Duke Ellington Live in Montréal (1964)
VAI DVD 4358, $19.95

On April 20, 1964, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra began an engagement at the Casa Loma Club in Montreal, and the opening night was filmed by Radio-Canada. The band, here at its peak, performs “Take the A Train,” “Never on Sunday”, “Afro Bossa” and other standards and rarities. Featured soloists include Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carney. 63 min., B&W.

Boo-dah (Strayhorn) •

Take the A Train (Strayhorn) •

Afro Bossa (Ellington) •

Perdido (Drake, Lengsfelder, Tizol) •

Never on Sunday (Hajidakis, Towne) •

Happy Reunion (Ellington) •

Blow by Blow (Ellington) •

Caravan (Ellington, Tizol) •

“Banquet Scene” from Timon of Athens Suite (Ellington)•

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be ( M. Ellington) •

“Skilipop” from Timon of Athens Suite (Ellington) •

Prowling Cat (Anderson) • Satin Doll (Ellington, Strayhorn) •

Medley

Solitude De Lange, Ellington, Mills) • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington) • Mood Indigo (Bigard, Ellington, Mills) • I’m Beginning to See the Light (Ellington, Hodges, James) • Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Mills) • It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing (Ellington, Mills) • Do Nothin’ Til You Hear From Me (Ellington) • I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart /Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington, Mills, Nemo/ Redmond, Ellington) •

Take the A Train (Strayhorn)

PIANO - Duke Ellington

DRUMS - Sam Woodyard

BASS - Major Holley

TRUMPETS - Cootie Williams, Rolf Ericson, Herbie Jones, Cat Anderson

TROMBONES - Lawrence Brown, Chuck Conners, Buster Cooper

REEDS - Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl),

Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Harry Carney (bs)