Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Transcribed by David Berger as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington series, Echoes Of Harlem (a.k.a. Cootie's Concerto) is from 1936 and was a showcase for the great Cootie Williams.
Lineup on this recording: Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart (t); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (tb); Barney Bigard (cl,ts); Johnny Hodges (ss,as); Harry Carney (cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (g); Hayes Alvis (sb); Sonny Greer (d,ch).
Interestingly, Cootie redid it in 1945 with his own band, and so did Roy Eldridge in 1950--but our transcription is Duke's 1936 version! Also, check out Wynton's Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra rehearsing our very same arrangement.
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