Jazz Party

For the 1958 WNTA-TV series, see Jazz Party (TV series).

Jazz Party ia a 1959 album by Duke Ellington which contains a "formidable gallery of jazz stars" guesting, including Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Rushing (formerly the vocalist for Count Basie). ^[1] It was reissued in CD in 1997 on the Mobile Fidelity label.

Critical reception

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

Described as "an example of the ever-surprising repertoire...characteristic of late Ellington",^[4] Jazz Party has been praised particularly for its unique percussion pieces.^[5]^[6] Village Voice reviewer Gary Giddins indicated that the percussion song "Malletoba Spank" "will rattle in your brain until you die".^[7] The multi-part "Toot Suite" has been described as intriguing,^[4] though underrated, featuring strong statements from Ellington regulars and guests.^[5] Dizzy Gillespie's guest solo on "U.M.M.G." (the first studio recording of that piece) attracts much attention as well, and has been labeled both "enterprising" and "inspired".^[4]^[5]

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 – Baritone saxophone
Duke Ellington – Piano
Andrew "Fats" Ford – Trumpet
Andres Forda – Trumpet
George Gaber – Percussion
Dizzy Gillespie – Trumpet
Morris Goldenberg – Percussion
Paul Gonsalves – Tenor saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – Clarinet, Tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges – Alto saxophone
Quentin Jackson – Trombone

Jimmy Jones – Piano
Chauncey Morehouse – Percussion
Ray Nance – Trumpet
Russell Procope – Clarinet, Alto 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.
^ Allmusic review
^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ ^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.

[2] Allmusic review

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[Slate-4] Crouch, Stanley. (January 12, 2005). The late show. Slate. Accessed September 8, 2007.

[times-5] Dance, Stanley. (November 1998). Duke Ellington: Jazz Party. Jazz Times. Accessed September 8, 2007.

[6] See also All Music review, sidebar.

[7] Giddins, Gary. (1999) The long-playing duke Village Voice. Accessed September 8, 2007.

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