|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LP
|
|
HONEY 082LP
|
Reissue, originally released in 1963. This is a majestic piece of work. Considered as one of Duke Ellington's best studio recordings of the sixties this is also an essential mosaic piece within Duke's open wide Afro-centric vision. Performed by a top version of his famous big band, Afro Bossa sounds as a sophisticated, sensual blend of orchestral jazz arrangements and black bossa flavored grooves. Among the players, many of Duke's historical sidemen such as trumpeter Ray Nance, sax giants Paul Gonsalves and Johnny Hodges, drummer extraordinaire Sam Woodyard, and last but not least, Ellington's faithful sideman Billy Strayhorn.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
DOX 904LP
|
"Recorded at the third annual Newport Jazz Festival, on July 7, 1956, Ellington at Newport -- both the performance itself and the subsequent LP release -- singlehandedly revitalized the career of the greatest big band leader in the history of jazz. By the mid-1950s Duke Ellington was one of the few leaders still touring with a big band which proved to be, for the most part, an unsuccessful endeavor; He was often forced to pay the band out of his own pocket just to keep it going. Ellington at Newport changed all that as the group was the absolute hit of the festival; a performance that culminated in a stunning, 27 bar solo from tenor man, Paul Gonsalves, during 'Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue' which had the crowd whooping and dancing in the aisles. This double LP on Doxy brings back into print one of the most important live performances of the Duke's storied career. Dig in."
|