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 Mono MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEdukeellington.com
Duke Ellington – piano
Clark Terry - trumpet
Quentin Jackson - trombone
Britt Woodman - trombone
John Sanders - valve trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet
Paul Gonsalves - tenor sax
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums
avalon - 3:22
body and soul - 4:57
bass-ment - 3:03
early autumn - 3:10
jones - 2:55
perdido - 2:49
st. louis blues - 5:06
spacemen - 2:32
midnight sun - 3:38
take the "a" train - 4:59
Still riding the success of his triumphant concert at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Duke Ellington in 1958 decided to reduce his touring orchestra to a nonet
Dubbed "the Spacemen", and recorded this lone project with them for the Columbia label
Perhaps inspired by the first orbiting satellites, Ellington is not taking cues from George Russell or Sun Ra
Whose extraterrestrial inspirations led them to even more progressive paths
This large ensemble is playing mostly standards, but the arrangements and solos carve an integrated yet elasticized concept
That allows for a more expanded role for the ensemble's trombonists Quentin 'Butter' Jackson, John Sanders, and Britt Woodman, and select soloists
One in the solo spotlight is Clark Terry on flugelhorn exclusively, putting his fabled trumpet aside
The classic material presented includes clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton's features "Avalon" and "Early Autumn"
The slinky stripper pole blues version of "St. Louis Blues" with Ellington's piano taking the lead
And a version of "Body & Soul", with tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves completely extrapolating and re-harmonizing the tune
There's a modified "Perdido", an animated and perky "Midnight Sun" that deviates from any other slow and lugubrious version of the ballad
And "Jones" a real good swinger
There are two originals; the blues bass of Jimmy Woode and the 'bones with plentiful piano from Duke infusing "Bass-Ment"
And one of the more delightful of all of Ellington's book, the poppin' and boppin' "Spacemen"
A bright happy horn chart led by Terry that is one of the more distinctive Ellington numbers of this time period
It comes highly recommended
RECORDING at Columbia 30th Street Studio New York on April 2 and April 3 1958 ENGINEERING Fred Plaut LABEL Columbia RE MASTERING Ray Stuff RE RELEASED April 2013 AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Pallas Germany MADE IN Germany / England STYLE Jazz / Swing AVAILABLE as long as inventory
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