Dance Concerts, California 1958
Live album by Duke Ellington
Released	1987
Recorded	March 4, 1958
Genre	Jazz
Label	LMR
Duke Ellington chronology
Black Brown and Beige (1958) Dance Concerts, California 1958 (1987) Dance Dates, California 1958 (1958)

Dance Concerts, California 1958 is the second volume ofThe Private Collection a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleaderDuke Ellington for his personal collection which was first publicly released on theLMR label in 1987 and later on theSaja label.^[1]

TheAllMusic reviewerScott Yanow stated: "The music on this CD sticks to standards (some of which were not usually associated with Duke) and can be thought of as a live version ofIndigos... A typically excellent example of 1958 Duke Ellington".^[2]

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AllMusic	[2]

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Main Stem" – 3:26
2. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz,Arthur Schwartz) – 4:22
3. "Stompy Jones" – 3:36
4. "Time on My Hands" (Harold Adamson,Mack Gordon,Vincent Youmans) – 4:36
5. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman,Chick Webb,Edgar Sampson,Andy Razaf) – 5:29
6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington,Irving Mills,Mitchell Parish) – 3:44
7. "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:27
8. "All Heart" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 3:46
9. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Ellington, Gaines, Strayhorn 4:15
10. "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) – 3:53
11. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart,Richard Rodgers) – 4:28
12. "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) – 5:42
13. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 6:10
14. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma,Jacques Prévert,Johnny Mercer) – 6:47
15. "Oh, Lady Be Good" (George Gershwin,Ira Gershwin) – 5:56
16. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 1:37

Recorded atTravis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California, on March 4, 1958.

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Shorty Baker,Clark Terry – trumpet
• Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocals (tracks 9 & 10)
• Quentin Jackson,Britt Woodman – trombone
• John Sanders –valve trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet,tenor saxophone
• Bill Graham –alto saxophone
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney –baritone saxophone, clarinet,bass clarinet
• Jimmy Woode –bass
• Sam Woodyard – drums
• Ossie Bailey – vocals (track 14)

• 1987 live albums
• Duke Ellington live albums
• Saja Records live albums

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