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ellington, duke - first time! the count meets duke (33rpm lp)
[PP CS8515]

24,56EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS --

MUSICIANS

Sonny Payne – drums
Benny Powell – trombone
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Juan Tizol – trombone
Frank Wess – flute & tenor sax
Sam Woodyard – drums
Snooky Young – trumpet
Eddie Jones – bass
Fats Ford – trumpet
Russell Procope – reeds & alto sax
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Harry Carney – bass sax
Sonny Cohn – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Duke Ellington – piano
Frank Foster – tenor sax
Charlie Fowlkes – bass sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Count Basie – piano
Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Budd Johnson – tenor sax
Thad Jones – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet & violin
Marshall Royal – alto sax
Aaron Bell – bass
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Willie Cook – trumpet
Lonnie Johnson - trumpet

SIDE 1

battle royal - 5:33
to you - 3:53
take the "a" train - 3:46
corner pocket (aka until i met you) - 4:53

SIDE 2

wild man (aka wild man moore) - 6:20
segue in c - 8:22
b d b - 4:43
jumpin' at the woodside - 3:09

REVIEW

The musical event which is presented in this album is without precedent in the history of jazz

History largely consists of chronicling momentous occasions, and it was such an occasion when the full orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie recorded together on 6th July 1961

The result is almost an embarrassment of riches

It is great in significance, great in musical content and, above all, great in demonstrating the two famous leaders’ mutual appreciation and understanding of each other

At first glance this collaboration should not have worked

The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras had already been competitors for 25 years but the leaders' mutual admiration (Ellington was one of Basie's main idols) and some brilliant planning made this a very successful and surprisingly uncrowned encounter

On most selections Ellington and Basie both play piano (their interaction with each other is wonderful) and the arrangements allowed the stars from both bands to take turns soloing

"Segue in C" is the highpoint but versions of "Until I Met You", "Battle Royal" and "Jumpin' at the Woodside" are not far behind

RECORDING July 6 - 7 1961 at Columbias old 30th Street Studios
MASTERING Tim Geelan
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED April 2009
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany / England
STYLE Jazz / Classic Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Friday 03 April, 2009.

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