Duke Ellington Archive
Mark Murphy – Midnight Mood
A delicious session of top flight vocal inventiveness Mark Murphy – Midnight Mood – MPS0212419MSW 36:59**** ( Mark Murphy – vocals; Jimmy Deuchar – trumpet; Ake Persson – trombone; Derek Humble – alto saxophone; Ronnie Scott – tenor saxophone; Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone + flute; Francy Boland – piano; Jimmy Woode – bass; Kenny […]
Michel Camilo – Live In London – Redondo Music
A glowing live concert by a master pianist! Michel Camilo – Live In London – Redondo Music 191924129394, 53:35 ****1/2; (Michel Camilo – piano) Michel Camilo has released his first live solo piano album, Live In London. The Dominican Republic native has established a reputation as a versatile (duo, trio, sextet, big band, symphony) jazz […]
Adrian Cunningham – Jazz Speak – Arbors Records
Adrian Cunningham – Jazz Speak – Arbors Records ARCD 19457 61:14**** An album that has a welcoming combination of measured and harmonic expression ( Adrian Cunningham – tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Ted Rosenthal – piano; John Clayton – bass; Jeff Hamilton – drums) Multi-instrumentalist Adrian Cunningham’s latest release Jazz Speak takes a look at the […]
Indigos – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Indigos – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Studio: HDTT (from 15 ips 2-track tape recorded by Columbia in NYC in 1957) Transfer is playable on any universal deck. *****: A delightful Ellington album in truly hi-res form. So nice to have this great Ellington album in really good hi-res sound. With Jimmy Woode on the […]
Dial & Oatts Rich De Rosa The WDR Big Band – Rediscovered Ellington Zoho
Dial & Oatts Rich De Rosa The WDR Big Band – Rediscovered Ellington Zoho ZM201707 77:36**** A world of enjoyment from these Ellington gems ( Garry Dial – piano, arranger; Dick Oatts – soprano sax, alto sax, flute, arranger; Rich De Rosa – conductor, arranger, big band orchestrations; The WDR Big Band) Duke Ellington, over […]
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Nick Finzer – Hear & Now [TrackList follows] – Outside in Music
Nick Finzer – Hear & Now [TrackList follows] – Outside in Music OiM1701, 57:19 [2/17/17] ****: Trombone in the here and now. (Nick Finzer – trombone, co-producer; Lucas Pino – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Alex Wintz – guitar; Glenn Zaleski – piano; Dave Baron – bass; Jimmy Macbride – drums) Trombonist Nick Finzer’s third release, […]
“Heaven and Earth – A Duke Ellington Songbook” – Danielle Talamantes, sop./ Henry Dehlinger, p. – MSR
I’m tempted to say that if you buy only one disc this year, it should be this one. “Heaven and Earth – A Duke Ellington Songbook” – Danielle Talamantes, soprano/ Henry Dehlinger, piano – MSR Jazz MS 1617, 50:47 [Distr. by Albany] *****: Just to double check, I sought out my review of Danielle Talamantes’s […]
Benny Golson – Horizon Ahead – HighNote
Benny Golson – Horizon Ahead – HighNote HCD7288 54:54 ***: Benny Golson is a tenor saxophonist in the hard bop tradition and always worthy of a listen. (Benny Golson – tenor sax; Mike LeDonne – piano; Buster Williams – bass; Carl Allen – drums) There is an old saying which runs along the following lines: […]
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, Live In Ludwigshafen 1961 – SWR Jazzhaus
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, Live In Ludwigshafen 1961 – SWR Jazzhaus JAH-455, 75:49 ****: A treasure-trove of superb big-band playing. (Quincy Jones and His Orchestra featuring Benny Bailey; Freddie Hubbard; Melba Liston; Curtis Fuller; Ake Persson; Eric Dixon; Phil Woods; Sahib Shihab; Les Spann; Stu Martin; Carlos ‘Patato’ Valdes) Before Quincy Jones morphed into […]
Duke Ellington – Ellington At Newport – Columbia / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – vinyl
A true jazz icon makes history at the Newport Jazz Festival.
Duke Ellington – The Original Recordings That Inspired The Broadway Hit “After Midnight” – Legacy Recordings
This is a worthwhile potpourri of early Duke.
For George, Cole and Duke – Harry Allen group – Blue Heron
A well-executed potpourri derived from some the best of American popular composers.
Duke Jordan Trio – So Nice Duke – TBM Records (1982)/ MasterMusic (2014) xrcd24
Hi-res digital recording reinvigorates a thirty-year-old jazz set.
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Branford Marsalis – In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral [TrackList follows] – Sony/Okeh
A celebration of melody in an iconic setting…
Mike Murley Trio – Looking Back – Cornerstone Records
A versatile trio with a firm approach to the material.
Francy Boland Playing With The Trio: Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Woode – Schema Records
A scintillating trio session.
The 2014 Portland Jazz Festival
11 days of amazing live jazz preserving the legacy and future of jazz in Portland OR
Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski – Gathering Call – Palmetto Records
Although Wilson is a drummer of tireless vigor, the results do not match the effort.
The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus – Bethlehem Records
“In my music I’m trying to play the truth of what I am.” – Charles Mingus.
“Mood Indigo – Symphonic Music of ERIK LOTICHIUS:” Variations and Finale on “Mood Indigo” (Duke Ellington); Concerto No. 1 for piano and orch.; Four Songs on American Poetry; Ragtime for Orchestra – Sandro Ivo Bartoli, p. (Concerto)/ Miranda van Kralingen, sop. (Four Songs)/ St. Petersburg Academic Sym. Orch./ Vladimir Lande – Navona Records CD + DVD
This Dutch composer got a St. Petersburg recording session for four of his works, including one consisting of variations on the Ellington tune.
Duke Ellington’s Spacemen – The Cosmic Scene – Columbia CL/ Pure Pleasure vinyl
A wonderful Elligton session, reduced to a nonet size and with ultimate fidelity.
Roger Kellaway & Eddie Daniels – Duke at the Roadhouse – IPOGeorge Shearing at Home – JazzKnight Records
Two CDs featuring top pianists in a more chamber music setting.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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