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At the time of its release this was a true rarity, a full album of Duke Ellington featured with a trio sans his orchestra. Although his talents at the piano sometimes have been overshadowed by his many accomplishments as a composer, arranger, and bandleader, Ellington was actually one of the very few stride pianists (along with Mary Lou Williams) to effectively make the transition into more modern styles of jazz without losing his own musical personality; in fact Duke was an early influence on both Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor. Throughout this CD (which contains one previously unissued track), Ellington sounds modern (especially rhythmically and in his chord voicings) and shows that he could have made a viable career out of just being a pianist.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Milton Raskin, Composer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Blue Note Records
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, Author - Dave Dexter, Producer - Irving Gordon, Author - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records Inc.
Ted Persons, Composer - Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Blue Note Records
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Duke Ellington, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Dexter, Producer - Butch Ballard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1955 Capitol Records Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1955 Capitol Records Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1989 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
At the time of its release this was a true rarity, a full album of Duke Ellington featured with a trio sans his orchestra. Although his talents at the piano sometimes have been overshadowed by his many accomplishments as a composer, arranger, and bandleader, Ellington was actually one of the very few stride pianists (along with Mary Lou Williams) to effectively make the transition into more modern styles of jazz without losing his own musical personality; in fact Duke was an early influence on both Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor. Throughout this CD (which contains one previously unissued track), Ellington sounds modern (especially rhythmically and in his chord voicings) and shows that he could have made a viable career out of just being a pianist.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:56
- Main artists: Duke Ellington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1989 Blue Note Records ℗ 1989 Blue Note Records
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