The Ellington Suites

1976 studio album by Duke Ellington

The Ellington Suites

Studio album by

Duke Ellington

Released| 1976
Recorded| February 25, 1959, April 1, 1959, April 14, 1959, April 27, 1971 & October 5, 1972
Genre| Jazz
Label| Pablo
Producer| Norman Granz
Duke Ellington chronology
| Live at the Whitney
(1972)  | The Ellington Suites
(1976)  | This One's for Blanton!
(1972)

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The Ellington Suites is an album by the American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington. It collects three suites recorded in 1959, 1971, and 1972, and was released on the Pablo label in 1976.[1] The album won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1976.[2] Ellington and Billy Strayhorn wrote "The Queen's Suite" for Queen Elizabeth II who was presented with a single pressing of the recording, which was not commercially issued during Ellington's lifetime.

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "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".[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted.

1. "The Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
2. "The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs" (Strayhorn)[6] \- 2:52
3. "The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:46
4. "The Queen's Suite: Northern Lights" (Strayhorn) - 3:37
5. "The Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 4:08
6. "The Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:05
7. "The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare" - 0:31
8. "The Goutelas Suite: Goutelas" - 1:12
9. "The Goutelas Suite: Get-With-Itness" - 1:55
10. "The Goutelas Suite: Something" - 5:22
11. "The Goutelas Suite: Having at It" - 3:35
12. "The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare" - 0:34
13. "The Uwis Suite: Uwis" - 7:51
14. "The Uwis Suite: Klop" - 2:00
15. "The Uwis Suite: Loco Madi" - 5:52

* Recorded February 25, 1959 (#2-4), April 1, 1959 (#1 and 6), April 14, 1959 (#5), April 27, 1971 (#7-12) & October 5, 1972 (#13-15)

## Personnel

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* Duke Ellington – piano
* Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1–4, 6, 13–15)
* Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 1–4, 6–15)
* Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 1–4, 6)
* Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone (tracks 1–4, 6)
* John Sanders – valve trombone (tracks 1–4, 6)
* Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1–4, 6)
* Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone (tracks 1–4, 6)
* Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone (tracks (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
* Jimmy Woode – double bass (tracks 1–6)
* Jimmy Johnson – drums (tracks 1–4, 6)
* Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Cootie Williams – trumpet (tracks 7–15)
* Eddie Preston – trumpet (tracks 7–12)
* Johnny Coles – trumpet (tracks 13–15)
* Booty Wood – trombone (tracks 7–15)
* Malcolm Taylor – trombone (tracks 7–12)
* Chuck Connors – bass trombone (tracks 7–12)
* Norris Turney – alto saxophone (tracks 7–15), flute (track 10)
* Harold Minerve – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7–12)
* Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7–15)
* Joe Benjamin – bass (tracks 7–15)
* Rufus Jones – drums (tracks 7–15)
* Vince Prudente – trombone (tracks 13–15)
* Russ Andrews – tenor saxophone (tracks 13–15)
* Wulf Freedman – bass guitar (track 15)

## References

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1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama, accessed April 12, 2010
2. ^ Grammy Awards Database
3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 12, 2010
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
6. ^ "When Duke Flirted With The Queen," NPR, "Fresh Air," September 9, 2013 https://www.npr.org/2013/09/09/220672107/when-the-duke-flirted-with-the-queen

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Duke Ellington

Discography

Studio albums|

* Harlem Jazz, 1930
* Ellingtonia, Vol. One
* Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
* Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
* The Blanton–Webster Band
* Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
* Smoke Rings
* Liberian Suite
* Great Times!
* Masterpieces by Ellington
* Ellington Uptown
* The Duke Plays Ellington
* Ellington '55
* Dance to the Duke!
* Ellington Showcase
* Historically Speaking
* Duke Ellington Presents...
* The Complete Porgy and Bess
* A Drum Is a Woman
* Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
* Such Sweet Thunder
* Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
* Ellington Indigos
* Black, Brown and Beige
* Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
* The Cosmic Scene
* Happy Reunion
* Jazz Party
* Anatomy of a Murder
* Festival Session
* Blues in Orbit
* The Nutcracker Suite
* Piano in the Background
* Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
* Unknown Session
* Piano in the Foreground
* Paris Blues
* Featuring Paul Gonsalves
* Midnight in Paris
* Studio Sessions, New York 1962
* Afro-Bossa
* The Symphonic Ellington
* Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
* Studio Sessions New York 1963
* My People
* Ellington '65
* Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
* Ellington '66
* Concert in the Virgin Islands
* The Popular Duke Ellington
* Far East Suite
* The Jaywalker
* Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
* ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
* Second Sacred Concert
* Studio Sessions New York, 1968
* Latin American Suite
* The Pianist
* New Orleans Suite
* Orchestral Works
* The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
* The Intimacy of the Blues
* The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
* Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
* The Intimate Ellington
* The Ellington Suites
* This One's for Blanton!
* Up in Duke's Workshop
* Duke's Big 4
* Mood Ellington

