The Great Jazz Trio - N.Y. Sophisticate: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1984)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 244 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Denon (38C38-7097)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 244 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Denon (38C38-7097)
Hank Jones is one of the most gifted jazz pianists of the second half of the 20th century, and this salute to Duke Ellington is only slightly blemished by the sometimes overbearing string arrangements by Masahiko Satoh. His trio, with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jimmy Cobb, sticks to familiar selections from the vast Ellington songbook, with Jones occasionally switching to a Fender Rhodes electric piano or celeste. Happily the strings are omitted from cookers such as "C Jam Blues" and "Take the 'A' Train." Worth searching for.