Yale Concert
Live album by
Duke Ellington
Released1973
RecordedJanuary 26, 1968
GenreJazz
LabelFantasy
Duke Ellington chronology
Francis A. & Edward K.
(1967) 		Yale Concert
(1973) 		Second Sacred Concert
(1968)

Yale Concert is an album by Duke Ellington, recorded at Woolsey Hall, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1968 and released on the Fantasy label in 1973.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The great Duke Ellington Orchestra was still intact and in its late prime at the time of this performance from 1968. With the death of Billy Strayhorn the year before, Ellington (perhaps sensing his own mortality) accelerated his writing activities, proving that even as he neared 70, he was still at his peak".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "The Little Purple Flower, Parts 1 & 2" - 10:47
  2. "Put-tin" (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 3:58
  3. "A Chromatic Love Affair" - 3:58
  4. "Boola Boola" (Allan M. Hirsh) - 3:18
  5. "A Johnny Hodges Medley: Warm Valley/Drag" (Strayhorn) - 7:59
  6. "Salome" (Raymond Fol) - 3:28
  7. "Swamp Goo" - 4:33
  8. "Up Jump" - 3:08
  9. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) - 3:35
  • Recorded at Woolsey Hall, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on January 26, 1968.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 10, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 10, 2010
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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