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ellington, duke & johnny hodges – back to back (33rpm lp)
[MGVS-6055]

24,42EUR

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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 No
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
HOMEPAGE http://www.dukeellington.com

MUSICIANS

Duke Ellington – piano
Al Hall – bass
Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Jo Jones – drums
Sam Jones – bass
Les Spann - guitar

SIDE 1

wabash blues – 6:25
basin street blues – 8:01
beale street blues – 7:35

SIDE 2

weary blues – 6:54
st louis blues – 5:46
loveless love – 7:09
royal garden blues – 5:23

REVIEW

The Blues! Played again and again

Rediscovered and reinvented again and again

The foundation of all different types and styles of popular music from 1890 to 2010!

Although not always recognizable as such, and often labeled Blues although not adhering to the strict form, it has provided the basis for music by such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Eric Clapton

It was obvious that the Duke, too, should devote a complete LP to this theme

But instead of inviting his whole orchestra into the studio, he only chose the rhythm group and Johnny Hodges, his star soloist on the tenor saxophone

In addition he asked Harry 'Sweets' Edison, who played muted trumpet in the Count Basie Band, to join them

Did they consult with one another?

These musicians don’t need that sort of thing!

Arrangements? What for? For the Blues? Absolutely unnecessary!

It’s in our blood! Playing the Blues is outdated? No way!

Just listen to our "Royal Garden Blues"!

Modern Riffs in every single second!

By the way: this latter number is the only true blues – strictly speaking – among these nine titles

And there is something less well known to discover among the numbers recorded at the 1959 session: although he himself described his orchestra as his most important and best instrument, as a pianist the Duke proves to be an excellent accompanist in this small combo

If you are eager for more, a few titles were recorded for the companion LP "Side By Side" (Verve MGVS-6109)

RECORDING February 20 – 26 1959 in New York City
ENGINEER --
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED April 2010
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING Excellent by Pallas Germany
SOUND Excellent
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Jazz / Swing / Blues
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 03 March, 2010.

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