Features; Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet); Jimmy Grissom (vocals); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Rick Henderson (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, clarinet); Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol (trombone); Oscar Pettiford (cello); Wendell Marshall (bass); Butch Ballard (drums)
Recorded live at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California on March 30, 1953.

Includes;

1. Tattooed Bride, The
2. Diminuendo In Blue / Crescendo In Blue
3. Hawk Talks, The
4. Monologue
5. St. Louis Blues - (featuring Ray Nance)
6. V.I.P.'s Boogie / Jam With Sam
7. Without a Song - (featuring Jimmy Grissom)
8. Do Nothing till You Hear From Me - (featuring Jimmy Grissom)
9. Street Blues - (featuring Jimmy Grissom)
10. Perdido
11. Ellington Medley:
    Don't Get Around Much Any More
    In A Sentimental Mood
    Mood Indigo
    I'm Beginning To See The Light
    Sophisticated Lady
    Caravan
    It Don't Mean A Thing
    Solitude
    I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart