
Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites
Duke Ellington – piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Duke Ellington]
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (A1–4, A6, B7-9)
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (A1–4, A6 to B9)
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet (A1–4, A6)
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone (A1–4,A 6)
John Sanders – valve trombone (A1–4, A6)
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (A1–4, A6)
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone (A1–4, A6)
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone (A1–4, A6 to B6)
Jimmy Woode – double bass (A1–6)
Jimmy Johnson – drums (A1–4, A6)
Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Cootie Williams – trumpet (B1-9)
Eddie Preston – trumpet (B1-6)
Johnny Coles – trumpet (B4-9)
Booty Wood – trombone (B1-9)
Malcolm Taylor – trombone (B1-6)
Chuck Connors – bass trombone (B1-6)
Norris Turney – alto saxophone (B1-6), flute (B4)
Harold Minerve – alto saxophone, clarinet (B1-6)
Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet (B1-9)
Joe Benjamin – bass (B1-9)
Rufus Jones – drums (B1-9)
Vince Prudente – trombone (B7-9)
Russ Andrews – tenor saxophone (B7-9)
Wulf Freedman – bass guitar (B9)
Written by D. Ellington (all tracks) , B. Strayhorn (A1-6)
1 LP, standard sleeve by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Pablo Records
Recorded February 25, 1959 (A2-4), April 1, 1959 (A1, A6), April 14, 1959 (A5), April 27, 1971 (B1-6) & October 5, 1972 (B7-9)
Produced by Norman Granz
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering LabDesign, Layout by Gribbitt, Norman
Liner Notes by Stanley Dance
Photography by Norman Granz
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A: The Queen's Suite
- Sunset and the Mocking Bird
- Lightning Bugs and Frogs
- Le Sucrier Velours
- Northern Lights
- The Single Petal of a Rose
- Apes and Peacocks
Side B:
The Goutelas Suite
- Fanfare
- Goutelas
- Get-with-Itness
- Something
- Having At It
- Fanfare
The Uwis Suite
7. Uwis
8. Klop
9. Loco Madi
Reviews :
“It took until 1976 before these three extended works ("The Queen's Suite," "The Goutelas Suite" and "The Uwis Suite") were released and their obscurity is somewhat deserved. Although there are some good moments from Ellington's orchestras of 1959 and 1971-72, few of the themes (outside of "The Single Petal of a Rose" from "The Queen's Suite") are all that memorable. But even lesser Ellington is of great interest and veteran collectors may want to pick this up.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.31 / 5 ; AllMusic : 3 / 5