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The Great London Concerts - Duke Ellington
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  1. Take the "A" Train
  2. Duke Ellington: Introduction
  3. Perdido
  4. Caravan
  5. Isfahan
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  1. Take the "A" Train
  2. Duke Ellington: Introduction
  3. Perdido
  4. Caravan
  5. Isfahan
  6. The Opener
  7. Harlem
  8. Take the "A" Train
  9. Mood Indigo
  10. C Jam Blues
  11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  12. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
  13. Single Petal of a Rose
  14. Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm
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This previously issued material (released on a single CD by Music Masters) features the Duke Ellington Orchestra during a very busy era. The veteran musicians were getting older but their very individual voices were still powerful, and Ellington was far from running out of gas at this point. The five standards taken from the earlier performance date from the brief period when both Cootie Williams and Ray Nance were in the trumpet section while the later pieces are highlighted by "Caravan" (featuring the mighty Williams), an ...

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