Festival Session


Festival Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Columbia Records label in 1959. The album was rereleased on CD in 2004 with two bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Duke Ellington was constantly composing new material as well as creating new arrangements of vintage works, as heard on this Columbia LP recorded in 1959... Long one of the classic sleepers awaiting discovery in Duke Ellington's considerable discography... Highly recommended".

Track listing

LP Side A
  1. "Perdido" – 4:36
  2. "Copout Extension" – 8:19
  3. "Duael Fuel, Part 1" – 2:45
  4. "Duael Fuel, Part 2" – 1:43
  5. "Duael Fuel, Part 3" – 6:17
LP side B
  1. "Idiom '59, Part 1" – 2:02
  2. "Idiom '59, Part 2" – 4:36
  3. "Idiom '59, Part 3" – 7:06
  4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 3:00
  5. "Launching Pad" – 7:37
Bonus tracks on 2004 CD re-issue
  2. "V.I.P.'s Boogie" – 2:57
  3. "Jam With Sam" – 3:17
Recorded at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, New York on September 8, 1959.

Personnel