Duke Ellington - Jazz Party in Stereo (1959) [2016 DSD]

This most unusual Duke Ellington record includes two selections featuring nine symphonic percussionists on timpani, vibes, marimbas, and xylophones. Dizzy Gillespie makes a historic appearance with Ellington's orchestra on "U.M.M.G." (a meeting that should have been repeated often but sadly never was), Jimmy Rushing (Count Basie's former vocalist) sings 'Hello Little Girl,' and both Johnny Hodges ('All of Me') and Paul Gonsalves ('Ready Go!') have chances to blow.


Tracks:

1-Malletoba Spank (feat. the Percussion Section) 03:39
Toot Suite:
2-Red Garter (feat. Britt Woodman) 03:39
3-Red Shoes (feat. Jimmy Hamilton, Shorty Baker) 03:47
4-Red Carpet (feat. Russell Procope, Quentin Jackson) 07:41
5-Ready, Go! (feat. Paul Gonsalves) 06:31
6-U.M.M.G. [Upper Manhattan Medical Group] (feat. Dizzy Gillespie) 04:30
7-All Of Me (feat. Johnny Hodges) 02:32
8-Tymperturbably Blue (feat. the Percussion Section) 04:21
9-Hello Little Girl (feat. Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Rushing, Dizzy Gillespie) 07:56

Personnel:

Jimmy Woode: bass
Sam Woodyard: drums
Robert M. Rosengarden, Bradley Spinney, Chauncey Morehouse, Elden C. Bailey, George Gaber, Harry Breuer, Milton Schlesinger, Morris Goldenberg, Walter E. Rosenberger: percussion
Duke Ellington, Jimmy Jones: piano
Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves, Russell Procope: saxophone
Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson: Trombone
Andres Ford, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance: Trumpet
Jimmy Rushing: Vocals