Treated myself to a close listen to some Duke Ellington over the weekend (Money Jungle, featuring the Duke in a trio with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach) and decided I've not been listening to enough of the great man lately. I thought it might be a good idea to seek out live performances by Ellington with his big band on YouTube, and I was right. It was an excellent idea. Their 1958 performance at Monterey provides more than ample evidence of that rightness, and demonstrates the world can be a better place.
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