Live at the Blue Note (Duke Ellington album)


Live at the Blue Note is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at The Blue Note nightclub in Chicago for the Roulette label in 1959.
The album was originally released as a single LP and rereleased as a double CD in 1994 with fourteen bonus tracks on the Blue Note label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This two-CD set gives one a good example of how Duke Ellington's Orchestra sounded in 1959. Greatly expanded from the original single LP, the release essentially brings back a full night by the Ellington band, three nearly complete sets. The music ranges from old favorites to some newer material".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where note
Disc 1
  1. "Take the "A" Train" - 3:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "Newport Up" - 4:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "Haupe" - 3:58
  4. "Flirtibird" - 3:01
  5. "Pie Eye's Blues" - 3:16
  6. "Almost Cried" - 3:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Duael Fuel " - - 11:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Sophisticated Lady" - 3:56
  9. "Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool" - 7:17
  10. "El Gato" - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "C Jam Blues" - 4:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Tenderly" - 5:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Honeysuckle Rose" - 4:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Drawing Room Blues" - 6:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Tonk" - 1:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
Disc 2
  1. "In a Mellow Tone" - 2:36
  2. "All of Me" - 2:31
  3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 2:50
  4. "Jeep's Blues" - 3:50
  5. "Mood Indigo" - 11:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Perdido" - 4:32
  7. "Satin Doll" - 4:48 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. A Disarming Visit by June Christy & Stan Kenton - 2:56
  9. "Newport Up" - 5:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 9:19
  11. "Passion Flower" 5:13
  12. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" - 4:29
  13. "El Gato" - 4:18 Bonus track on CD reissue

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