Duke Ellington - 1956 - Historically Speaking

Tracklist: 

1. "East St. Louis Toodle-o" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) – 3:30

2. "Creole Love Call" (Ellington, Miley) – 3:47

3. "Stompy Jones" – 3:53

4. "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:25

5. "Jack the Bear" – 3:20

6. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 2:54

7. "Ko-Ko" – 2:18

8. "Midriff" (Strayhorn) – 3:52

9. "Stomp, Look and Listen" – 2:41

10. "Unbooted Character" – 4:18

11. "Lonesome Lullaby" – 3:19

12. "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" (Strayhorn) – 3:09

Duke Ellington – piano

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet

Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone

John Sanders – valve trombone

Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone

Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone

Jimmy Woode – bass

Sam Woodyard – drums

Recorded at Universal Recording Corp., Chicago on February 7 & 8, 1956.