These 5 discs gather two dance dates at McElroy´s Ballroom, April 30, 1953 & April 29, 1954 (Duke´s birthday is April 29).
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb (replaced by John Sanders in the 1954 date); Russell Procope, as, cl; Rick Henderson, as; Jimmy Hamilton, ts, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, bcl; Duke Ellington, p; Wendell Marshall, b; Butch Ballard, d (replaced by Dave Black in the 1954 date).
Anyone has them? How good are they?