title: Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
text: # Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
  
  Duke Ellington at the Alhambra is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at the Alhambra Theater, Paris and released on the Pablo label in 2002.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and annotating this music, which was recorded by Radio France with permission".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  * "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21
  * "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - 8:53
  * "Newport Up" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 5:10
  * "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:43
  * "Juniflip" - 4:19
  * "Frustration" - 4:18
  * "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:03
  * "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 3:31
  * "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 2:47
  * "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:07
  * "Jam With Sam" - 3:52
  * "Hi Fi Fo Fum" - 7:02
  * "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" -10:41
  
     * Recorded at the Alhambra Theatre, Paris on October 29, 1958.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Duke Ellington – piano
  * Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
  * Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
  * John Sanders - valve trombone
  * Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
  * Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
  * Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
  * Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
  * Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
  * Jimmy Woode - bass
  * Sam Woodyard - drums
  