All Star Road Band Volume 2
# All Star Road Band Volume 2

All Star Road Band Volume 2 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago for radio broadcast and first released as a double LP on Bob Thiele's Doctor Jazz label in 1985.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This two-LP set finds Duke Ellington's orchestra in surprisingly inspired form playing at a dance in Chicago ... the all-star ensemble brings new life to the potentially tired repertoire, introduces some relatively new arrangements and seems to have a good time playing for an enthusiastic audience. Excellent music".

## Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted

Disc 1

* "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 6:45
* "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:04
* "Happy Go Lucky Local" – 8:05
* "Medley: Things Ain't What They Used to Be / Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons / Ellington, Bob Russell) – 5:14
* "Guitar Amour" – 5:32
* "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:57
* "C Jam Blues" – 4:17
* "Silk Lace" – 4:44

Disc 2

* "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:29
* "Isfahan" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:34
* "Timon of Athens" – 2:42
* "Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:54
* "Stomping at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 4:07
* "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:40
* "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 5:56
* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" – 6:59
* "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 1:44

## Personnel

* Duke Ellington – piano
* Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Nat Woodard – trumpet
* Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
* Chuck Connors – bass trombone
* Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
* Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
* Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
* Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
* Peck Morrison – bass
* Sam Woodyard – drums
