Jazz Party

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.

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]

Track listing

"Malletoba Spank (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:39
"Red Garter (Toot Suite, Pt. I)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:42
"Red Shoes (Toot Suite, Pt. II)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:50
"Red Carpet (Toot Suite, Pt. III)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 7:42
"Ready, Go! (Toot Suite, Pt. IV)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:35
"U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" (Strayhorn) – 4:32
"All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:32
"Tymperturbably Blue" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:23
"Hello Little Girl" (Ellington) – 7:51

Personnel

Performance

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

Production

Amy Herot – production coordination
Larry Keyes – remixing
Irving Townsend – producer, liner notes

References

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

[1] Puccio, John. (November 1998). "Duke Ellington: Jazz Party in Stereo." Sensible Sound.

[Slate-2] Crouch, Stanley. (January 12, 2005). The late show. Slate. Accessed September 8, 2007.

[times-3] 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.

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