Duke Ellington - Hot Summer Dance (FLAC)

Recorded live at the Mather Air Force Base, California, 22nd July 1960. First released 24th September 1991 on the \\\'Red Baron\\\' label.
Note: The Red Baron label was owned by Bob Thiele, who produced this album. Red Baron is now part of Sony who did the A to D mastering.

Review by Scott Yanow:
There have been so many releases of live concert performances by Duke Ellington\\\'s orchestra that it is easy to become blase about them. It is true that one does not really need all of these CDs but, on the other hand, virtually all of the releases contain quite a bit of excellent music. When one considers the consistent high quality of Ellington\\\'s material and the many distinctive soloists that he employed, the result is that practically everything released of his orchestra is quite worthwhile. Hot Summer Dance features the 1960 Duke Ellington Orchestra performing their usual repertoire from that era including excerpts from \\\"The Nutcracker Suite\\\" and \\\"Such Sweet Thunder,\\\" a three-song medley of jungle pieces from the \\\'20s, several Johnny Hodges features and a new version of \\\"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue.\\\" It may not be essential, but Ellington collectors will enjoy this CD.

Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens & Fats Ford - Trumpets
Lawrence Brown, Britt Woodman & Mitchell \\\'Booty\\\' Wood - Trombones
Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope & Harry Carney - Reeds
Duke Ellington - Piano
Aaron Bell - Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums

01. Take The A Train
02. Paris Blues
03. The Nutcracker Suite Overture
04. Tenderly
05. Such Sweet Thunder
06. Medley: Black And Tan Fantasy, Creole Love Call & The Mooche
07. Satin Doll
08. All Of Me
09. Jeep\\\'s Blues
10. Laura
11. Danse Of The Floreadores
12. I Got It Bad And That Ain\\\'t Good
13. Just Squeeze Me
14. It Don\\\'t Mean A Thing If It Ain\\\'t Got That Swing
15. Pretty And The Wolf
16. Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue