Hot Summer Dance


Hot Summer Dance is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Mather Air Force Base in California and first released as a CD on Bob Thiele's Red Baron label in 1983.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "There have been so many releases of live concert performances by Duke Ellington's orchestra that it is easy to become blase about them.... Hot Summer Dance features the 1960 Duke Ellington Orchestra performing their usual repertoire from that era... It may not be essential, but Ellington collectors will enjoy this".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted
  1. "Take the "A" Train" – 5:05
  2. "Paris Blues" − 5:42
  3. "The Nutcracker Suite: Overture" − 3:35
  4. "Tenderly" − 3:35
  5. "Such Sweet Thunder" − 3:17
  6. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" − 7:42
  7. "Satin Doll" − 4:30
  8. "All of Me" − 2:36
  9. "Jeep's Blues" − 3:35
  10. "Laura" − 3:42
  11. "Dance of the Floreadores " − 4:50
  12. "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" − 3:38
  13. "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" − 1:28
  14. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" − 1:52
  15. "Pretty and the Wolf" − 2:43
  16. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" − 9:29

Personnel