All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington (1969)
Количество композиций: 28
Время звучания: 75:45
Год: 1969
Формат, Качество: mp3, 320
Размер файла: 175472 KB
A big band with Gerry Mulligan and Milt Hinton at the bottom, Paul Desmond and Clark Terry at the top, and an all-star cast in the middle makes this session quite special. The President awarded Ellington the Medal of Freedom that day. It was the maestro’’s 70th birthday: April 29, 1969.
Mulligan’’s unconventional arrangement of “Prelude to a Kiss” comes as quite a surprise. Emotional conversations between Mulligan and Desmond, Green and Johnson, and Terry with Mulligan, make the up-tempo affair rock heartily. Four of the songs are interpreted without the full ensemble, by piano trios. Special features include Jim Hall on “In a Sentimental Mood,” Desmond on “Chelsea Bridge,” Mulligan on “Warm Valley” and “Sophisticated Lady,” Johnson on “Satin Doll,” Terry on “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me,” Berry on “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,” Joe Williams on two piercing, emotional pieces and one swinger, Mary Mayo on four lovely ballads and Louie Bellson on a romping “Caravan.” The session has high points all through it. A little loose in places and yet highly recommended, this all-star program airs jazz the way it’’s supposed to be. ("All About Jazz")
Tracks:
1. Take the ‘’A’’ Train (Strayhorn) 2:38
2. I Got it Bad (Ellington/Webster) 2:16
3. Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) 2:07
4. Satin Doll (Ellington/Mercer/Strayhorn) 2:42
5. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington/Mills/Parish) 1:51
6. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington/Gaines) 3:18
7. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington/Mills/Nemo/Redmond) 1:01
8. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Ellington/Russell) 0:55
9. Don’’t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington/Russell) 0:55
10. In a Mellotone (Ellington/Gabler) 7:04
11. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington/Kurtz/Mills) 1:54
12. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) 3:55
13. Ring Dem Bells (Ellington/Mills) 2:13
14. Drop Me Off in Harlem (Ellington/Kenny) 2:23
15. All Too Soon (Ellington/Sigman) 1:56
16. It Don’’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’’t Got That Swing) (Ellington/Mills) 2:16
17. Things Ain’’t What They Used To Be (Ellington/Persons) 4:28
18. Perdido (Drake/Langsfelder/Tizol) 2:09
19. Warm Valley (Ellington/Russell) 3:32
20. Caravan (Ellington/Mills/Tizol) 5:22
21. Mood Indigo (Bigard/Ellington/Mills) 3:44
22. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) 2:11
23. I Didn’’t Know About You (Ellington/Russell) 2:38
24. Praise God and Dance (Ellington) 2:26
25. Come Sunday (Ellington) 2:28
26. Heritage (Ellington) 2:12
27. Jump for Joy (Ellington/Kuller/Webster) 1:57
28. Pat (Ellington) 2:55
Personel:
Bill Berry, trumpet
Clark Terry, trumpet & flugelhorn
Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombones
Paul Desmond, alto sax
Gerry Mulligan, bari sax
Hank Jones, piano
Jim Hall, guitar
Milt Hinton, bass
Louie Bellson, drums
Guest Pianists: Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Earl Hines & Billy Taylor
Singers: Mary Mato & Joe Williams
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