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Ellington Uptown [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

Duke Ellington Audio CD
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Product details

  • Audio CD (8 Mar 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • ASIN: B0001FLW5G
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 76,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Skin DeepDuke Ellington 6:49£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. The MoocheDuke Ellington 6:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Take The 'A' TrainDuke Ellington 8:01£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. A Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite) (78rpm Version)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra13:47£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. PerdidoDuke Ellington 8:23£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Before My TimeDuke Ellington 6:08£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. LaterDuke Ellington 4:13£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. I Like The SunriseDuke Ellington 4:28£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Dance No. 1Duke Ellington 4:50£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Dance No. 2Duke Ellington 3:26£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Dance No. 3Duke Ellington 3:45£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Dance No. 4Duke Ellington 3:04£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Dance No. 5Duke Ellington 5:08£0.89  Buy MP3 


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CD Incl. 6 Bonustracks

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars ELLINGTON CLASSIC 8 Nov 2009
By Nikica Gilic TOP 500 REVIEWER TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Yes, this is the beautiful album where Betty Roche sings on Take the A-train, Clark Terry shines on Perdido, the whole band gives a classic re-working of The Mooche, Louis Bellson struts
his stuff on Skin Deep,
and there are some extra tracks and nice suites as well...

Maybe not the most famous Ellington albums (it's from early 1950s, it doesn't have Hodges, there's no diminuendo and crescendo in blue...)it has so many highlights and classics it is actually strange it's not mentioned more often in general evaluation of orchestral jazz, swing, mainstream, Ellington and jazz classics in general...
And, yes, some of the orchestrations show some influence of modernity, as do Gonsalves on tenor and Betty Roche on vocals... But it's a testament of Duke's (and, probably, Strayhorn's) constant search and development, not just a passing sign of times. It is one of those lovely albums that are at the same time essential and good introduction to artist's work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ELLINGTON CLASSIC 8 Nov 2009
By Nikica Gilic TOP 500 REVIEWER TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Yes, this is the beautiful album where Betty Roche sings on Take the A-train, Clark Terry shines on Perdido, the whole band gives a classic re-working of The Mooche, Louis Bellson struts
his stuff on Skin Deep,
and there are some extra tracks and nice suites as well...

Maybe not the most famous Ellington albums (it's from early 1950s, it doesn't have Hodges, there's no diminuendo and crescendo in blue...)it has so many highlights and classics it is actually strange it's not mentioned more often in general evaluation of orchestral jazz, swing, mainstream, Ellington and jazz classics in general...
And, yes, some of the orchestrations show some influence of modernity, as do Gonsalves on tenor and Betty Roche on vocals... But it's a testament of Duke's (and, probably, Strayhorn's) constant search and development, not just a passing sign of times. It is one of those lovely albums that are at the same time essential and good introduction to artist's work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars graham ellington cole 9 May 2013
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have an old lp called "kings of drums". on it is the first track "skin deep" on the cd. this track showcases Louis bellsons amazing drum solo the cd is worth it just for this track alone!!!! all other tracks are ellington classics including "take the a train. for all big band and swing fans! BUY IT NOW
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