Chrome Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I recently picked up a copy of "The Great Summit" (on Roulette) with: Louis Armstrong - Trumpet, Vocals Duke Ellington - Piano Barney Bigard - Clarinet Trummy Young - Trombone Mort Herbert - Bass Danny Barcelona - Drums Fantastic, bluesy, emotional, just plain excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Check out "Azalea", the master take is pure magic! Wow! Give me the goosebumps each time I hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Did you get the single or double disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Yes, this is the stuff. . . I love to hear these cds. .. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Did you get the single or double disc? Hope the double! Those rehearsals are terrific to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I got the single disc, titled something like "The Complete Master Takes" with about 15+ tracks (I don't have it with me) ... it was on sale at Media Play for $7.99 and I wasn't going to be choosy. Hearing Ellington in a small group like this really gave me a new perspective on his piano playing ... I've got about five or six Ellington CDs, but it's all big band stuff ... except from a couple of magnificent cuts on "... and his mother called him Bill." My next step will probably be "The money jungle," with Ellington, Roach, Mingus, which I see is now offered by BMG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Great next step! I can also heartily recommend the new Columbia reissue "Piano in the Foreground." This is one of my favorite Ellington releases. . . some beautiful tunes on there hardly ever given the treatment they deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I remember this being discussed a long time ago maybe so long ago that it was at the BNBB. Anyway, I love these discs. Haven't listened to it in a while but really remembered loving Trummy and Barney especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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