . Russell Procope – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet . Johnny Hodges – Alto Saxophone . Norris Turney – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute . Harold Ashby – Tenor Saxophone, Flute . Paul Gonsalves – Tenor Saxophone . Harry Carney – Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone . Wild Bill Davis – Organ . Victor Gaskin – Bass . Rufus Jones – Drums

Production : Produced By Noel Walker

Package : Frank Gauna – Art Direction . David Redfern – Photography

Recorded At Colston Hall In Bristol, England On November 25 (10) And Free Trade Hall In Manchester, England On November 26 (1-9 & 10-17), 1969..

Released 1970 By Solid State.