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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Duke Ellington - 1963 - Afro-Bossa

Tracklist: 

1. Afro-Bossa 4:22
2. Purple Gazelle 2:44
3. Absinthe 3:34
4. Moonbow 2:33
5. Sempre Amore 3:14
6. Silk Lace 2:31
7. Tigress 3:06
8. Angu 2:42
9. Volupte 2:44
10. Bonga 2:49
11. Pyramid 3:03
12. Eighth Veil 2:48

Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–7 & 9–11)
Billy Strayhorn – piano (tracks 3 & 8)
Ray Nance – cornet, violin
Cat Anderson, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams – 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, clarinet, bass clarinet
Ernie Shepard – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums

Recorded at Fine Studios, New York, on November 29, 1962 (track 9), December 14, 1962 (track 12), December 20, 1962 (tracks 6 & 11), January 4, 1963 (track 10), and January 5, 1963 (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8).

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