Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II

Live album by Duke Ellington

Released

1973

Recorded

September 9, 1958

Duke Ellington chronology

Newport 1958
(1958)

Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
(1958)

Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
(1958)

Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at a party for Columbia Records and released on the label in 1973.^[1] The Miles Davis Sextet was also recorded at the same event and released as the first volume of Jazz at the Plaza.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated the album features "Duke Ellington's orchestra during a prime period... Excellent music".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing

"Toot Suite: Red Garter" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:47
"Toot Suite: Red Shoes" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:08
"Toot Suite: Red Carpet" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:26
"Toot Suite: Ready Go" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:11
"Jones" (Ellington, Pauline Reddon) - 1:25
"El Gato" (Cat Anderson) - 4:00
"All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:29
"Go Away Blues/Hello, Little Girl/Love to Hear My Baby Call My Name" (Ellington) - 6:40
"When Your Lover Has Gone/(Hush Now) Don't Explain" (Einar Aaron Swan/Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) - 5:09
"Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) - 2:49

Recorded at the Plaza Hotel Persian Room, New York on September 9, 1958.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Cat Anderson (tracks 1-8 & 10), Shorty Baker (tracks 1-8 & 10), Buck Clayton (track 9), Ray Nance (tracks 1-8 & 10), Clark Terry (tracks 1-8 & 10) - trumpet
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
John Sanders - valve trombone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Johnny Hodges, Bill Graham - alto saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Mal Waldron - piano (track 9)
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums
Jimmy Rushing (track 8), Billie Holiday (track 9) - vocals

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 15, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2010
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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