Beskrivning

RCA – LSP-3906
reissue
Germany
vg+

A1 Snibor 4:16
A2 Boo-Dah 3:25
A3 Blood Count 4:16
A4 U.M.M.G. 3:09
A5 Charpoy 3:05
A6 After All 3:28
B1 The Intimacy Of The Blues 2:55
B2 Rain Check 4:34
B3 Day-Dream 4:18
B4 Rock Skippin’ (At The Blue Note) 2:59
B5 All Day Long 2:56
B7 Lotus Blossom 3:55

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B2, B4 to B6), Jeff Castleman (tracks: A5, B1, B3)
Clarinet – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope
Drums – Sam Woodyard (tracks: A5, B1, B3), Steve Little (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B2, B4 to B6)
Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: A2, A4, B7)
Piano – Duke Ellington
Producer – Brad McCuen
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves
Trombone – Buster Cooper, Lawrence Brown
Trombone [Bass] – Chuck Connors
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington
Valve Trombone – John Sanders (tracks: B2, B4)

Dedicated to the memory of Billy Strayhorn.

Tracks A2 and A4 were recorded in RCA Victor’s Studio A, New York City on August 28th 1967.

Tracks B2, B4 and B6 were performed on August 30th 1967 in New York.

Tracks A1, A6 and B5 performed in New York City on September 1st 1967