Duke Ellington - 1970 - New Orleans Suite

Tracklist: 

1. "Blues for New Orleans" – 7:40

2. "Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies" – 4:00

3. "Portrait of Louis Armstrong" – 3:02

4. "Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta" – 3:38

5. "Portrait of Wellman Braud" – 4:05

6. "Second Line" – 6:00

7. "Portrait of Sidney Bechet" – 3:55

8. "Aristocracy a la Jean Lafitte" – 3:57

9. "Portrait of Mahalia Jackson" – 4:53

Duke Ellington – piano

Cootie Williams – trumpet

Fred Stone – trumpet

Money Johnson, Al Rubin – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)

Cat Anderson – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9)

Booty Wood – trombone

Julian Priester – trombone

Dave Taylor – bass trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)

Chuck Connors – bass trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9)

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet

Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)

Norris Turney – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute

Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet

Wild Bill Davis – organ (track 1)

Joe Benjamin – bass

Rufus Jones – drums

Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY, on April 27 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8) and May 13 (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9), 1970.