Duke Ellington at the Alhambra

The Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and annotating this music, which was recorded by Radio France with permission".^[2]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
2. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
3. "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
5. "Juniflip" - 4:19
6. "Frustration" - 4:18
7. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
8. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
9. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
10. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
11. "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
12. "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
13. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41

• Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
• Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
• John Sanders - valve trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums