{"product_id":"the-great-paris-concert","title":"The Great Paris Concert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eThis set came about, in part, as a result of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eEllington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e's signing to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eFrank Sinatra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e's Reprise label in November 1962, with the ending of his exclusive contract to Columbia. Six numbers from the three Paris dates were initially edited and released by Reprise as part of the ten-song Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits, but the bulk of the performances from those shows didn't surface until many years later as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eThe Great Paris Concert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e on two LPs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eThis album “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eThe Great Paris Concert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e” is raw and largely unedited, and depicts the full \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eEllington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e band in extraordinary form, oozing excitement -- from the saxophone showcase on the opener, \"Rockin' in Rhythm,\" the various sections of the band take flight at different points throughout this set, which includes such contemporary numbers as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eEllington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e's theme music for an all but forgotten television series, The Asphalt Jungle, and excerpts from Such Sweet Thunder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eJohnny Hodges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e is showcased in several solos, most notably on \"Suite Thursday,\" a work whose original studio incarnation he missed appearing on; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eCootie Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e (\"Tutti for Cootie\"), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003ePaul Gonsalves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e (\"Cop Out\"), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eRay Nance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e(\"Bula\"), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eCat Anderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e (\"Jam with Sam\") get their own moments in the spotlight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eBy Bruce Eder\/AMG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke Ellington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57474898264399,"sku":"5015","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0887\/6785\/6975\/files\/264095311.jpg?v=1776338668","url":"https:\/\/secondlinerecords.com\/products\/the-great-paris-concert","provider":"Second Line Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}