Yale Concert

Yale Concert
Yale Concert
Live album by Duke Ellington
Released	1973
Recorded	January 26, 1968
Genre	Jazz
Label	Fantasy
Duke Ellington chronology

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
Source	Rating
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

"The Little Purple Flower, Parts 1 & 2" - 10:47
"Put-tin" (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 3:58
"A Chromatic Love Affair" - 3:58
"Boola Boola" (Allan M. Hirsh) - 3:18
"A Johnny Hodges Medley: Warm Valley/Drag" (Strayhorn) - 7:59
"Salome" (Raymond Fol) - 3:28
"Swamp Goo" - 4:33
"Up Jump" - 3:08
"Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) - 3:35

Recorded at Woolsey Hall, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on January 26, 1968.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
Jeff Castleman - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

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

[Panorama-1] A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 10, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 10, 2010

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-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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