Eastbourne Performance

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The Ellington Orchestra was a bit weaker than it had been (many of the veterans had either died or retired) 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==

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated • "The Piano Player" • "Creole Love Call" • "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Ellington) • "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) • "New York, New York" • "Pitter Panther Patter" (Ellington, Jimmy Blanton) • "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) • "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) • "Tiger Rag" (Nick La Rocca, Eddie Edwards, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields, Harry Da Costa) • "Woods" • "Meditation" • Recorded in concert at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, England on December 1, 1973. ==Personnel==

• Duke Ellington – piano, conductor • Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Johnny Coles, Barry Lee Hall – trumpet • Vince Prudente, Art Baron, Chuck Connors – trombone • Harry Carney, Harold Ashby, Russell Procope, Geezil Minerve, Percy Marion – reeds • Joe Benjamin – bass • Rocky White – drums • Anita Moore, Money Johnson – vocals ==References==