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Duke Ellington - Three Classic Albums and More (Historically Speaking - The Duke / Duke Ellington Presents / Ellington 55)

~ Duke Ellington (Artist)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (28 April 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Avid Jazz
  • ASIN: B00180OTB2
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,974 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. East St. Louis Toodle-oo from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
2. Creole Love Call from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
3. Stompy Jones from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
4. The Jeep Is Jumpin' from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
5. Jack The Bear from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
6. In A Mellow Tone from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
7. Ko-Ko from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
8. Midriff from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
9. Stomp, Look And Listen from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
10. Unbooted Character from `Historically Speaking - The Duke'
See all 22 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Indian Summer from `Duke Ellington Presents...'
2. Rockin' In Rhythm from `Ellington `55'
3. Black And Tan Fantasy from `Ellington `55'
4. Stompin' At The Savoy from `Ellington `55'
5. In The Mood
6. One O'Clock Jump from `Ellington `55'
7. Honeysuckle Rose from `Ellington `55'
8. Happy Go Lucky Local from `Ellington `55'
9. Flying Home from `Ellington `55'
10. Warm Valley from April 1953 sessions
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Product Description

Album Description
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.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff for Ellington fans, 1 May 2008
By Shane Brown (Norwich, UK) - See all my reviews
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.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE DUKE IS JUMPIN', 4 Jun 2008
By B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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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.
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