Live albums|

* Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
* Black, Brown, and Beige
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
* Ellington at Newport
* Dance Concerts, California 1958
* Dance Dates, California 1958
* Newport 1958
* Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
* Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
* Live at the Blue Note
* Hot Summer Dance
* The Great Paris Concert
* A Concert of Sacred Music
* In the Uncommon Market
* Soul Call
* Yale Concert
* 70th Birthday Concert
* Togo Brava Suite
* Live at the Whitney
* Third Sacred Concert
* Eastbourne Performance

Collaborations|

* Blue Rose
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
* Side by Side
* Back to Back
* The Great Summit
* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
* Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
* Money Jungle
* Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
* Serenade to Sweden
* Ella at Duke's Place
* The Stockholm Concert, 1966
* Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
* Francis A. & Edward K.
* It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Compositions|

* "African Flower"
* "All Too Soon"
* "Azure"
* "Black and Tan Fantasy"
* "Black, Brown and Beige"
* "C Jam Blues"
* "Come Sunday"
* "Cotton Tail"
* "Creole Love Call"
* "Day Dream"
* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
* "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
* "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
* "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
* "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
* "Echoes of Harlem"
* "Everything but You"
* "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
* "I Didn't Know About You"
* "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
* "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
* "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
* "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
* "In a Mellow Tone"
* "In a Sentimental Mood"
* "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
* "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
* "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
* "The Mooche"
* "Mood Indigo"
* " Prelude to a Kiss"
* "Rocks in My Bed"
* "(In My) Solitude"
* "Sophisticated Lady"
* Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)

| by Billy Strayhorn|

* "Take the 'A' Train"
* "Lush Life"
* "Chelsea Bridge"
* "Something to Live For"
* "Satin Doll"
* "Blood Count"

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by Juan Tizol|

* "Caravan"
* "Perdido"

Orchestra
members|

* Hayes Alvis
* Cat Anderson
* Ivie Anderson
* Harold Ashby
* Alice Babs
* Shorty Baker
* Butch Ballard
* Art Baron
* Aaron Bell
* Louie Bellson
* Joe Benjamin
* Barney Bigard
* Lou Blackburn
* Jimmy Blanton
* Wellman Braud
* Lawrence Brown
* Harry Carney
* Johnny Coles
* Willie Cook
* Buster Cooper
* Kay Davis
* Wild Bill Davis
* Wilbur de Paris
* Bobby Durham
* Mercer Ellington
* Rolf Ericson
* Jimmy Forrest
* Victor Gaskin
* Peter Giger
* Tyree Glenn
* Paul Gonsalves
* Sonny Greer
* Fred Guy
* Jimmy Hamilton
* Otto Hardwick
* Shelton Hemphill
* Rick Henderson
* Al Hibbler
* Johnny Hodges
* Major Holley
* Charlie Irvis
* Quentin Jackson
* Hilton Jefferson
* Herb Jeffries
* Freddie Jenkins
* Money Johnson
* Herbie Jones
* Wallace Jones
* Taft Jordan
* Al Killian
* Queen Esther Marrow
* Wendell Marshall
* Murray McEachern
* Louis Metcalf
* James "Bubber" Miley
* Harold "Geezil" Minerve
* Ray Nance
* Tricky Sam Nanton
* Oscar Pettiford
* Eddie Preston
* Russell Procope
* Junior Raglin
* Betty Roché
* Ernie Royal
* Al Sears
* Joya Sherrill
* Willie Smith
* Elmer Snowden
* Rex Stewart
* Billy Strayhorn
* Billy Taylor
* Clark Terry
* Juan Tizol
* Norris Turney
* Ben Webster
* Arthur Whetsel
* Cootie Williams
* Nelson Williams
* Skippy Williams
* Booty Wood
* Jimmy Woode
* Britt Woodman
* Sam Woodyard

Related|

* Mercer Ellington (son)
* Sacred Concerts
* Duke Ellington Bridge
* Duke Ellington Circle
* Duke Ellington Memorial
* Duke Ellington House
* Duke Ellington School of the Arts
* Luther Henderson
* Irving Mills
* Sophisticated Ladies
* Play On!
* Jam Session
* Steve Ellington

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Clark Terry

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Clark Terry (1955)
* Serenade to a Bus Seat (1957)
* Out on a Limb with Clark Terry (1957)
* Duke with a Difference (1957)
* In Orbit (1958)
* Top and Bottom Brass (1959)
* Tate-a-Tate (and Buddy Tate, 1960)
* Color Changes (1960)
* Everything's Mellow (1961)
* Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American (1962)
* Back in Bean's Bag (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
* 3 in Jazz (split album with Gary Burton & Sonny Rollins, 1963)
* Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964)
* The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (1964)
* Tonight (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1964)
* The Power of Positive Swinging (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1965)
* Gingerbread Men (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1966)
* Mumbles (1966)
* Soul Duo (and Shirley Scott, 1966)
* Spanish Rice (and Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
* It's What's Happenin' (1967)
* Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry (1975)
* Ain't Misbehavin' (1979)
* Mother———! Mother———!! (1979)
* Memories of Duke (1980)

