Latin American Suite

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1972

Recorded

November 5, 1968 & January 7, 1970

Genre

Jazz

Length

36:43

Label

Fantasy

Producer

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington chronology

70th Birthday Concert
(1969)

Latin American Suite
(1968-70)

The Pianist
(1966-70)

Latin American Suite is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington mainly recorded in 1968, with one track completed in 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1972.^[1]

Reception

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

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars and states "It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Oclupaca" - 4:20
"Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
"Eque" - 3:30
"Tina" - 4:34
"The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
"Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
"Brasilliance" - 5:02

Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on November 5, 1968 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and January 7, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada (track 4).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Chuck Connors - bass trombone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Jeff Castleman (tracks 1-3 & 5-7), Paul Kondziela (track 4) - bass
Rufus Jones - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 1, 2010
1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 1, 2010
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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