Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

Artist:  Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Big Band, Modern Big Band, Dixieland, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Piano Jazz,Vocal Jazz

Original line-up:

Louis Armstrong:   Vocals, Trumpet
Duke Ellington:  Piano

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington player together  for the first time Jazz Album in 1961 by Jazz Giant Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. They both lead a small band - Louis Armstrong's All Stars, and play classic compositions by Duke Ellington.

Title:  Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington:  The Great Summit  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Big Band, Modern Big Band, Dixieland, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Piano Jazz,Vocal Jazz
Label:  Jazz Images
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Duke's Place  (5:07)
 2.  I'm Just A Lucky So And So  (3:12)
 3.  Cottontail  (3:45)
 4.  Mood Indigo  (4:00)
 5.  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me  (2:41)
 6.  The Beautiful American  (3:11)
 7.  Black And Tan Fantasy  (4:03)
 8.  Drop Me Off In Harlem  (3:52)
 9.  The Mooche  (3:41)
10. In A Mellow Tone  (3:51)

Bonus Tracks:

11. Take The "A" Train  (2:15)
12. You Know Something?  (0:24)
13. Battle Royal  (4:31)
14. Bird Jungle  (1:59)
15. What's Paris Blues?  (0:46)
16. Mood Indigo  (3:15)
17. Autumnal Suite  (3:14)
18. Nite  (3:32)
19. Wild Man Moore  (1:49)
20. Paris Stairs  (3:05)
21. I Wasn't Shopping  (0:21)
22. Guitar Amour  (2:02)
23. A Return Reservation  (0:33)
24. Paris Blues  (3:24)
25. Don't Get Around Much Any More (1957 Version)  (3:43)
26. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (1957 Version)  (4:16)

Personnel:

Louis Armstrong:  Vocals, Trumpet
Duke Ellington:  Piano
Trummy Young:  Trombone
Barney Bigard:  Clarinet
Mort Herbert:  Bass
Danny Barcelona:  Drums

New York, April 3 & 4, 1961:

Bonus Tracks:

Tracks:  11, 14, 16-18, 20, 24:  Duke Ellington And His Orchestra:

Duke Ellington:  Piano

Willie Cook:  Trumpet
Ed Mullens:  Trumpet

Cat Anderson: Trumpet
Clark Terry:  Trumpet
Ray Nance:  Trumpet
Britt Woodman:  Trombone
Juian Tizol:  Trombone
Lawrence Brown:  Trombone
Murray McEachern:  Trombone
Lou Blackburn:  Trombone
Jimmy Hamilton:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Russell Procope:  Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Johnny Hodges;  Alto Saxophone
Oliver Nelson:  Alto Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone
Babe Clark:  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Harry Carney:  Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Harry Smiles:  Oboe
Lee Spann:  Flute, Guitar
Aaron Bell:  Bass
Jimmy Johnson:  Drums
Sonny Greer:  Drums
Max Roach:  Drums
Dave Jackson:  Drums
Philly Joe Jones:  Drums

Lawrence Brown:  Conductor

In New York, May 1-3, 1961:

Tracks:  13 & 19:  

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet
Maurice Thomas:  Trumpet
Roger Guerin:  Trumpet
Jean Vaissat:  Trumpet
Vincent Casino:  Trumpet
Billy Byers:  Trombone
Nat Peck: Trombone
Andre Paquinet:  Trombone
Marcel Galiege:  Trombone
Rene "Micky" Nicholas:  Alto Saxophone
Jo Hrasko:  Alto Saxophone
Pierre Gossez:  Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Guy Lafitte:  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Georges Grenu:  Tenor Saxophone
Marcel Wrasko:  Tenor Saxophone
William Boucaya:  Baritone Saxophone
Jimmy Gourley:  Guitar
Michel Gaudry:  Bass
Gus Wallez;  Drums
Moustache Galepides:  Drums
Christian Garros:  Drums

Duke Ellington:  Conductor,   In Paris, France, December 15-16, 1960:

Track:   22:  

Jimmy Gourley:  Guitar Solo

Tracks:  25, 26:

Louis Armstrong:  Vocals

Russell Garcia's Orchestra:

Frank Beach:  Trumpet
Dubby Childers:  Trumpet
Cappy Lewis:  Trumpet
Mill Bernhart:  Trombone
Marshall Cram:  Trombone
James Henderson:  Trombone
Lloyd Ulyate:  Trombone
Vincent DeRosa:  French Horn
Paul Smith:  Piano
Tonyt Rizzi:  Guitar
Joe Mondragon:  Bass
Alvin Stoller:  Drums

Russ Garcia:  Conductor

Los Angeles, August 14, 1957:

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington:  The Great Summit is a 1961 album by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, originally released in 1961 by Roulette Records, remastered and reissued on January 9, 2017 by Jazz Images, with 16 bonus tracks.