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Duke Ellington in Coventry, 1966: A Sacred Concert
Storyville Records

Duke Ellington in Coventry, 1966: A Sacred Concert

$17.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA
Format
CD
Label
Storyville Records
Released
Jun 08, 2018
Catalog #
SVL1018448
UPC
717101844821

About

During the year of 1966 Duke Ellington was touring Europe. Duke Ellington’s sacred concerts had many incarnations, more than the three on the commercial records: The First (1965), The Second (1968) and The Third (1973). At concerts Ellington often made changes in the proceedings – left out some numbers, and played others, and altered the succession of numbers played. This was evidenced at Coventry Cathedral on a winter’s Monday, February 21st 1966. The Coventry concert had its centerpiece in “In The Beginning God”, but apart from that it was no ordinary sacred concert: Two numbers, “Come Sunday” and “Tell Me It’s The Truth” would have a vocal on the issued record and in other performances of A Concert of Sacred Music the previous year, but were purely instrumental here – and the two numbers following “In The Beginning God” had no connection to a religious theme. With him on that day in Coventry Cathedral were some highly professional British vocalists, The Cliff Adams Singers and the baritone singer George Webb, giving the performance a special quality, which the band acknowledged by playing on the top of their game. The concert was filmed for TV, and part of it was telecast. Two numbers were regrettably omitted from the TV production, but are on this album, a powerful version of “Light (Montage)” from Black, Brown And Beige, and the above-mentioned “Come Sunday.” The concert also includes a premiere and only performance of a new Ellington composition “Come Easter,” a premiere of another new Ellington piece “West Indian Pancake,” and one of the first performances of a piece which would become an important part of many concerts during the following years, “La Plus Belle Africaine.”

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 New World a-Comin' 09:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    New World a-Comin'
    Duration
    09:33
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Duke Ellington
  2. 2 Black, Brown and Beige: Come Sunday 05:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Black, Brown and Beige: Come Sunday
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  3. 3 Light (Montage) 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Light (Montage)
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  4. 4 Come Easter 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    Come Easter
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  5. 5 Tell Me It's the Truth 03:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tell Me It's the Truth
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  6. 6 In the Beginning God 20:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    In the Beginning God
    Duration
    20:39
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  7. 7 West Indian Pancake 05:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    West Indian Pancake
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra
  8. 8 La Plus Belle Africaina 12:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    La Plus Belle Africaina
    Duration
    12:03
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Duke Ellington Orchestra