Duke Ellington Historically Speaking The Duke 180 Gram Vinyl

Recorded for Bethlehem Records in 1956, Duke Ellington's Historically Speaking is an album of updated arrangements of earlier Duke classics, including "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo," "In a Mellow Tone," and "Creole Love Call." The orchestra, with the recent return of saxophonist Johnny Hodges to the Ellington fold and the modernizing influence of drummer Sam Woodyard on drums, sounds rejuvenated, making this album a strong contender for one of Ellington's finer efforts of the 1950s.

Includes liner notes by Joseph P. Muranyi & Jacklyn Levine. All tracks have been digitally re-mastered.

Musicians:
Duke Ellington, conductor, piano
Russell Procope, clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone
Harry Carney, bass saxophone
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, trumpet
Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, John Saunders, Quentin Jackson, trombone
Jimmy Woode, bass
Sam Woodyard, drums