New Orleans Suite

New Orleans Suite
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1970
Recorded	April 27 & May 13, 1970
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
Duke Ellington chronology
The Pianist (1966-70) New Orleans Suite (1970) Orchestral Works (1970)

New Orleans Suite is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Atlantic label in 1970.^[1]. The album features the final recordings of Johnny Hodges who died between recording sessions. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1971.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Interesting if not essential music with a few memorable themes being the main reason to acquire this release".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes the album as part of its suggested "Core Collection," and awards it a four-star rating.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington

1. "Blues for New Orleans" - 7:40
2. "Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies" - 4:00
3. "Portrait of Louis Armstrong" - 3:02
4. "Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta" - 3:38
5. "Portrait of Wellman Braud" - 4:05
6. "Second Line" - 6:00
7. "Portrait of Sidney Bechet" - 3:55
8. "Aristocracy a la Jean Lafitte" - 3:57
9. "Portrait of Mahalia Jackson" - 4:53

• Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on April 27 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8) and May 13 (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9), 1970.

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cootie Williams, Frank Stone - trumpet
• Money Johnson, Al Rubin - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)
• Cat Anderson - trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9)
• Booty Wood, Julian Priester - trombone
• Malcolm Taylor - bass trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8)
• Norris Turney - clarinet, alto saxophone, flute
• Harold Ashby - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Wild Bill Davis - organ
• Joe Benjamin - bass
• Rufus Jones - drums

References

1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed April 13, 2010
2. ^ Grammy Awards Database
3. ^ ^{a b} Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2010
4. ^ ^{a b} Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.