Eastbourne Performance


Eastbourne Performance is a live album by the American pianist, composer and band leader Duke Ellington, featuring his concerts at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne, England, in December 1973. It was released on the RCA label in 1975. It is his last concert to have been commercially released.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The Ellington Orchestra was a bit weaker than it had been but it was still a mighty outfit... Actually the most impressive soloist on the album... is Ellington himself... A fitting ending to a truly remarkable career". The compilers of The [Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings] commented: "The Eastbourne set is not quite as bad as its reputation. There are dreadful moments for Moore and Watkins, and some of the features seem redundant... But a final 'Creole Love Call' retains its elegance, and Ellington himself... sounds very good on 'Pitter, Panther, Patter' – his very last officially recorded feature."

Track listing

  1. "The Piano Player"
  2. "Creole Love Call"
  3. "Don't You Know I Care "
  4. "I Can't Get Started"
  5. "New York, New York"
  6. "Pitter Panther Patter"
  7. "How High the Moon"
  8. "Basin Street Blues"
  9. "Tiger Rag"
  10. "Woods"
  11. "Meditation"