Description:
A devotee of Duke Ellington, pianist Ike Carpenter worked with several lesser known big bands before forming his own 10 piece unit which, with carefully written arrangements, sounded much larger. The pieces here are mostly Ellington based, including a radio transcription & an audition album from 1947, plus singles recorded for Jules Bihari at Modern Records. The latter contains false starts & 2 never before released tracks, one with vocalist Hadda Brooks. The CD also features saxophonists Lucky Thompson & Corky Corcoran. |
 Moon Mist
Jeep's Blues
Chelsea Bridge
Dancers In Love
The Loveliness Of You
The Si Si Song
I'm Hip
Cherokee
Screamliner
Day Dream
Jeep's Blues (false start)
Jeep's Blues
Yesterdays (false start)
Yesterdays
Rhapsody In Blue
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Ike's Blues
Take The 'A' Train
Day Dream
Keep Your Hands On The Table (false start)
Keep Your Hands On The Table
Out Of The Blue
Chelsea Bridge
Dancers In Love
Flamingo
Moon Mist
After All
Take The 'A' Train
Screamliner |
Collective Personnel: Gerald Wilson, Bob Sims, Herb Moise, Bud Shank, Tommy Pederson, Lucky Thompson, David Allyn, Joe Koch, more |
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