Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella at Duke’s Place’ is a studio album recorded on October 18,19,20, 1965, with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and released in 1965 By Verve.
Track Listing : 1.Something To Live For (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 03:35 . 2.A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (Aka Passion) (Billy Strayhorn) – 05:00 . 3.Passion Flower (Billy Strayhorn) – 04:39 . 4.I Like The Sunrise (Duke Ellington) – 03:26 . 5.Azure (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 06:48 . 6.Imagine My Frustration (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Gerald Stanley Wilson) – 04:49 . 7.Duke’S Place (Aka C Jam Blues) (Duke Ellington, Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts, Bob Thiele) – 04:13 . 8.Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 05:05 . 9.What Am I Here For? (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 05:35 . 10.Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington) – 03:41
Musicians : Ella Fitzgerald – Vocals . Duke Ellington – Conductor, Piano . Jimmy Jones – Piano . Cat Anderson – Trumpet . Mercer Ellington – Trumpet . Herb Jones – Trumpet . Cootie Williams – Trumpet . Lawrence Brown – Trombone . Buster Cooper – Trombone . Chuck Conners – Bass Trombone . Johnny Hodges – Alto Saxophone . Russell Procope – Alto Saxophone . Paul Gonsalves – Tenor Saxophone . Jimmy Hamilton – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet . Harry Carney – Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet . John Lamb – Bass . Louis Bellson – Drums
Production : Produced By Norman Granz . Peter Pullman – Editing . Steven Fallone – Mastering
Package : Herman Leonard
– Photography . Nichell Delvaille – Design . Keith Shadwick – Liner Notes . Jay Thompson – Photography . Wendi Traub-Cohen – Art Direction
Recorded On October 18,19,20, 1965 At United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Released 1965 By Verve.
(Source Ella Fitzgerald – Ella at Duke’s Place | The Official Web Site of Ella Fitzgerald)




Herman Leonard