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INTIMATE ELLINGTON
| Artist | Song | |
| Duke Ellington (...And His Mother Called Him Bill, 1967) | Lotus Blossom (B. Strayhorn) (solo) | |
| Duke Ellington (Duke's Big Four, 1973) | The Blues (E.K. Ellington) (quartet) | |
| Duke Ellington (The OKeh Ellington, 1927) | Black Beauty (E.K. Ellington) (solo) | |
| Duke Ellington (Money Jungle, 1962) | Warm Valley (E.K. Ellington) (trio) | |
| Duke Ellington + Ray Brown (This One's For Blanton, 1972) | Fragmented Suite For Piano And Bass: 1st Movement (E.K. Ellington/R. Brown) (duet) | |
| Duke Ellington (Money Jungle, 1962) | Fleurette Africaine (E.K. Ellington) (trio) | |
| Duke Ellington + Ray Brown (This One's For Blanton, 1972) | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (E.K. Ellington) (duet) | |
| Duke Ellington (The OKeh Ellington, 1927) | Swampy River (E.K. Ellington) (solo) | |
| Duke Ellington (Money Jungle, 1962) | Money Jungle (E.K. Ellington) (trio) | |
| Duke Ellington (Duke's Big Four, 1973) | Everything But You (E.K. Ellington/D. George/H. James) (quartet) | |
| Duke Ellington + Ray Brown (This One's For Blanton, 1972) | Pitter Panther Patter (E.K. Ellington) (duet) | |
| Duke Ellington (...And His Mother Called Him Bill, 1967) | Lotus Blossom (B. Strayhorn) (trio) | |
Comment:
Ellington . paired down. There's some debate about the merits of Ellington as a piano player (vs. Ellington's genius as a composer and bandleader), but I think this mix should put doubts to rest. Granted, Ellington wasn't a showman at the piano, and he might not have had the same facility as a Tatum or an Oscar Peterson, but he had a style that was uniquely his: economical and direct. This mix eschews any setting above a quartet, as I wanted this to be as much about Ellington the pianist as possible. // (I'm looking for other "intimate Ellington" performances you might have on CD. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated and rewarded in kind.)Feedback:
This looks really interesting to me. I'm not overly familiar with the Duke (and what I am familiar with are his bigger-band recordings), but I would bet that I'd like his paired-down material much more than the larger productions.
Great stuff.
This looks like some good times. My appreciation of Jazz rarely extends past WWII, but Ellington's ghostly later material is certainly worthy of mixing...
Nice!
"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues."
-Duke Ellington
"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues."
-Duke Ellington
nice....."Money Jungle" is among my personal favorites as the group seems to be really tight!!!!!
Kool as ever Mr Jazz!
Great mix! Money Jungle is my favorite too, but I think Piano Reflections is his most underrated album.
For a guy who supposedly wrote over 2,000 tunes, then it must have been pretty difficult for you to narrow it down some. Great work, as usual, Edward.
I dig it.
On the genius scale, Duke Ellington is right up there with Beethoven. That's my unscholarly opinion. Fleurette Africaine, The Mooche, and Caravan blow me away like almost nothing else in this world.
Great stuff.
Ellington was a brilliant piano player. Really cool mix.
Ellington was a brilliant piano player. Really cool mix.