The Great Summit
The Great Summit: The Master Takes is a 2001 Blue Note album by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. It's a reissue of the two Roulette albums Together For The First Time (track 1–10) and The Great Reunion (track 11–17) from 1961. (These two albums have later resurfaced as a Roulette double-LP entitled The Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong Years and in 1990 as a remastered CD called Together for the First Time/The Great Reunion.)
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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | April 3–4, 1961. RCA Victor's Studio One, New York City. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 1:07:23 | |||
Label | Roulette (Blue Note) | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Together for the First Time | ||||
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The Great Reunion | ||||
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The contents of this album is an all-Ellington program performed by himself and Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars. These 17 selections are the entire result of the only studio meeting by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. They both lead a small band - Louis Armstrong's All Stars, and play classic compositions by Ellington such as "Mood Indigo" and "Black And Tan Fantasy".
The Great Summit: The Master Takes
All songs composed by Duke Ellington solely (except where otherwise stated).
- Duke's Place — 5:03
Lyrics by William Katz, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts. - I'm Just a Lucky So and So — 3:09
Lyrics by Mack David. - Cottontail — 3:42
- Mood Indigo — 3:57
Co-composer is Barney Bigard with lyrics by Irving Mills. - Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me — 2:38
Lyrics by Bob Russell. - The Beautiful American — 3:08
- Black and Tan Fantasy — 3:59
Co-composer is James "Bubber" Miley. - Drop Me Off in Harlem — 3:49
Lyrics by Nick Kenny. - The Mooche — 3:38
Lyrics by Irving Mills. - In a Mellow Tone — 3:48
Lyrics by Milt Gabler. - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) — 3:58
Lyrics by Irving Mills. - Solitude — 4:55
Lyrics by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills. - Don't Get Around Much Anymore — 3:31
Lyrics by Bob Russell. - I'm Beginning to See the Light — 3:37
Co-composers are Don George, Johnny Hodges and Harry James. - Just Squeeze Me — 3:58
Lyrics by Lee Gaines. - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) — 5:31
Co-composer is Paul Francis Webster. - Azalea — 5:02
The Making of the Great Summit
Already on August 1, 2000 Blue Note had released the compilation The Great Summit: The Complete Sessions, which contained the reissue above plus a second CD with alternate takes (rehearsals, false starts etc.). The alternate takes were digitally remastered in 2000.
- In a Mellow Tone — 4:15
- I'm Beginning to See the Light — 6:56
- Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me — 5:42
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore — 10:43
- Duke's Place — 4:18
- Drop Me Off in Harlem — 4:57
- I'm Just a Lucky So and So — 4:37
- Azalea — 8:05
- Black and Tan Fantasy — 7:13
- Band Discussion on Cottontail — 1:08
Personnel
- Duke Ellington (piano)
- Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals)
- Barney Bigard (clarinet)
- Danny Barcelona (drums)
- Mort Herbert (bass)
- Trummy Young (trombone)
Credits
- Bob Thiele (producer)
- Ray Hall (recording engineer)
- Arnold Meyers (cover photograph))
- Michael Cuscuna (reissue producer)
- Ron McMaster (remix and remaster)
References
- Arwulf, Arwulf. The Great Summit at AllMusic