Latin American Suite

Latin American Suite is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, mainly recorded in 1968, with one track completed in 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1972.^[1]

Latin American Suite
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1972
Recorded	November 5, 1968 & January 7, 1970
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:43
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington chronology
70th Birthday Concert (1969) Latin American Suite (1972) The Pianist (1966-70)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Oclupaca" - 4:20
2. "Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
3. "Eque" - 3:30
4. "Tina" - 4:34
5. "The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
6. "Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
7. "Brasilliance" - 5:02

• Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on November 5, 1968 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and January 7, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada (track 4).

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
• Jeff Castleman (tracks 1-3 & 5-7), Paul Kondziela (track 4) - bass
• Rufus Jones - drums

References

1. A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 1, 2010
2. Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed June 1, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.