The Great Summit

[Chrome]

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!

[king ubu]

Check out "Azalea", the master take is pure magic! Wow! Give me the goosebumps each time I hear it!

[JSngry]

Did you get the single or double disc?

[jazzbo]

Yes, this is the stuff. . . I love to hear these cds. .. !

[king ubu]

Did you get the single or double disc?

Hope the double! Those rehearsals are terrific to hear!

[Chrome]

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.

[jazzbo]

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.

[Brad]

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.