Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated the album features "Duke Ellington's orchestra during a prime period... Excellent music". }} ==Track listing==

• "Toot Suite: Red Garter" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:47 • "Toot Suite: Red Shoes" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:08 • "Toot Suite: Red Carpet" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:26 • "Toot Suite: Ready Go" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:11 • "Jones" (Ellington, Pauline Reddon) – 1:25 • "El Gato" (Cat Anderson) – 4:00 • "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:29 • "Go Away Blues/Hello, Little Girl/Love to Hear My Baby Call My Name" (Ellington) – 6:40 • "When Your Lover Has Gone/(Hush Now) Don't Explain" (Einar Aaron Swan/Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 5:09 • "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) – 2:49 :*Recorded at the Plaza Hotel Persian Room, New York, on September 9, 1958. ==Personnel==

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Cat Anderson (tracks 1–8 & 10), Shorty Baker (tracks 1–8 & 10), Buck Clayton (track 9), Ray Nance (tracks 1–8 & 10), Clark Terry (tracks 1–8 & 10) – trumpet • Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • John Sanders – valve trombone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Johnny Hodges, Bill Graham – alto saxophone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 1–8 & 10) • Mal Waldron – piano (track 9) • Jimmy Woode – bass • Sam Woodyard – drums • Jimmy Rushing (track 8), Billie Holiday (track 9) – vocals ==References==