With
Duke
Ellington|

* Ellington Uptown (1952)
* Premiered by Ellington (1953)
* Ellington '55 (1953–54)
* Dance to the Duke! (1953–54)
* Ellington Showcase (1953–55)
* A Drum Is a Woman (1956)
* Blue Rose (1956)
* Ellington at Newport (1956)
* Such Sweet Thunder (1957)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
* All Star Road Band (1957)
* Ellington Indigos (1957)
* Black, Brown and Beige (1958)
* Blues in Orbit (1958–59)
* Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque (1958)
* The Cosmic Scene (1958)
* Festival Session (1959)
* The Ellington Suites (1959)
* The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (1967)

With
Johnny
Hodges|

* Creamy (1954)
* Ellingtonia '56 (1956)
* Duke's in Bed (1956)
* The Big Sound (1957)
* Big Bags (with Milt Jackson, 1962)
* For Someone I Love (with Milt Jackson, 1963)
* Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)

With
Quincy
Jones|

* The Birth of a Band! (1959)
* I Dig Dancers (1960)
* The Quintessence (1961)
* Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)
* Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits (1962–63)
* Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)
* Quincy Plays for Pussycats (1959–65)
* The Hot Rock (1972)

With
Herbie
Mann|

* Our Mann Flute (1960–66)
* Latin Fever (1962–64)
* My Kinda Groove (1964)
* The Beat Goes On (1964–67)
* The Herbie Mann String Album (1964–67)

With
Oliver
Nelson|

* Impressions of Phaedra (1962)
* Full Nelson (1962–63)
* Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966)
* Happenings (with Hank Jones, 1966)
* Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66)
* The Sound of Feeling (1966–67)
* The Spirit of '67 (with Pee Wee Russell, 1967)

With
others|

* My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson, 1959)
* Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Bob Brookmeyer, 1961)
* Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Gene Ammons, 1961)
* Late Hour Special (Gene Ammons, 1961–62)
* Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1962)
* One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960)
* Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960)
* Goodies (George Benson, 1968)
* Bobo's Beat (Willie Bobo, 1968)
* Jam Session (Clifford Brown, 1954)
* Ruth Brown '65 (Ruth Brown, 1964)
* Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
* Byrd at the Gate (Charlie Byrd, 1963)
* Son of Drum Suite (Al Cohn, 1960)
* The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron, 1962)
* Afro-Jaws (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
* Trane Whistle (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
* Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
* Ella Abraça Jobim (Ella Fitzgerald, 1980–81)
* Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz, 1962)
* Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965)
* Gillespiana (Dizzy Gillespie, 1960)
* Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie, 1961)
* Cookin' (Paul Gonsalves, 1957)
* The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin, 1960)
* White Gardenia (Johnny Griffin, 1961)
* Homage to Duke (Dave Grusin, 1993)
* The Further Adventures of El Chico (Chico Hamilton, 1966)
* It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
* You Better Know It!!! (Lionel Hampton, 1964)
* Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960)
* Friends Old and New (John Hicks, 1992)
* Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (JATP, 1983)
* Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
* J.J.! (J.J. Johnson, 1964)
* Goodies (J.J. Johnson, 1965)
* Concepts in Blue (J.J. Johnson, 1980)
* Summit Meeting (Elvin Jones, 1977)
* Down Home (Sam Jones, 1962)
* At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963)
* The Centaur and the Phoenix (Yusef Lateef, 1960)
* Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (Mundell Lowe, 1960)
* Satan in High Heels (Mundell Lowe, 1961)
* The Soul of Hollywood (Junior Mance, 1962)
* The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland, 1961)
* Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland, 1965)
* Mingus Revisited/Pre-Bird (Charles Mingus, 1960)
* The Complete Town Hall Concert (Charles Mingus, 1962)
* Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61)
* A Sure Thing (Blue Mitchell, 1962)
* Jazz Dialogue (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1965)
* Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960)
* Gerry Mulligan '63 (Gerry Mulligan, 1962)
* That's How I Love the Blues! (Mark Murphy, 1962)
* Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
* Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (1974)
* The Alternate Blues (Oscar Peterson, 1980)
* The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980)
* Basically Duke (Oscar Pettiford, 1954)
* The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Big Joe Turner, 1974)
* Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
* Jazz for the Jet Set (Dave Pike, 1965)
* Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958)
* New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
* Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
* Hobo Flats (Jimmy Smith, 1963)
* The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965)
* I Keep Comin' Back! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
* Taylor Made Jazz (Billy Taylor, 1959)
* New York City R&B (Cecil Taylor, 1961)
* Kwamina (Billy Taylor, 1961)
* Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen, 1966)
* Devil May Care (Teri Thornton, 1960–61)
* Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)
* Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner, 1963)
* Dinah Jams (Dinah Washington, 1954)
* Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
* At Newport '63 (with Joe Williams, 1963)
* New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)
* Kai Olé (Kai Winding, 1961)
* The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Jimmy Woode, 1957)

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