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This late-period Duke Ellington album is perhaps most notable for including altoist Johnny Hodges' final recordings.
In fact, Hodges was supposed to record his first soprano solo in nearly 30 years on "Portrait of Sidney Bechet," but he passed away before the second session.
The set consists of the five-song "New Orleans Suite" plus tributes to Wellman Braud, Bechet (tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves took Hodges' place as its soloist), Louis Armstrong (a feature for trumpeter Cootie Williams), and Mahalia Jackson.
Interesting if not essential music with a few memorable themes being the main reason to acquire this release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blues for New OrleansDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 07:45 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Bourbon Street Jingling JolliesDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Portrait of Louis ArmstrongDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the DeltaDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Portrait of Wellman BraudDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Second LineDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Portrait of Sidney BechetDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Aristocracy a la Jean LafitteDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Portrait of Mahalia JacksonDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haig Adishian | Design |
| 2 | Cat Anderson | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 3 | Harold Ashby | Clarinet, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 4 | Joe Benjamin | Bass |
| 5 | Harry Carney | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Guest Artist, Sax (Baritone) |
| 6 | Chuck Connors | Trombone (Bass) |
| 7 | Stanley Dance | Liner Notes |
| 8 | Wild Bill Davis | Guest Artist, Organ |
| 9 | Duke Ellington | Arranger, Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 10 | Mercer Ellington | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 11 | Paul Gonsalves | Sax (Tenor) |
| 12 | Johnny Hodges | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 13 | Money Johnson | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 14 | Rufus "Speedy" Jones | Drums |
| 15 | Ilhan Mimaroglu | Editing, Mixing, Sequencing |
| 16 | Julian Priester | Trombone |
| 17 | Russell Procope | Clarinet, Sax (Alto) |
| 18 | Roger Rhodes | Engineer |
| 19 | Alan Rubin | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 20 | Sam Smidt | Cover Design, Design |
| 21 | Fred Stone | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 22 | David Taylor | Trombone (Bass) |
| 23 | Norris Turney | Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 24 | Cootie Williams | Trumpet |
| 25 | Booty Wood | Trombone |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |