All Star Road Band Volume 2

All Star Road Band Volume 2 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago for radio broadcast and first released as a double LP on Bob Thiele's Doctor Jazz label in 1985.[1][2]

All Star Road Band Volume 2
Live album by Duke Ellington
Released	1985
Recorded	May 31, 1964
Venue	Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Label	Doctor Jazz W2X 40012
Producer	Bob Thiele
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington '65 (1964) All Star Road Band Volume 2 (1985) Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins (1964)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This two-LP set finds Duke Ellington's orchestra in surprisingly inspired form playing at a dance in Chicago ... the all-star ensemble brings new life to the potentially tired repertoire, introduces some relatively new arrangements and seems to have a good time playing for an enthusiastic audience. Excellent music".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted

Disc 1

1. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 6:45
2. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:04
3. "Happy Go Lucky Local" – 8:05
4. "Medley: Things Ain't What They Used to Be / Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons / Ellington, Bob Russell) – 5:14
5. "Guitar Amour" – 5:32
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:57
7. "C Jam Blues" – 4:17
8. "Silk Lace" – 4:44

Disc 2

1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:29
2. "Isfahan" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:34
3. "Timon of Athens" – 2:42
4. "Tutti for Cootie" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:54
5. "Stomping at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 4:07
6. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:40
7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 5:56
8. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" – 6:59
9. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 1:44

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Nat Woodard – trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
• Chuck Connors – bass trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
• Peck Morrison – bass
• Sam Woodyard – drums

References

1. A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 14, 2017
2. Doctor Jazz Label Discography accessed August 14, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. Duke Ellington: All Star Road Band, Vol. 1-2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2017.