Live At The Berlin Jaz... - Duke Ellington - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1969 - 1973 is an album by Duke Ellington, released in 2022. The album is a jazz CD.

Since its inception in 1964, the Berlin Jazz Fest had been thought of as a festival that, if not avant-garde, welcomed the most progressive and experimental forms of music of a period rich in all types of modernistic trends, from radical free jazz to a multitude of fusions of pop, rock, soul and jazz. But in 1969, as if swimming against the tide of the revolutions that swept the West, the organizers took an audacious stand: it was Duke Ellington’s 70th birthday and not only did they welcome him at the head of his big band for the first time, but part of the programme focused on his heritage; as a bonus and birthday gift, Ellington was featured on the publicity poster of the festival’s sixth edition.

Never before released concerts recorded on in 1969 and 1973 at the Berlin Jazz Festival. All tracks have been remastered from the original Berlin radio tapes using Phoenix Mastering ™ - a unique restoration process developed over 2 years by The Lost Recordings and Devialet teams.

The first half of the album was recorded with Duke and his band: Duke Ellington (piano), Joe Benjamin (bass), Quinten « Rocky » White jr. (drums), Harold « Money » Johnson (trumpet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (clarinet).

The second half of the album was recorded with the famous Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Tracklist

1. Piano Improvisation No. 1 05:19
2. Take the a Train 04:44
3. Pitter Panther Patter 02:40
4. Sophisticated Lady 03:55
5. Introduction By Baby Laurence 00:30
6. Tap Dance 04:59
7. La Plus Belle Africaine 07:57
8. El Gato 03:32
9. I Can't Get Started 04:32
10. Caravan 00:43
11. Mood Indigo 03:50
12. Satin Doll 05:27
13. Meditation 03:10

Label: The Lost Recordings | Origin: Holland

📌 .. Festival 1969 - 1973