Duke Ellington's Far East Suite
by Duke Ellington
- Type: Album
- Released: 1967
- Label: RCA Victor
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:51
- Community rating: 4.78/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Duke Ellington's Far East Suite' is a collection of musical impressions inspired by the orchestra's 1963 diplomatic tour of the Near and Middle East, rather than the Far East as its title suggests. The album was one of the final collaborations between Ellington and composer Billy Strayhorn, who masterfully blended the orchestra's signature sound with evocative melodic and harmonic concepts drawn from their travels. Featuring standout performances from soloists like saxophonist Johnny Hodges on "Isfahan" and clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton on "Bluebird of Delhi," the work is celebrated as a pinnacle of Ellington's late-career compositions and won a Grammy Award in 1968.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, suite, classic, elegant, travel
Tracklist
- Tourist Point Of View (4:57)
- Bluebird Of Delhi (Mynah) (3:11)
- Isfahan (4:02)
- Depk (2:38)
- Mount Harissa (7:38)
- Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues) (2:58)
- Agra (2:35)
- Amad (4:25)
- Ad Lib On Nippon (11:27)
Credits
- Duke Ellington - piano, Piano
- Mercer Ellington - trumpet, flugelhorn, Trumpet, Brass
- Herbie Jones - trumpet, flugelhorn, Trumpet, Brass
- Cat Anderson - trumpet
- Cootie Williams - trumpet, Trumpet
- Lawrence Brown - trombone, Trombone
- Buster Cooper - trombone, Trombone
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone, Trombone
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, Alto Saxophone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet, Reeds
- Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet, Reeds
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Reeds
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, Reeds, Baritone Saxophone
- John Lamb - double bass, Double Bass
- Rufus Jones - drums, Drums (drum Set)
- Billy Strayhorn - composed by
- Ed Begley - engineer [original engineering]
- Stanley Dance - liner notes [1967 original]
- Claude Carrière - liner notes [1979 reissue]
- Brad McCuen - producer [original album], Producer
- Daniel Baumgarten - reissue producer [reissue supervised by]
- Mike Ludlow - illustration
- Edwin Begley - Engineer
- William “Cat” Anderson - Trumpet