Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
# Duke Ellington at the Alhambra

Duke Ellington at the Alhambra is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at the Alhambra Theater, Paris and released on the Pablo label in 2002.

## Reception

The Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and annotating this music, which was recorded by Radio France with permission".

Professional ratings :

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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

## Track listing

    All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
* "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
* "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
* "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
* "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
* "Juniflip" - 4:19
* "Frustration" - 4:18
* "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
* "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
* "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
* "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
* "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
* "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41

   * Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.

## Personnel

* Duke Ellington – piano
* Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
* Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
* John Sanders - valve trombone
* Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
* Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
* Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
* Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
* Jimmy Woode - bass
* Sam Woodyard - drums
