Armstrong and Duke Ellington together. Duke and Louis had known each other since the mid- twenties and were booked to play alternately on the same stage many times. However, their recorded collaborations prior to this album are truly scarce. This combo session here finds Louis playing Ellington compositions with Duke on piano and backed by Louis' own All Stars - minus, of course, the combo's regular pianist Billy Kyle.

TRACK LISTING

1. Duke's Place
2. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
3. Cottontail
4. Mood Indigo
5. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
6. Solitude
7. The Beautiful American
8. Black And Tan Fantasy
9. Drop Me Off In Harlem
10. The Mooche
11. In A Mellow Tone
12. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)