In Duke Ellingtons tape collection (The Stockpile) were several tapes with concert recordings of the bands performances on tour. One can only guess whether these tapes were required by Duke for some purpose, or were given to him (or his son Mercer) on the initiative of the concert arrangers. At any rate it was a great delight to find a tape box marked Ellington Uppsala 9-11-71 in the collection, containing a tape with a concert at the university town of Uppsala, Sweden on Nov. 9th 1971. The second of two concerts in Uppsala that day. Uppsala is a very old and very beautiful town with a cathedral founded in the 13th century, and a university. The concert in Uppsala, the second on this Tuesday evening, started with The C Jam Blues as it was usual at that time. C Jam Blues had sort of replaced Take The A Train as the bands signature tune. Norris Turney is heard on the clarinet over the band at the beginning, and Cootie Williams, Paul Gonsalves, Booty Wood, and Russell Procope follow. The centerpiece of the concert was the bands performance of A Tone Parallel to Harlem or HARLEM as it was also called. To end the evening properly and bring the audience in a more relaxed mood before leaving the concert hall Ellington chose to finish the concert alone at the piano, just accompanied by Joe Benjamin on the bass, playing his own arrangement of Billy Strayhorns lovely tune Lotus Blossom. As evident from the performance at the Uppsala concert, the band could live up to the challenges, and it was received everywhere with enthusiasm and love.
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1 - C Jam Blues 03:34
2 - Kinda Duskish & Rockin' In Rhythm 05:22
3 - Happy Reunion 04:54
4 - Take The A Train 05:38
5 - Fife 04:30
6 - Satin Doll 03:35
7 - Chinoiserie 06:33
8 - Harlem 15:07
9 - Medley 19:10
10 - Things Ain't What They Used To Be 00:43
11 - Hello Dolly 03:55
12 - One More Time 02:55
13 - Lotus Blossom 03:04
Credits:
Norris Turney - clarinet
Harry Carney - clarinet
Cootie Williams - trumpet
Paul Gonsalves - saxophone
Booty Wood - Trombone
Russell Procope - clarinet
Duke Ellington - piano
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