Togo Brava Suite | ||||
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Live album by Duke Ellington | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | October 22 & 24, 1971 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Noel Walker | |||
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Allmusic |
Togo Brava Suite is the ninth studio album and the first live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in England and released on the United Artists label in 1971. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1972. The album was later reissued on CD on the Blue Note label in 1994 and studio recordings of the complete "Togo Brava Suite" were released in 2001 on the Storyville label.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated, "By the time of these concerts from England, the Duke Ellington Orchestra had suffered quite a few losses of veteran personnel... However, the band was still a major force, and this set has plenty of highpoints".
All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted.