jazzbo Posted September 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 (edited) I've always felt that to be the case that Duke used vocalists as instrumental colors as much as obligatory additions to a working band. I dig Hibbler, probably easily acquired the taste. . . . I don't know, he's just rich and deep and bold sounding. Like Harry Carney crossed with Hodges' tricks more than anything. Bird dug him as a person! Joya Sherrill was the one I thought that was most a real vocalist (after Ivie and Jeffries), and still served as the instrument for Duke. (And what a BABE!) And Alice too; I really want to get stuff by Alice outside of Duke and there are a few Ducal things with Alice I want still. Edited September 12, 2003 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 Yeah, Ivie was one of the greatest, period. Is it just me, or does it seem that she's a bit overlooked these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 (edited) If only she got more MTV and VH1 play. . . . Edited September 12, 2003 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 I'm a big Ellington fan, but Ivie is the only one of his vocalists that I like. Go figure. Looking very forward to this new release of Uptown though. Get the lead out, Columbia!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Williams Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 Yeah, but he does like the sunrise. That made me laugh out loud after a bad day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Williams Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 (edited) At the least, we can be grateful that on this occasion Hibbler didn't do his mock-Cockney thing. Actually, I think he does go a little Cockney at one point - perhaps you have to be British to hear it. Not exactly Dick Van Dyke though, thenk Gawd. Edited September 12, 2003 by David Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 Bottom line - you can't beat Betty Roche on the "A-Train" heard here! Besides Roche's great contribution, that solo of Gonsalves's once they go into the slow section is NASTY. Not to mention the ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 14, 2003 Report Share Posted September 14, 2003 "Actually, I think he does go a little Cockney at one point - perhaps you have to be British to hear it." Maybe it's at the very beginning -- "Oiy like the sunrise" instead of "I like the sunrise." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 14, 2003 Report Share Posted September 14, 2003 And Alice too; I really want to get stuff by Alice outside of Duke and there are a few Ducal things with Alice I want still. Still going strong, I believe. Her recordings have a high profile in the jazz and 'easy listening' sections of Swedish record stores. I saw adverts for a jazz club in Stockholm which she either partly runs or is a regular at. Take a look here: http://abekat.mobilixnet.dk/babs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 ??????????????????????????????????????????/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 What are you Questioning Evan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Here's another Ducal question--whatever happened to the DRUM IS A WOMAN reissue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 What are you Questioning Evan? did the uptown ellington come out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes--the Sony/Columbia Ellington album UPTOWN did get reissued. There was not an Ellington release on the Uptown label in the works... not that I know of, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes--the Sony/Columbia Ellington album UPTOWN did get reissued. There was not an Ellington release on the Uptown label in the works... not that I know of, anyway. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Here's another Ducal question--whatever happened to the DRUM IS A WOMAN reissue? Someone said here on this board, I remember vaguely and painfully, that. . . it isn't going to happen~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Here's another Ducal question--whatever happened to the DRUM IS A WOMAN reissue? Someone said here on this board, I remember vaguely and painfully, that. . . it isn't going to happen~! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 A Drum Is A Wombat reissue happened, past tense-- I & other WKCR listeners heard it some afternoon years ago when Phil Schaap played it. Unfortunately, this seems to have been lost & forsaken following Schaap's firing, exile, etc. I don't believe there was anything 'controversial' about his work there so I dunno what the fuh the trouble is... bad aftertaste maybe? xxooc Probably the line thatt suggests that what a drum and a woman have in common is that you beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 So did you hear any extra material? Or just the lp material? I've got the lp. LOVE it. I may seek out the French cd (though I know it won't sound llke the Schaap produced one did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 PS: There's a Claude Boliing version of this one. I'm really not a fan of Boling versions. . . but this one is a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 The ducal 'A Drum Is a Woman' was recorded 50 years ago! Bet we will see a reissue from Andorra soon! In the meantime, I'll keep spinning the French CBS vinyl reissue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) Yes, an Andorran will doubtless surface. I've already a US lp, and have it transferred to cdr. I'm interested in an official expanded version from Sony though. . . . Maybe one day. Edited December 4, 2006 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I think Sony may be sitting on a remaster. Phil Schaap played a remastered version on FM maybe 5 years ago. At various times before that he had played the remastered ANATOMY OF A MURDER and Benny CARNEGIE HALL some time before official releases. Like Lon I have the lp transferred to cdr. Here's hoping Sony gets off it's keister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I don't believe there was anything 'controversial' about his work there so I dunno what the fuh the trouble is... bad aftertaste maybe? xxooc Three Words: Such Sweet Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I think Sony may be sitting on a remaster. Phil Schaap played a remastered version on FM maybe 5 years ago. At various times before that he had played the remastered ANATOMY OF A MURDER and Benny CARNEGIE HALL some time before official releases. Like Lon I have the lp transferred to cdr. Here's hoping Sony gets off it's keister. This from the latest DEMS Bulletin: There has been a French CD with the original "A Drum Is a Woman" album: Columbia CD COL 471320-2. But as is the case with so many of these nice re-releases, it is difficult to find. We are all waiting for a more important re-release with a lot of "fresh" music. Phil Schaap finished his work for Sony for a double CD, but the market seems to have been judged too small for a release. What a pity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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