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Not much has been said about Duke Ellington's Reprise Records period, and even less that's enthusiastic, mostly owing to the fact that his output there ran between two extremes: dazzlingly inventive conceptual pieces juxtaposed with re-recordings of classic big-band material, and pop-jazz efforts built around covers of current popular songs. Amid that wildly divergent body of work, it's no surprise that the live material from The Great Paris Concert and Ellington's Greatest Hits eclipsed much of his Reprise studio work. Thus, this five-CD box is the first opportunity that most listeners will have had to assess the music properly. As with all Mosaic issues, it's in recording session order, and Disc One opens with Ellington's 1962 covers of classic big-band material. Disc Two is where things not only get interesting but downright spellbinding, containing the entirety of the Afro-Bossa Album -- this is some of the most beautiful, engaging, and forward-looking music of Ellington's 1960s output, and the varied rhythms and textures are coupled with some truly luscious playing. Disc Three is largely given over to the material off of Symphonic Ellington, mixed band and orchestra pieces dating from the period in which Ellington began writing concert music for orchestra. Disc Four is devoted to the Ellington '65 and Ellington '66 albums, renditions of current pop and rock & roll hits. Few of Ellington's serious fans have ever professed much love for his Mary Poppins album, the contents of which open Disc Five, but the material holds up quite well, mostly because the soloists are enjoying themselves. As usual with Mosaic, the annotation and sessionography material are thoroughly detailed.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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A. Razaf, Writer - L. Berry, Writer - Duke Ellington, Arranger, MainArtist - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Andy Razof, Composer - Andy Razoff, Writer - Leon Berry, Composer, Writer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Chick Webb, Composer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Gordon Jenkins, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Arranger - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet - Don Redman, Composer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Ned Washington, Composer - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - George Bassman, Composer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Count Basie, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Hawkins, Writer - Johnson, Writer - Dash, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist - Feyne, Writer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
A. Pestalozza, Composer - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Piano - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet - Eddie Preston, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Harry Tobias, Composer - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet - Eddie Preston, Trumpet - Charles Kisco, Composer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Eddie Barefield, Arranger - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Irving Mills, Composer - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cab Calloway, Composer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Homer, Writer - Green, Writer - Brown, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Muse, Writer - Rene, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Bill Berry, Trumpet - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Sy Oliver, Composer, Arranger - Don Raye, Composer - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet - Vic Schoen, Composer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
George Gershwin, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Dorsey, Composer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Earl Lebieg, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Russell, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Traditional, Composer, Writer - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Jerry Valburn, Contributor - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Dorcas Cochran, Writer - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Quincy Jones, Writer - Henri Salvador, Writer - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Trumpet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Trumpet
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Robin, Writer - Herman, Writer - Bishop, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Stan Kenton, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Washington, Writer - Gifford, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
KAHN, Writer - KING, Writer - Duke Ellington Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Ray Noble, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Joe Gastwirt, Engineer, Masterer - Duke Ellington, Piano, Writer - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Cootie Williams, Percussion, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Percussion, Piano - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Percussion, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Cornet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Percussion, Trumpet - Duke Ellington Och., MainArtist - Albert Marx, Producer - Ernie Shepard, Bass
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Duke Ellington Och., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Cootie Williams, Percussion, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Percussion, Piano - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Buster Cooper, Trombone - Chuck Connors, Trombone - Sam Woodyard, Drums - Cat Anderson, Percussion, Trumpet - Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone - Ray Nance, Cornet, Violin - Roy Burrowes, Percussion, Trumpet - Ernie Shepherd, Bass - Ernie Shepard, Bass
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - J. Tizol, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1962 Reprise Records
Duke Ellington, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Writer, MainArtist - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Piano - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Performance, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Bobby Troup, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - George Simon, Writer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Performance, MainArtist - Strayhorn, Composer - B. Strayhorn, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Irving Mills, Writer - Manny Kurtz, Writer
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Bob Russell, Composer, Writer - Geoffrey Halsma, Contributor - Ilhan Mimaroglu, Contributor - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Sidney Russell, Composer - Billy Strayhorm, Arranger
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
J. Latouche, Writer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, Composer, Writer - John Latouche, Composer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Composer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Duke Ellington, Writer - Cynthia Sesso, Contributor - Duke Ellington Orch., MainArtist
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1963 Reprise Records
Album review
Not much has been said about Duke Ellington's Reprise Records period, and even less that's enthusiastic, mostly owing to the fact that his output there ran between two extremes: dazzlingly inventive conceptual pieces juxtaposed with re-recordings of classic big-band material, and pop-jazz efforts built around covers of current popular songs. Amid that wildly divergent body of work, it's no surprise that the live material from The Great Paris Concert and Ellington's Greatest Hits eclipsed much of his Reprise studio work. Thus, this five-CD box is the first opportunity that most listeners will have had to assess the music properly. As with all Mosaic issues, it's in recording session order, and Disc One opens with Ellington's 1962 covers of classic big-band material. Disc Two is where things not only get interesting but downright spellbinding, containing the entirety of the Afro-Bossa Album -- this is some of the most beautiful, engaging, and forward-looking music of Ellington's 1960s output, and the varied rhythms and textures are coupled with some truly luscious playing. Disc Three is largely given over to the material off of Symphonic Ellington, mixed band and orchestra pieces dating from the period in which Ellington began writing concert music for orchestra. Disc Four is devoted to the Ellington '65 and Ellington '66 albums, renditions of current pop and rock & roll hits. Few of Ellington's serious fans have ever professed much love for his Mary Poppins album, the contents of which open Disc Five, but the material holds up quite well, mostly because the soloists are enjoying themselves. As usual with Mosaic, the annotation and sessionography material are thoroughly detailed.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 101 track(s)
- Total length: 05:51:29
- Main artists: Duke Ellington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Mosaic Records ℗ 1976 Atlantic Records & Warner Records Inc., marketed by Rhino Entertainment
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