Duke Ellington - 1976 - The Ellington Suites

Tracklist: 

01. The Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird (3:50)

02. The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs (2:52)

03. The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours (2:46)

04. The Queen's Suite: Northern Lights (3:37)

05. The Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose (4:09)

06. The Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks (3:05)

07. The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare (0:32)

08. The Goutelas Suite: Goutelas (1:13)

09. The Goutelas Suite: Get-with-Itness (1:55)

10. The Goutelas Suite: Something (5:22)

11. The Goutelas Suite: Having at It (3:36)

12. The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare (0:35)

13. The Uwis Suite: Uwis (7:51)

14. The Uwis Suite: Klop (2:01)

15. The Uwis Suite: Loco Madi (9:07)

Duke Ellington – piano

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1–4, 6, 13–15)

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 1–4, 6–15)

Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 1–4, 6)

Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone (tracks 1–4, 6)

John Sanders – valve trombone (tracks 1–4, 6)

Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1–4, 6)

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

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone (tracks (tracks 1–4, 6–12)

Jimmy Woode – double bass (tracks 1–6)

Jimmy Johnson – drums (tracks 1–4, 6)

Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Cootie Williams – trumpet (tracks 7–15)

Eddie Preston – trumpet (tracks 7–12)

Johnny Coles – trumpet (tracks 13–15)

Booty Wood – trombone (tracks 7–15)

Malcolm Taylor – trombone (tracks 7–12)

Chuck Connors – bass trombone (tracks 7–12)

Norris Turney – alto saxophone (tracks 7–15), flute (track 10)

Harold Minerve – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7–12)

Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 7–15)

Joe Benjamin – bass (tracks 7–15)

Rufus Jones – drums (tracks 7–15)

Vince Prudente – trombone (tracks 13–15)

Russ Andrews – tenor saxophone (tracks 13–15)

Wulf Freedman – bass guitar (track 15)

Recorded February 25, 1959 (2–4), April 1, 1959 (1 & 6), April 14, 1959 (5), April 27, 1971 (7–12), and October 5, 1972 (13–15)