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Since it's inception in 1964, the Berlin Jazz Fest had been thought of as a festival that, if not avant-garde, welcomed the most progressive and experimental forms of music of a period rich in all types of modernistic trends, from radical free jazz to a multitude of fusions of pop, rock, soul and jazz. But in 1969, as if swimming against the tide of the revolutions that swept the West, the organizers took an audacious stand it was Duke Ellington's 70th birthday and not only did they welcome him at the head of his big band for the first time, but part of the program focused on his heritage; as a bonus and birthday gift, Ellington was featured on the publicity poster of the festival's sixth edition. Album Tracks 1. Piano Improvisation No. 1 2. Take the InchAInch Train 3. Pitter Panther Patter 4. Sophisticated Lady 5. Introduction By Baby Laurence 6. Tap Dance 7. Plus Belle Africaine 8. Gato 9. I Can't Get Started 10. Caravan 11. Mood Indigo 12. Satin Doll 13. Meditation
