The Opener

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8The Opener3:17Duke Ellington & His OrchestraSoul CallDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Live
  • DE1999-04-19
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)539 785-2
1.8The Opener3:17Duke Ellington & His OrchestraSoul CallDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Live
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314 539 785-2
3.8The Opener3:17Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3 Essential AlbumsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-03-03
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)0600753764862
1.23The Opener - Live At Cote D’Azur, France, 7/27/19663:17Duke EllingtonJazz Volume: Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022-11-15
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)

Relationships

recorded in:Juan-les-Pins, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1966-07-27)
engineer:Val Valentin
producer:Norman Granz
alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1966-07-27)
bass:John Lamb (bass) (on 1966-07-27)
bass trombone:Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1966-07-27)
drums (drum set):Sam Woodyard (on 1966-07-27)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1966-07-27)
reeds:Harry Carney (on 1966-07-27)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1966-07-27)
Russell Procope (on 1966-07-27)
tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (on 1966-07-27)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1966-07-27)
Buster Cooper (on 1966-07-27)
trumpet:Cat Anderson (on 1966-07-27)
Mercer Ellington (on 1966-07-27)
Herbie Jones (on 1966-07-27)
Cootie Williams (on 1966-07-27)
conductor:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1966-07-27)