The Duke Ellington Orchestra at the 20th Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1977

Sweet Willie Singleton – Lead Trumpet

The Duke Ellington Orchestra + Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej
Mercer Ellington and Wojciech Rajski, conductors.
Andrzej Jaroszewski, MC.
Sala Koncertowa F. N., Warsaw. October 24, 1977.

4:41 Take The “A” Train [Anita Moore, vocal]
8:07 The River
40:01 Sir Duke
48:09 Caravan
53:06 The Three Black Kings (Les Trois Rois Noirs)
1:12:39 New World A-Comin’ [Adam Makowicz, piano]
53:06 The Three Black Kings (Les Trois Rois Noirs)

57:24 Willie is shown playing lead (in the middle of the trumpet section)
58:47 Willie begins playing a solo (ballad) – Custom made, gold plated large bore, large bell Shilke B/flat without spit valves
designed personally by Renold Schilke himself.
59:42 – Willie begins playing a solo (ballad)
1:02:52 – Willie begins playing a solo (ballad)

The Duke Ellington Orchestra at the 20th Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1977

Personnel (In Blue Tuxes):
Leader- Mercer Ellington
Vocals – Anita Moore
Lead Trumpet – Sweet Willie Singleton
2nd Trumpet – Barry Lee Hall
3rd Trumpet – James ‘Buddy’ Bolden
Trombone – Malcolm Taylor
Trombone – Booty Wood
Trombone – Chuck Connors
Sax – Harold Minerva
Sax – Kenny Berger
Guitar – Edward Ellington
Piano – Mulgrew Miller
Bass – Larry Wiggins
Drums – Rock White