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COSMIC SCENE
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The whimsical title for this 1958 Ellington album comes from the launch of the first American satellite. What makes this small group session unique is that it has a big sound to it. It features three soloists: Clark Terry on fluegelhorn, Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax and Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet. The rhythm section is Ellington, Jimmy Woode and Sam Woodyard. The larger ensemble feel is derived from adding Ellington's three trombonists in a strictly supportive, arranged role. Arrangers Ellington and Hamilton fashion their own fresh, unique approach to classic material like Avalon and Ralph Burns' Early Autumn. The Ellington material ranges from Take The A Train and a boppish reworking of Perdido to new compositions like Jones and Spacemen. Special mention must go to Paul Gonsalves' astonishing workout on Body And Soul, rivaled perhaps only by the famous Coleman Hawkins and Serge Chaloff versions. Taped amid a flurry of extensive and important recording activity by the full orchestra in 1958 59, The Cosmic Scene was released only in monaural and received with little notice. All selections issued in stereo for the first time
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Avalon
 Body And Soul
 Bassment
 Early Autumn
 Jones
 Perdido
 St. Louis Blues
 Spacemen
 Midnight Sun
 Take The A Train
 Body And Soul (alternate take) (*)
 Jones (*)		 Personnel: Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard *- bonus tracks
Label: MOSAIC SINGLES
Number: 1001
Item Code: 61654
Format: CD
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Dates: (1958)
Price: $18.00  
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