Tribute to Duke Ellington is a big band jazz album recorded in New York in 1999 and is the seventh recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. The first three tracks make up the "Tribute To Duke Ellington Suite" which was composed by Akiyoshi and commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Track listing All orchestrations by Toshiko Akiyoshi: "Celebration of Duke's Birth" (Akiyoshi) – 9:43 "Eulogy" (Akiyoshi) – 10:56 "Duke for the Ages" (Akiyoshi) – 10:25 "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mills, Gordon) – 10:47 "Day Dream" (Ellington, La Touche, Strayhorn) – 6:26 "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Nemo, Redmond, Mills) – 6:31
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute Tom Christensen – tenor saxophone, clarinet Dave Pietro – alto saxophone, flute Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet John Eckert – trumpet Andy Gravish – trumpet Michael Ponella – trumpet Brian Lynch – trumpet (except "Prelude to a Kiss") Joe Magnarelli – trumpet ("Prelude to a Kiss") Scott Whitfield – trombone Pat Hallaran – trombone Steve Armour – trombone Tim Newman – bass trombone Philippe Aerts – bass Andy Watson – drums
Guests Itsuro Tajima – taiko Hiro Sasaki – kakko
References / external links BMG Novus J BVCJ-34005