Festival Session

by Duke Ellington

Festival Session cover art

Conceived explicitly to recreate the fervent energy of the orchestra's legendary outdoor summer festival appearances. The studio recording features extended, multi-part suites like 'Idiom '59' and showcases an intense, dueling drum battle that highlights the aggressive momentum of his late-career ensemble.

Genres

  • Big Band

Tracklist

  1. Perdido
  2. Copout Extension
  3. Duael Fuel, Part 1
  4. Duael Fuel, Part 2
  5. Duael Fuel, Part 3
  6. Idiom '59, Part 1
  7. Idiom '59, Part 2
  8. Idiom '59, Part 3
  9. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  10. Launching Pad