Apr262024

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

American Freedom / The Great Summit / Together for the First Time is a 1961 jazz album (re released 2001) by jazz giants Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. They lead a small band playing classic compositions by Ellington such as 'Mood Indigo' and 'Black And Tan Fantasy' By 1961 jazz was falling out of favour with the general public but this shows two of the most important people in early jazz still able to produce amazing music year after they have fallen out of the spotlight. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Mood Indigo
100811
2I'm Just a Lucky So and So
68451
3Duke's Place
64986
4solitude
64060
5It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
45842
6Don't Get Around Much Anymore
38617
7Black and Tan Fantasy
30545
8I'm Beginning to See the Light
28319
9Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
28217
10The Beautiful American
27277