At His Very Best is a Jazz album by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- warm
- triumphant
- smoky
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Jack The Bear
- A2Concerto For Cootie (Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me)
- A3Harlem Air Shaft
- A4Across The Track Blues
- A5Chloe (Song Of The Swamp)
- A6Royal Garden Blues
- A7Warm Valley
- A8Ko-Ko
Side B
- B1Black, Brown, And Beige
- B2Creole Love Call
- B3Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through)
Credits
Performers
- Cootie WilliamsTRUMPET
- Joya SherrillVOCALS
- Kay DavisVOCALS
- Johnny HodgesALTO SAXOPHONE
- Otto HardwickALTO SAXOPHONE
- Harry CarneyBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jimmy BlantonBASS
- Junior RaglinBASS
- Oscar PettifordBASS
- Barney BigardCLARINET
- Rudy JacksonCLARINET TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Sonny GreerDRUMS
- Fred GuyGUITAR BANJO
- Duke EllingtonPIANO
- Ben WebsterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Claude JonesTROMBONE
- Joe NantonTROMBONE
- Juan TizolTROMBONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold