Ａ）Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto sax; Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Earl Hines, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.
NYC, January 10, 1966
Ｂ）Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto sax; Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Earl Hines, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Ｃ）Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Earl Hines, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
NYC, January 11, 1966
Ｄ）Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Earl Hines, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Ｅ）Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto sax; Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Earl Hines, piano; Aaron Bell, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.
Ｆ）omit Nance.
A1. Once Upon A Time (B)
A2. Black And Tan Fantasy (E)
A3. Fantastic, That's You (D)
A4. Cottontail (A)
B1. The Blues In My Flat (C)
B2. You Can Depend On Me (C)
B3. Hash Brown (F)
A-9107 LOUIS BELLSON / THUNDERBIRD に続くベテラン E.Hines の一枚、A-9107 と比較するとエリントニアンが多数参加してメンバー的には豪華でスターが次々とソロを取り聴き応えも有りますが本家の Ellington 楽団と比べると今一つの感（緊張感が無いのは当然？）がします。個人的には clarinet の P.W.Russel 参加が嬉しく Fantastic, That's You がカルテットの演奏でお薦めですが、残念ながら clarinet は J.Hamilton です。The Blues In My Flat は E.Hines （？）のボーカル入りで clarinet - piano - trumpet とソロが続き聴き応えあるお薦め曲です。
予告：A-9109 SHIRLEY SCOTT / ON A CLEAR DAY
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