paul secor Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Was thinking about the Ellington LPs I have, & thought about deciding which three are my favorites. Ended up with: Blues in Orbit The Ellington Suites - for The Queen's Suite "...and his mother called him Bill" Hated to leave Such Sweet Thunder off, but those are my three. I'd be interested to see other people's choices. Please limit them to records that were actually initially issued as LPs or CDs - not compilations of early material from 78s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Rules, rules, rules! I'm sick of you and your rules, Paul! But, okay, playing by your rules, my choices for today are: The Great Paris Concert (Probably the LP-era Ellington I play the most. "Star-Crossed Lovers," "Harlem," "Suite Thursday," and a killer version of "Rockin' in Rhythm" are among the highlights.) Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown. On another day, I might give you a different answer, including your #2 & 3 choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Far East Suite Jazz Party And His Mother Called Him Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) The Duke Sells Out Duke Ellington Is the Village Green Preservation Society Duke's Nut Gone Flake Edited December 21, 2009 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Such Sweet Thunder Blues In Orbit The Far East Suite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Good lord. . . . My favorites would be 78 material to be honest. Of lps. . . . Piano in the Foreground Afro Bossa Private Collection Vol. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 i dopnt know but recenet,y i got all these completely mint vinyl conditoin columbia "six-eye" duke lps in the .99 c. bin, like 4 or 5 of them-- oh and then some on capitol too, also very nice- that ones called 'ellingyon 55' i think. the columbias, i know one was 'such sweet thunder' and some other ones too i dont remember riight now. the are stone cold mint vinyl thouhgh, it will be some high-quality duke jazzbo:/ ive never heard of dukes 'private collection' but that is the title of my favorite jon & vangelis cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 This month's LP list... - Duke Ellington at Fargo - And his Mother Called him Bill - The New Orleans Suite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 So far... Blues In Orbit Far East Suite Duke Ellington & John Coltrane I really love the bonus track "Piano Improvisation #1" from Piano In The Foreground, and love Ellington in that small group setting but not exclusively. I can see why people get caught up buying everything they can from his discography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 All small groups for me Piano in the foreground Money Jungle Back to back MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Limiting it to three is impossible, but the first three that come to mind are: New Orleans Suite Such Sweet Thunder The Ellington Era, Vol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Aric, check it out: Details of the Private Collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 okay, I'll play too.... I assume we're choosing from lp era Ellington and ignoring the compilations of 78 era material Such Sweet Thunder Far East Suite And His Mother Called Him Bill Thank God I'm still able to listen to the other 200+ EKE titles in my collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 After 'Bill' and ''Back to Back' I think I'd pick an RCA Lp of the 1950 band - 'The Seattle Concert' which has possibly the best version of 'Harlem' on record and shows the band in very fine form. I'd really prefer a 78 collection though, especially from the early 30s. (Blue Ramble, Merry Go Round, Slippery Horn etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Masterpieces by Ellington Jazz Party the 1940s material with Blanton and lots of other stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) I'm with Stereo Jack, plus: Anatomy of a Murder. though I guess Duke Plays Beatles Hits is out - though Cat Anderson hits some nice high ones on "I Wanna Be Your Man." Edited December 5, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I have nowhere near a complete collection; these are my favorites todate. Far East Suite Ellington Uptown Such Sweet Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 All Star Road Band - first set The Popular Duke Ellington Afro Bossa Probably a different 3 in a couple of hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Music from 'All American' (Gonsalves on "I've Just Seen Her"! The whole album is at a high level) Afro Bossa Ellington Indigos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Lp's only, right... The Great Paris Concert Afro - Bossa Far East Suite Tomorrow's three And His Mother Called Him Bill Latin American Suite Such Sweet Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) Nos. 1 and 2 are actually very easy for me, but No. 3 is ridiculously difficult and changes every time I think about it. 1. The Far East Suite 2. The Great Paris Concert 3. Anatomy of a Murder/Afro Bossa/And His Mother Called Him Bill Edited December 5, 2009 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Uh.... mmmmm..... errrrr....... three, eh? favorites, right. My three favorites, as in if you could only have three, what would they be? Hell if I know. Howza bout putting them all on one drive and calling it even? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I can't attempt to do three, but I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned "The 70th Birthday Concert" which I have on a double Solid State LP. I trust that it's been reissued on CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 The Far East Suite ....And His Mother Called Him Bill New Orleans Suite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I can't attempt to do three, but I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned "The 70th Birthday Concert" which I have on a double Solid State LP. I trust that it's been reissued on CD. Yes, it has. The 70th Birthday Concert The Latin American Suite Ellington Indigoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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