Live at the Whitney

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated, "Although Duke apparently planned very little in advance, his program is a well-rounded set of old standards and newer (and more obscure) works. A week short of his 73rd birthday, Ellington's fingers sound a little rusty in spots, but he clearly gets stronger as the concert progresses".[2]

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All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. Opening Remarks - 1:06
2. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Prelude to a Kiss/Do Nothing till You Hear from Me/Caravan" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley/ Ellington Irving Mills/Ellington, Bob Russell/Juan Tizol) - 6:51
3. "Meditation" - 2:39
4. "A Mural from Two Perspectives" - 2:56
5. "Sophisticated Lady/Solitude" (Ellington, Mills/Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 4:44
6. "Soda Fountain Rag" - 1:18
7. "New World A-Comin'" - 9:02
8. "Amour, Amour" - 1:41
9. "Soul Soothing Beach" - 2:51
10. "Lotus Blossom" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:35
11. "Flamingo" (Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya) - 1:35
12. "Le Sucrier Velours" - 1:44
13. "The Night Shepherd" - 2:45
14. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Ellington) - 3:04
15. "Mood Indigo" (Bigard, Ellington, Mills) - 2:06
16. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 1:23
17. "Dancers in Love" - 2:13
18. "Kixx" - 1:35
19. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:07

• Recorded at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York on April 10, 1972.

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Joe Benjamin - bass
• Rufus Jones - drums