Soul Call is a 1967 live album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, recorded live at the Juan-les-Pins/Antibes Jazz Festival on the Côte d'Azur.[3] Ella Fitzgerald appeared with Ellington and his band at the same festival, and a more complete version of Ellington's appearance at the festival is documented on the 1998 album Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur.
| Soul Call | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | July 10–29, 1966, at the Juan-les-Pins/Antibes Jazz Festival, Côte d'Azur | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:41 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Track listing
edit- "La Plus Belle Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 14:00
- "West Indian Pancake" (Ellington) – 4:41
- "Soul Call" (Louie Bellson, Henry Bellson) – 3:09
- "Skin Deep" (Bellson) – 13:03
- "Jam with Sam" (Ellington) – 3:38
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:20 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) – 3:00 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "The Opener" (Ellington) – 3:16 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Juan Tizol) – 6:18 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Kinda Dukish"/"Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington)/(Harry Carney, Ellington, Mills) – 5:55 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:36 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Madness in Great Ones" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:42 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Main Stem" (Ellington) – 4:21 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 5:13 Bonus track on Cd reissue
- Recorded at Juan Les Pins on July 26 (track 9), July 27 (tracks 2, 4-6, 8 & 10), July 28 (tracks 1, 3 & 11-14) and July 29 (track 7)
Personnel
editPerformance
edit- Duke Ellington - piano, leader
- Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- John Lamb - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Soul Call at AllMusic
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