Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Zurich (Switzerland), Kongresshaus
October 9, 1959

Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Fats Ford* - trumpet
Ray Nance - trumpet, vocals
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Booty Wood - trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor sax
Russell Procope - alto sax, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - alto sax
Paul Gonsalves - tenor sax
Harry Carney - baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Duke Ellington - piano
Jimmy Woode - bass
Jimmy Johnson - drums
Lil Greenwood - vocals on #4, #5, #6, #7i)

*) my info gives Andres Meringuito instead of Ford, but Lord lists Ford on a pair of other dates from the same tour.

Note: Carney only solos on baritone sa

1. Take the A-Train (Theme) (Billy Strayhorn) 1:35
2. unknown (3:23) [Carney, Hamilton (cl)]
3. unknown (4:25) [prob. Anderson, Gonsalves, Woodman]
4. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) 3:01 [Greenwood]
5. Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home) (Hughie Cannon) 2:48 [Greenwood]
6. Walkin' (5:49) [Greenwood]
7. Medley (24:52)
a) Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
b) I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Ellington-Webster) [Hodges]
c) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
d) In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington-Kurtz-Mills) [Ellington]
e) Mood Indigo (Ellington-Bigard-Mills)
f) I'm Beginning to See the Light (George-Hodges-Ellington-James) [Ellington]
g) Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Parish-Mills) [Ellington, Carney]
h) Caravan (Ellington-Tizol) [Ellington]
i) Solitude (Ellington-Mills-De Lange) [Greenwood]
j) Satin Doll (Ellington-Strayhorn) [Woode]
k) Squeeze Me (Ellington) [Nance (voc)]
l) It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Ellington-Mills) [Nance (voc)]
m) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Reprise) (Ellington-Russell) [Ellington]
8. Announcement by Duke Ellington (0:54)
9. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) 7:51 [Nance (voc), Terry, Jackson, Procope + rhythm only]
10. Happy Reunion (Ellington) 4:19 [Gonsalves]
11. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (Ellington) 6:32 [inc] [Gonsalves]

TT: 65:29

Sound: A-
Source: DRS broadcast / 1999
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Shared by ubu on dimeadozen in January 2009


Note: #12 shown on the log file was a pause track