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The latest release in the AVID Jazz series represents excellent value for money as we present three cool LP's from Duke Ellington recorded in the mid fifties. All three have been expertly re-mastered by our engineers and feature on a mid price double CD. And to add even more value we have included an extra eleven tracks recorded in 1953 to complete the set!
Historically Speaking was the Dukes first album for London and is currently only available on Amazon at £25 plus! It features Duke with 14 sidemen playing tunes associated with him from 1926 to 1956. Duke Ellington Presents features the Duke spotlighting some of his many soloists such as the legendary Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster and of course Johnny Hodges among many others. Ellington 55 features old and new tunes given a modern treatment and including a battery of new soloists.
A real treat for Ellington fans and at a great price from AVID Jazz.
Historically Speaking was the Dukes first album for London and is currently only available on Amazon at £25 plus! It features Duke with 14 sidemen playing tunes associated with him from 1926 to 1956. Duke Ellington Presents features the Duke spotlighting some of his many soloists such as the legendary Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster and of course Johnny Hodges among many others. Ellington 55 features old and new tunes given a modern treatment and including a battery of new soloists.
A real treat for Ellington fans and at a great price from AVID Jazz.
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CD-1:1-East St. Louis Toodle-OO 2-Creole Love Call 3-Stompy Jones 4-The Jeep Is Jumpin' 5-Jack The Bear 6-In A Mellow Tone 7-Ko-Ko 8-Midriff 9-Stomp, Look And Listen 10-Unbooted Character 11-Lonesome Lullaby 12-Upper Manhatten Medical Group 13-Summertime 14-Laura 15-I Can't Get Started 16-My Funny Valentine 17-Everything But You 18-Frustation 19-Cotton Tail 20-Day Dream 21-Deep Purple 22-Blues CD-2:1-Indian Summer 2-Rockin' In Rhythm 3-Black And Tan Fantasy 4-Stompin' At The Savoy 5-In The Mood 6-One O'Clock Jump 7-Honeysuckle Rose 8-Happy Go Lucky Local 9-Flying Home 10-Warm Valley 11-Liza 12-Satin Doll 13-Three Little Words 14-Cocktails For Two 15-Star Dust 16-Flamingo 17-My Old Flame 18-Boo-Dah 19-I Can't Give You Anything But Love 20-Stormy Weather (AVID) 42 tracks (158:52)
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This release from Avid is both classy and inexpensive. Finally it is great to have Historically Speaking on CD again. This much under-rated album gives much more than a hint of the rebirth that Ellington would undergo following his concert at the Newport jazz festival later in 1956. Duke Ellington Presents is not so interesting - these are Ellington's interpretations of popular standards. Great background music, but nothing much here to make you sit up and take notice. Ellington 55 is a surprisingly good album from the Capitol period, generally knows as Ellington's nadir. These are good solid extended pieces of swing.
The double set is in very good sound indeed. Not state of the art, but who could expect that at this price for three original albums? There are certainly no real flaws, however, soundwise. Perhaps the most unfortunate thing is that one track of Duke Ellington Presents had to be placed on the 2nd disc due to time restrictions. But this is a minor gripe. here are three original albums, plus ten bonus tracks, of a neglected Ellington period in very good sound for a bargain price. Shame there are no new liner notes, but the original liner notes are all present and correct in the small booklet.
Recommended.
The double set is in very good sound indeed. Not state of the art, but who could expect that at this price for three original albums? There are certainly no real flaws, however, soundwise. Perhaps the most unfortunate thing is that one track of Duke Ellington Presents had to be placed on the 2nd disc due to time restrictions. But this is a minor gripe. here are three original albums, plus ten bonus tracks, of a neglected Ellington period in very good sound for a bargain price. Shame there are no new liner notes, but the original liner notes are all present and correct in the small booklet.
Recommended.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This low-priced 2-CD set from Avid brings together three LPs and adds eleven tracks dating from 1953 by way of filler. "Historically Speaking - The Duke" traces the Ellington book through 30 years, beginning with a rhapsodic treatment of "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" : "Duke Ellington Presents..." his arrangements of some standards, of which "Summertime" is outstanding, and Ray Nance is featured singing "I Can't Get Started", and "Ellington 55" provides an extended treatment of another batch of favourites. The original sleeve notes are reproduced, sound quality is outstanding, and it can be recommended without reservation.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Three Mid Fifties Classic Albums, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Lively jazz from the master
12 Jun 2010
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During the early `50s, Duke Ellington took the new medium of the album, and used it to re-imagine some of his earlier 3 minute singles as longer, more complex pieces, with an added layer of maturity. The three albums collected here are exemplars of this, and are chock full of classic up tempo swinging tunes, showing off the big band to its full potential, and showing how the Duke's musical vision had grown.
The three albums: Duke Ellington Presents, Ellington '55 and Historically Speaking, are spread across two discs, contained in a fold out jewel case. There is a booklet with all the original liner notes, track listings and personnel details. To my ears the recordings sound pretty good, and the music comes across clearly and brightly on my stereo. There is also half a disk of extra material, lifted from a previously unreleased recording session in 1953. No real surprises, but the music fits in very well with the rest of the material on the album.
Another excellent release from AVID, five stars all round.
The three albums: Duke Ellington Presents, Ellington '55 and Historically Speaking, are spread across two discs, contained in a fold out jewel case. There is a booklet with all the original liner notes, track listings and personnel details. To my ears the recordings sound pretty good, and the music comes across clearly and brightly on my stereo. There is also half a disk of extra material, lifted from a previously unreleased recording session in 1953. No real surprises, but the music fits in very well with the rest of the material on the album.
Another excellent release from AVID, five stars all round.
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