Jazz Party is a 1959 album by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra which contains a "formidable gallery of jazz stars" guesting, including Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Rushing (formerly the vocalist for Count Basie). It featured also a 9-strong percussion section on two tracks.
Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Percussion – Robert M. Rosengarden, Bradley Spinney, Chauncey Morehouse, Elden C. Bailey, George Gaber, Harry Breuer, Milton Schlesinger, Morris Goldenberg, Walter E. Rosenberger
Piano – Duke Ellington, Jimmy Jones
Saxophone – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves, Russell Procope
Trombone – Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson
Trumpet – Andres Ford, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance
Vocals – Jimmy Rushing
Rec.: Columbia 30th Street Studio, NY, February 19 & 25, 1959.
01. Malletoba Spank (3:40)
02. Red Garter (3:42)
03. Red Shoes (3:51)
04. Red Carpet (7:42)
05. Ready, Go! (6:36)
06. U.M.M.G. (4:32)
07. All Of Me (2:33)
08. Tymperturbably Blue (4:23)
09. Hello Little Girl (7:52)
