- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: grp records
- ASIN: B0000001SW
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 49,084 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Cotton Tail |
| 2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be |
| 3. Satin Doll |
| 4. Mood Indigo |
| 5. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) |
| 6. Caravan |
| 7. East St. Louis Toodle-oo |
| 8. C-Jam Blues |
| 9. Sophisticated Lady |
| 10. Take The 'A' Train |
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Duke, of course, being Duke Ellington, of whose amazingly prolific career this hardly scratches the surface. But it's a class project, recorded digitally (originally for GRP) and featuring many of LA's top musicians, amongst them Brian Bromberg on acoustic bass and Harvey Mason on drums, and rhythm sections don't come any better than a pairing like that. Also present, amongst others, were Eddie Daniels (clarinet), John Patitucci (bass) and Tom Scott (sax). The few tracks featuring scat vocals from Clark Terry (who actually worked with the Duke before his death in 1974) aren't quite to my taste but I suppose they're authentic and therefore their inclusion here is justified.
If you want a modern day introduction to the works of this jazz legend, produced and arranged by Dave Grusin at Sunset Sound Los Angeles, then there can be few better places to start than this. Don't worry about the fact that this is a budget label reissue or that the cover pic would hardly catch your eye were you to stumble across it in a record store amongst numerous other jazz titles ~ the sound quality is quite as good as the original GRP issue assuming, of course, that you like the sound of GRP DDD recordings, which major on clarity and accuracy over warm, cuddly analogue. Of its ilk, this is a great little album.
The only nit to be picked is that with such a huge catalogue of original material from which to choose, Uncle Dave could easily have added a few more compositions to make the most of the CD format's playing time of up to 75 minutes. Then again, the additional tracks on the extended edition of In The Digital Mood, his even better homage to Glenn Miller, IMHO added nothing of any value to the original, so perhaps this album is best just as it is. Buy it for very little money and enjoy.
If you want a modern day introduction to the works of this jazz legend, produced and arranged by Dave Grusin at Sunset Sound Los Angeles, then there can be few better places to start than this. Don't worry about the fact that this is a budget label reissue or that the cover pic would hardly catch your eye were you to stumble across it in a record store amongst numerous other jazz titles ~ the sound quality is quite as good as the original GRP issue assuming, of course, that you like the sound of GRP DDD recordings, which major on clarity and accuracy over warm, cuddly analogue. Of its ilk, this is a great little album.
The only nit to be picked is that with such a huge catalogue of original material from which to choose, Uncle Dave could easily have added a few more compositions to make the most of the CD format's playing time of up to 75 minutes. Then again, the additional tracks on the extended edition of In The Digital Mood, his even better homage to Glenn Miller, IMHO added nothing of any value to the original, so perhaps this album is best just as it is. Buy it for very little money and enjoy.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Dave Grusin's best album to date by far!!!!
18 July 1999
Format:Audio CD
I have in excess of 1000 CD's in my collection and would place this particular "GEM" in my top 10.The reasons are as follows . First the selection of music tracks composed by the master "Duke" needs no comment from me.... all superb ! Second , the ability of the players on board to do justice to the Duke's compositions have got to heard to be believed...every arrangement has had some SERIOUS thought input prior to recording.And listen out for the bassist "Brian Bromberg" he's up there with NHOP , Brown, and company ..Brilliant!!! And finally,if you're in the market for a new sound system in your home ,take this CD down to your dealer as I did to test run YOUR possible new purchase ,simply it's the BEST recorded CD I have in my collection.Put on "Satin Doll"..Turn it up and see if the system survives! Congratulation Mr Grusin & Company!!!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Swing Dancers' Alert!
6 Aug 1998
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is swing music as it was meant to be played! I am a big fan of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Indigo Swing, but the musicians assembled for this recording positively blow away both those bands put together. Highlights include a frenzied "Caravan," a moody "Sophisticated Lady," and a rendition of "C-Jam Blues" that really rocks. Dave Grusin's piano is in top form, and the instrumental solos here so far outclass those heard on modern swing cd's that it makes you wish these "old guys" would play dance halls once in a while. Any swing dance aficianado who wants to experience the real deal should get this cd! (Only one warning - the presence of bass solos make this a tough cd to dance to.)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
halelujah and hurrah
14 Mar 2008
Format:Audio CD
i have several dave grusin cds and this one is my favorite.
if you dearly love the american song book and jazz, there is
no way to not love this cd, unless you're tone deaf.
the music of duke ellington, arranged by grusin and this band
of some of the greatest sidemen that ever lived, make this cd
very enjoyable indeed. amen
if you dearly love the american song book and jazz, there is
no way to not love this cd, unless you're tone deaf.
the music of duke ellington, arranged by grusin and this band
of some of the greatest sidemen that ever lived, make this cd
very enjoyable indeed. amen
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