Verve session · recorded live

July 29, 1966

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France

In the room

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocal
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Russell Procope – alto sax, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor sax, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Ella Fitzgerald – vocal
John Lamb – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Jo Jones – drums

The takes

8 of these 11 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
101602	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	V-4072
101609	All Too Soon	V-4072
101699	La Plus Belle Africaine	Not issued at the time
101700	West Indian Pancake	Not issued at the time
101701	Such Sweet Thunder	Not issued at the time
101702	Half The Fun	Not issued at the time
101703	Madness In Great Ones	Not issued at the time
101704	The Star-Crossed Lovers	Not issued at the time
101705	Jive Jam	Not issued at the time
101706	The Trip	Not issued at the time

Then · Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Ella Fitzgerald, John Lamb, Sam Woodyard

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
101603	Squeeze Me	V-4072

11 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur (Verve V-4072)

V-4072 · 1967Ella & Duke At The Cote D'AzurDuke Ellington And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

15 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Ella Fitzgerald, John Lamb
	V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, John Lamb, Sam Woodyard

11 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Woodyard
	MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Woodyard

10 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney

9 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard

8 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton

7 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves

6 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard

5 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Jo Jones
V-8732	Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1968	Cat Anderson, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

4 of them 11 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Jo Jones
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Sam Woodyard
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Mercer Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Sam Woodyard
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Mercer Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Sam Woodyard
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Jo Jones
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald And Her Trio · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald And Her Trio	1966	Cat Anderson, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors, Ella Fitzgerald

3 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Jo Jones
MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
MGV-8317	Back To Back	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues	1959	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Jo Jones
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Sam Woodyard
A-55	Tell It The Way It Is!	Paul Gonsalves	1963	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton

2 of them 36 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
RLP 475	Great Times!	Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Piano Duets	1950	Duke Ellington, Jo Jones
CL 500	Benny Goodman Combos (Quintet, Sextet, Septet)	Benny Goodman	1951	Cootie Williams, Jo Jones
MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MG-26006	The Big Tenor	Ben Webster	1954	Ben Webster, Jo Jones
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Jo Jones
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Lawrence Brown, Jo Jones
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4002	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book	Ella Fitzgerald With Buddy Bregman And His Orchestra	1956	Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Ben Webster, Jo Jones
MGV-8234	Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday At Newport	Ella Fitzgerald At Newport	1957	Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones
V-8826	Ella Fitzgerald At Newport · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald At Newport	1957	Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones
LP-626	Cookin'	Paul Gonsalves	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Sam Woodyard
CL 1098	The Sound Of Jazz	Various Artists	1958	Ben Webster, Jo Jones
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones
MGV-4023	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book Volume 2	Ella Fitzgerald With Buddy Bregman And His Orchestra	1959	Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald
MGV-8318	Ben Webster And Associates	Ben Webster And Associates	1959	Ben Webster, Jo Jones
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
V-8492	The Eleventh Hour	Johnny Hodges	1962	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
A-30	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
CL 2029	Piano In The Foreground	Duke Ellington	1963	Duke Ellington, Sam Woodyard
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones
V-8617	Joe's Blues	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
V-8630	Wings & Things	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton