duke ellington - masterpieces (2 x 45rpm lp)
duke ellington - masterpieces (2 x 45rpm lp)
duke ellington - masterpieces (2 x 45rpm lp)

duke ellington - masterpieces (2 x 45rpm lp)

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Description
MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 200gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE   dukeellington.com

Cat Anderson - trumpet
Harold Baker - trumpet
Shorty Baker - trumpet
Lawrence Brown - trombone
Harry Carney - reeds
Duke Ellington - piano
Mercer Ellington - french horn
Andrew "Fats" Ford - trumpet
Tyree Glenn - trombone, vibraphone
Paul Gonsalves - reeds
Sonny Greer - drums
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, reeds
Johnny Hodges - reeds
Quentin Jackson - trombone
Yvonne Lanauze - vocals
Wendell Marshall - bass
Ray Nance - trumpet
Russell Procope - clarinet, reeds
Billy Strayhorn - piano
Nelson Williams – trumpet

mood indigo - 15:28
sophisticated lady - 11:30
the tattooed bride - 11:44
solitude – 8:23

"Masterpieces By Ellington“ shines from an astonishingly brief period of history that gave the recording industry two of its greatest achievements — the introduction of magnetic tape recording and the 33 1/3 LP, or long-playing record

Four years

That's all it took to go from the discovery by Americans, of German advancements in the field of sound recording, to the marketing of tape decks in the U.S. by the Ampex company, to Columbia's unveiling of its 12” LP, and the first long-playing record to be sold to consumers

The four selections contained here catapulted the Maestro Ellington into the LP era, as the great composer/arranger/pianist and his matchless orchestra took full advantage of the possibilities afforded by magnetic tape recording and the still-new 33 1/3 RPM LP to, for the first time, capture uncut concert arrangements of their signature songs

Suddenly, for the first time in his career, Ellington was able to forgo the 3 minutes-and-change restrictions afforded by the short running time of the 78 RPM disc

He and his band rose to the occasion with extended (11-minute plus) 'uncut concert arrangements' of three of his signature songs — “Mood Indigo”, “Sophisticated Lady”, with evocative vocals by Yvonne Lanauze, as well as “Solitude”

"Masterpieces“ was also notable for the debut of the full-bodied, surprise-laden “The Tattooed Bride”, and for the swansongs of three Ellintonian giants of longstanding: drummer Sonny Greer, trombonist Lawrence Brown and alto saxist Johnny Hodges (the latter two would eventually return to the fold)

“Masterpieces“ is a revelation and a throwback to a golden recording age

So much history and so much luck combined make this album truly special

RECORDING December 18 1950 in New York
ENGINEERING --
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING Ryan Smith
RE RELEASED 2017
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Quality Records
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Swing
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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