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The great American composer, Duke Ellington, is honored by the first lady of jazz piano, Marian McPartland, with The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington. Recorded live at Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts, this great program of solo and duet compositions features McPartland opening her spontaneous program with a vivid account of "Take the A Train." She follows it with a swinging performance of "Just Squeeze Me." Joined by Bill Douglas on acoustic bass, the duo's rapport is very fresh despite having collaborated for 15 years. Douglas' solos also make the musical concepts more interesting and keep the duo in good shape with creative reharmonizations. All songs were composed by Duke Ellington, except for McPartland's own "Cerulescence," a serene solo piano tribute to Duke and the opening track, which was composed by Billy Strayhorn. "Take the Coltrane," composed for Ellington's duo album with saxophonist John Coltrane, and her lovely rendition of "Single Petal of a Rose" are but two of the obscure but marvelous Ellington treasures portrayed in a new setting. McPartland concludes her program with a slow, sensitive, insightful rendition of "C Jam Blues" in what must be one of the most masterful arrangements of this great classic. The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington is sure to become one of Marian McPartland's most remarkable accomplishments.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
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Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, MainArtist - Sidney Russell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - HENRY NEMO, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist - John Redmond, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Barney Bigard, Composer - Irving Mills, Composer - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
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The great American composer, Duke Ellington, is honored by the first lady of jazz piano, Marian McPartland, with The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington. Recorded live at Maybeck Studio for the Performing Arts, this great program of solo and duet compositions features McPartland opening her spontaneous program with a vivid account of "Take the A Train." She follows it with a swinging performance of "Just Squeeze Me." Joined by Bill Douglas on acoustic bass, the duo's rapport is very fresh despite having collaborated for 15 years. Douglas' solos also make the musical concepts more interesting and keep the duo in good shape with creative reharmonizations. All songs were composed by Duke Ellington, except for McPartland's own "Cerulescence," a serene solo piano tribute to Duke and the opening track, which was composed by Billy Strayhorn. "Take the Coltrane," composed for Ellington's duo album with saxophonist John Coltrane, and her lovely rendition of "Single Petal of a Rose" are but two of the obscure but marvelous Ellington treasures portrayed in a new setting. McPartland concludes her program with a slow, sensitive, insightful rendition of "C Jam Blues" in what must be one of the most masterful arrangements of this great classic. The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington is sure to become one of Marian McPartland's most remarkable accomplishments.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:22
- Main artists: Marian McPartland
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2000 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 2000 Concord Records, Inc.
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