Duke Ellington – Far East Suite (1976)

1. Tourist Point of View - 5:09
2. Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) - 3:18 
3. Isfahan - 4:02 
4. Depk - 2:38 
5. Mount Harissa - 7:40 
6. Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) - 3:00 
7. Agra - 2:35 
8. Amad - 4:26 
9. Ad Lib on Nippon - 11:34

Cat Anderson - Trumpet
Lawrence Brown - Trombone
Harry Carney -Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Chuck Connors - Trombone
Buster Cooper - Trombone
Duke Ellington - Composer, Piano
Mercer Ellington - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Paul Gonsalves 	- Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Johnny Hodges 	- Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Herb Jones - Trumpet
Herbie Jones - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Rufus "Speedy" Jones - Drums
John Lamb - Bass
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Cootie Williams - Trumpet

Duke Ellington could have been forgiven if, by the time he was 67, he had gradually lost his creative desire not to mention his writing skills. But his genius never dimmed as witness the new music ("The Far East Suite" and "Ad Lib on Nippon") on this superb set. "The Far East Suite" is in reality eight separate compositions of which the beautiful "Isfahan" (a memorable Johnny Hodges feature) became the best-known melody; Paul Gonsalves and Jimmy Hamilton are also among the main stars with the clarinetist being showcased throughout "Ad Lib on Nippon." But it is the writing of Ellington and Strayhorn in their late prime that makes this one of his more memorable recordings. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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