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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Rare 'Live' Recordings 1952-53 (2013)

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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Rare 'Live' Recordings 1952-53 (2013)

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Rare 'Live' Recordings 1952-53 (2013)
Jazz, Big Band, Swing | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 228 min | 522 MB
Label: Acrobat Music | Rel: 2013

Just about anything that is released by Duke Ellington is worth hearing, but this 3 disc set is important in that it covers a period of Ellingtonia that is rarely heard; when Hodges and others left the venerable band to pursue solo careers, leaving the leader to gather new artists and new sounds. Big Band jazz was no longer the “thing” as bebop and Rhythm and Blues were the big money makers. Still The Duke kept moving forward, bringing in Clarke Terry/tp, Paul Gonsalves/ts and Louie Bellson with his double bass drums to create some new sparks. The shows are from January, March and April of 1952 and April of 1953, with one of the recordings from an unknown show and the others from NYC and those jazz centers Yakima, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Paul Gonsalves gets featured on some of the material here, with a gorgeous “Warm Valley,” while Jimmy Hamilton growls on the tenor on “Hi Ya Sue.” Bellson gets to hit the sticks on “Skin Deep” and “The Hawk Talks” while Cat Anderson hits the ozone layer with his trumpet on “Summertime.” Ray Nance’s violin and Harry Carney’s bass clarinet make a rich “Sophisticated Lady” while the former gets some opportunities to mug with the mic on “Tulip or Turnip” and “Basin Street Blues.” More singing is presented by deep voice Jimmy Grissom on ”Blues at Sundown” and “Solitude” and operatic Betty Roche glows on “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good.” Nothing for Duke to be ashamed of here, with the band sounding alive and well.

Tracklist:

Disc: 1

01. The Hawk Talks
02. Frustration
03. Sultry Serenade
04. Sophisticated Lady
05. Perdido
06. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
07. A Tone Parallel To Harlem
08. Take the 'A' Train
09. Medley: VIP's Boogie, Jam With Sam
10. Monologue
11. Blues At Sundown
12. Skin Deep
13. Medley Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Mood Indigo, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Prelude To A Kiss, It Don't Mean A Thing, Solitude, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Disc: 2

01. Tulip or Turnip
02. Basin Street Blues
03. Primping At The Prom
04. Johnny Come Lately
05. Moonstone
06. Time On My Hands
07. Margie
08. Chelsea Bridge
09. Midriff
10. Phalanges
11. VIP's Boogie
12. Solitude
13. Summertime
14. My Little Brown Book
15. Good Girl Blues
16. The Hawk Talks
17. Take the 'A' Train
18. Happy Birthday To You

Disc: 3

01. Ting-a-ling
02. Sophisticated Lady
03. C Jam Blues
04. Passion Flower
05. Happy Go Lucky Local
06. Summertime
07. Warm Valley
08. Sultry Serenade
09. Hi Ya Sue
10. Sophisticated Lady
11. Things Ain't What They used To Be
12. The Hawk Talks
13. C Jam Blues
14. Tenderly