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DUKE ELLINGTON

AND HIS ORCHESTRA

THE BRITISH CONNEXION
Description:
Ellington collectors will eagerly seek out this CD, a collection of music recorded in England during the maestro's first tour of Europe and tracks recorded for broadcast directly to Great Britain. The English session is the highlight of the release, with the only known recording of the swinging "Hyde Park" and two strong takes of the almost as rare "Harlem Speaks." The later sessions are equally strong but some are unfortunately incomplete and dubbed from rather worn transcription discs. A curiosity is the 1958 informal trio recording with an English rhythm section; the pianist generously allows guitarist Malcolm Mitchell plenty of solo space before he responds with a blistering solo of his own. The brilliant remastering of the aged recordings by John R. T. Davies produces a surprising amount of fidelity from the aged sound sources.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Hyde Park
 Harlem Speaks Take 1
 Harlem Speaks Take 2
 Ain't Misbehavin'
 Chicago Take 1
 Chicago Take 2
 Jazz Pot-Pouirri
 Lady In Doubt
 Every Day
 Jeep's Blues
 Every Day
 Ellington Greeting - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
 Chatterbox
 Old King Dooji
 Azure
 Harmony In Harlem
 East St. Louis Toodle-oo
 Ko Ko
 Blue Goose (Ellington)
 So Far So Good
 Cotton Tail
 Concerto For Cootie
 Jack The Bear
 Boy Meets Horn
 The Sergeant Was Shy
 Never No Lament
 Take The A Train		 Personnel: Arthur Whetsol, Cootie Williams, Freddy Jenkins, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney, Fred Guy, Wellman Braud, Sonny Greer, more
Label: JAZZ UNLIMITED
Number: 2069
Item Code: 26501
Format: CD
Genre: JAZZ
Dates: (1933-1940)
Price: $17.00 $12.00  
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