Recorded during Duke Ellington's legendary 1964 Carnegie Hall performances, this 1995 Moon Records release captures jazz royalty at a peak moment. The orchestra features towering soloists: Johnny Hodges' honeyed alto saxophone, Cootie Williams' fiery trumpet, and Paul Gonsalves' dynamic energy. Ellington's charts showcase his unparalleled genius for orchestral color - no one before or since made the big band sound simultaneously sophisticated and swinging. The music moves between tender ballads and hard-swinging numbers with Ellington's compositional voice unmistakable throughout. The ensemble's precision and passion are remarkable. For big band enthusiasts and jazz historians, this is essential live documentation.

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