Jazz Party

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Jazz Party
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Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1959
Recorded	February 19 1959, February 25 1959
Genre	Jazz, big band, swing
Length	44:47
Label	Columbia
Producer	Irving Townsend
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Image:4 stars.svg link
Duke Ellington chronology
Jazz at the Plaza, Vol. 2 (live) (1958) Jazz Party (1959) The Ellington Suites

Jazz Party, a 1959 album by jazz legend Duke Ellington, contains a "formidable gallery of jazz stars" guesting, including Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Rushing (formerly the vocalist for Count Basie), Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves.^[1] It was reissued in CD in 1997 on the Mobile Fidelity label.

Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References

[edit] Critical reception

Described as "an example of the ever-surprising repertoire...characteristic of late Ellington",^[2] Jazz Party has been praised particularly for its unique percussion pieces.^[3][4] Village Voice reviewer Gary Giddins indicated that the percussion song "Malletoba Spank" "will rattle in your brain until you die".^[5] The multi-part "Toot Suite" has been described as intriguing,^[2] though underrated, featuring strong statements from Ellington regulars and guests.^[3] Dizzy Gillespie's guest solo on "U.M.M.G." attracts much attention as well, and has been labeled both "enterprising" and "inspired".^[3][2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Malletoba Spank (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:39
2. "Toot Suite: Red Garter/Red Shoes/Red Carpet/Ready, Go!" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 21:37
3. "Satin Doll (Ellington, Johnny Mercer" Strayhorn) – 2:43
4. "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" (Strayhorn) – 4:30
5. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:30
6. "Tymperturbably Blue" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:23
7. "Fillie Trillie" (Ellington) – 2:43
8. "Hello Little Girl" (Ellington) – 7:47

[edit] Personnel

• Cat Anderson – trumpet
• Elden C. Bailey – Percussion
• Shorty Baker – trumpet
• Harry Breuer – percussion
• Harry Carney – saxophone
• Duke Ellington – piano
• Andrew "Fats" Ford – trumpet
• Andres Forda – trumpet
• George Gaber – percussion
• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
• Morris Goldenberg – percussion
• Paul Gonsalves – saxophone
• Jimmy Hamilton – saxophone
• Johnny Hodges – saxophone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Jimmy Jones – piano
• Chauncey Morehouse – percussion
• Ray Nance – trumpet
• Russell Procope – saxophone
• Walter Rosenberg – percussion
• Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
• Jimmy Rushing – Vocals
• John Sanders – trombone
• Milton Schlesinger – percussion
• Brad Spinney – percussion
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Jimmy Woode – Bass
• Britt Woodman – trombone
• Sam Woodyard – drums
• Amy Herot – production coordination
• Larry Keyes – remixing
• Irving Townsend – producer, liner notes

[edit] References

1. ^ Puccio, John. (November 1998). "Duke Ellington: Jazz Party in Stereo." Sensible Sound.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Crouch, Stanley. (January 12 2005). The late show. Slate. Accessed September 8 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Dance, Stanley. (November 1998). Duke Ellington: Jazz Party. Jazz Times. Accessed September 8 2007.
4. ^ See also All Music review, sidebar.
5. ^ Giddins, Gary. (1999) The long-playing duke Village Voice. Accessed September 8 2007.