70th Birthday Concert (Duke Ellington album)

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Released 1970 Release date 1970 Genre Jazz		Recorded November 25 & 26, 1969 Label Blue Note Records

70th Birthday Concert(1969) Latin American Suite(1968-70) Artists Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington's Washingtonians Similar Duke Ellington's Washingtonians albums, Jazz albums

70th Birthday Concert is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in England recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England and originally released on the Solid State label in 1970. The album was later reissued on CD on the Blue Note label in 1995.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated

The live performance gives listeners a good idea as to just how Duke's ensemble sounded in concert, and it serves as both a retrospective and a display of the strengths of Ellington's mighty band... This gem is essential for all serious jazz collections.

Track listing

All tracks written by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

Recorded at Colston Hall in Bristol, England on November 25 (track 10) and Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England on November 26 (tracks 1-9 & 10-17), 1969.