70th Birthday Concert (Duke Ellington album)

70th Birthday Concert

Live album by Duke Ellington

Released

1970

Recorded

November 25 & 26, 1969

Duke Ellington chronology

Second Sacred Concert
(1968)

70th Birthday Concert
(1969)

Latin American Suite
(1968-70)

70th Birthday Concert is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in England recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England and originally released on the Solid State label in 1970.^[1] The album was later reissued on CD on the Blue Note label in 1995.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated

The live performance gives listeners a good idea as to just how Duke's ensemble sounded in concert, and it serves as both a retrospective and a display of the strengths of Ellington's mighty band... This gem is essential for all serious jazz collections.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm"	Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills	5:53
2.	"B.P. Blues"		4:41
3.	"Take the "A" Train"	Billy Strayhorn	5:48
4.	"Tootie for Cootie"	Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton	6:27
5.	"4:30 Blues"		4:21
6.	"El Gato"	Cat Anderson	4:22
7.	"Black Butterfly"	Ellington, Irving Mills	4:46
8.	"Things Ain't What They Used to Be"	Mercer Ellington	3:02
9.	"Layin' on Mellow"		5:04
10.	"Satin Doll"	Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer	5:37
11.	"Azure"	Ellington, Mills	4:57
12.	"In Triplicate"		6:55
13.	"Perdido"	Juan Tizol	3:22
14.	"Fifi"		3:41
15.	"Medley: Prelude to a Kiss I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) Don't Get Around Much Anymore Mood Indigo Sophisticated Lady Caravan"	Ellington, Mills, Gordon Ellington, David Ellington, Mills, Nemo, Redmond Ellington, Russell Ellington, Gaines Ellington, Russell Ellington, Mills, Bigard Ellington, Mills, Parish Tizol	15:11
16.	"Black Swan"		9:23
17.	"Final Ellington Speech (Satin Doll)"	Ellington, Strayhorn, Mercer	2:05

Recorded at Colston Hall in Bristol, England on November 25 (track 10) and Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England on November 26 (tracks 1-9 & 10-17), 1969.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Rolf Ericson, 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

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 17, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 17, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"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"
"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)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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