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Duke Ellington|Recollections Of The Big Band Era

Recollections Of The Big Band Era

Duke Ellington

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This budget-priced, 23-track CD consists of the recordings of big-band standards that Duke Ellington originally did for Reprise in the early '60s. One suspects there was a quid pro quo here -- he would cut these '30s and '40s standards, which were certain to make money, for Reprise, and that same label, in turn, would record his symphonic music. The material is done in a smooth, swinging style, more laid-back than what the Count Basie orchestra of the same period would have done with this same stuff ("One O'Clock Jump" is included here as one of ten bonus tracks), but with enough fire and boundless elegance to make it more than worthwhile. Highlights include "Minnie the Moocher," "Cherokee," "Ciribiribin," "Contrasts," "Smoke Rings," "Woodchopper's Ball," "Rhapsody in Blue," and "Tuxedo Junction." The idea at the time was that these songs were tributes to their original signatories ("Goodbye" for Benny Goodman, "Christopher Columbus" for Fletcher Henderson, "Sentimental Journey" for Les Brown, etc.), so this is sort of a concept album, and a rather good one at that. The personnel include Billy Strayhorn (who also arranges the material that Ellington didn't), Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Jimmy Hamilton, and Paul Gonsalves. This is an ideal companion to the similar set of tracks that Ellington did for Capitol a decade earlier, but a lot easier and cheaper to come by, and more cohesive.

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1
Minnie the Moocher (LP Version)
00:02:44

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

2
For Dancers Only (LP Version)
00:03:03

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

3
It's a Lonesome Old Town When You're Not Around (LP Version)
00:02:20

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

4
Cherokee (LP Version)
00:02:52

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Ray Noble, 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

5
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set (LP Version)
00:03:05

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

6
Let's Get Together (LP Version)
00:02:36

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

7
I'm Gettin' Sentimental over You (LP Version)
00:03:20

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

8
Chant of the Weed (LP Version)
00:03:21

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

9
Ciribirbin
00:03:27

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

10
Contrasts (LP Version)
00:02:45

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

11
Christopher Columbus
00:03:02

A. Razaf, Writer - L. Berry, 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 - Andy Razof, Composer - Andy Razoff, Writer - Leon Berry, Composer, Writer

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Atlantic Recording Corp.

12
Auld Lang Syne (LP Version)
00:02:18

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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

13
Tuxedo Junction (LP Version)
00:03:28

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Hawkins, Composer - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Johnson, 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 - Dash, 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 - Eddie Preston, Trumpet

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

14
Smoke Rings (LP Version)
00:02:52

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Arranger, Piano - Washington, Composer - Russell Procope, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Harry Carney, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Gifford, 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

15
Artistry in Rhythm (LP Version)
00:03:17

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Billy Strayhorn, Arranger, Piano - Stan Kenton, 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

16
The Waltz You Saved for Me (LP Version)
00:02:27

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Gus Kahn, Writer - 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 - Emil Flindt, Writer - Wayne King, Writer

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

17
Woodchopper's Ball (LP Version)
00:03:14

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Herman, 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 - 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

18
Sentimental Journey (LP Version)
00:02:29

Homer, Composer - Green, Composer - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Brown, 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 - 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

19
When It's Sleepy Time Down South (LP Version)
00:03:15

Bill Berry, Trumpet - Eddie Barefield, Arranger - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

20
One O'Clock Jump (LP Version)
00:07:17

Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Dick Vance, Arranger - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Count Basie, Writer - Basie, 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 - 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

21
Goodbye (LP Version)
00:03:03

Goodman, Composer - Duke Ellington, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Bobby Warner, Contributor - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Jenkins, 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

22
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep (LP Version)
00:02:46

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 - Earl Lebieg, Composer

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

23
Rhapsody in Blue (LP Version)
00:04:48

George Gershwin, Composer - 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

© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1989 Atlantic Recording Corp.

Album review

This budget-priced, 23-track CD consists of the recordings of big-band standards that Duke Ellington originally did for Reprise in the early '60s. One suspects there was a quid pro quo here -- he would cut these '30s and '40s standards, which were certain to make money, for Reprise, and that same label, in turn, would record his symphonic music. The material is done in a smooth, swinging style, more laid-back than what the Count Basie orchestra of the same period would have done with this same stuff ("One O'Clock Jump" is included here as one of ten bonus tracks), but with enough fire and boundless elegance to make it more than worthwhile. Highlights include "Minnie the Moocher," "Cherokee," "Ciribiribin," "Contrasts," "Smoke Rings," "Woodchopper's Ball," "Rhapsody in Blue," and "Tuxedo Junction." The idea at the time was that these songs were tributes to their original signatories ("Goodbye" for Benny Goodman, "Christopher Columbus" for Fletcher Henderson, "Sentimental Journey" for Les Brown, etc.), so this is sort of a concept album, and a rather good one at that. The personnel include Billy Strayhorn (who also arranges the material that Ellington didn't), Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Jimmy Hamilton, and Paul Gonsalves. This is an ideal companion to the similar set of tracks that Ellington did for Capitol a decade earlier, but a lot easier and cheaper to come by, and more cohesive.

© Bruce Eder /TiVo

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