Duke Ellington - New York, New York

[EKE BBB]

Apart from vol. 13 of the DETS series, the email I got from Storyville also announced the release of:

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

New York New York

19 previously unreleased tracks from "The Stockpile" recorded 1970-72

New CD from Storyville "New York, New York" – with 19 new titles by the undisputed master of jazz, Duke Ellington. High class studio recordings, musically and technically as good as anything issued during his life time. 13 titles never before issued in any form, plus 6 new versions of favorites like I Got It Bad and Mood Indigo and lesser known pieces like Second Line and New York, New York, all recorded 1970 – 1972, with the great soloists in the band performing at peak level. During his lifetime Duke Ellington incessantly wrote new music and played it with his band at concerts, dance dates, etc. There was so much music, that the record companies could not consume it all. Duke therefore started to record the new music at his own expense for the so-called "stockpile", from which these performances are taken. This is the fifth in the series of CDs issued by Storyville, starting in 2001 with The Toga Brava Suite, and followed by The Duke In Munich, The Jaywalker, and The Piano Player. Duke Ellington once said, when asked which of his music he prefered: "The next one". Here you have 19 brand new "next ones" in splendid sound and performance by Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra.

1. Rext 2. Flute 3. Soft 4. Mixt 5. Alerado 6. Afrique 7. Second Line 8. RTM 9. Sophisticated Lady 10. Big Luv 11. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 12. Looking For My Man 13. No Title 14. Pretty Girl 15. Dreaming By The Fire 16. Pat Your Feet 17. Mood Indigo 18. I’m Afraid 19. New York, New York.

Total time:76:31

Recorded in National Recording Studio & Mediasound Studios,New York, Rhenus Studio Cologne, Germany & Studio Fontana, Milan, Italy 1970-72

http://www.storyvillerecords.com/default.a...mp;state_2838=2

Good news indeed!

[jazzbo]

Thanks for the headsup Augustin!

[Swinging Swede]

Let me just say this:

I'm very glad to see that they finally continue releasing Ellington's stockpile (and DETS) recordings. We were worried for a while about what would happen to Storyville.

13 new compositions! Wow! Here we are in 2008 and still new Ellington studio albums are coming out. It's pretty amazing when you think about it.

Rext is from Hodges's last recording session. If (and that's a big if) he takes a solo, that would now become his last solo instead of Blues For New Orleans.

I'm very fond of the last five years of Ellington's career. Many see it as a phase of decline as the old stalwarts were either dying or leaving the band, but I find the influx of new solo voices, new instruments (flute & organ), and Ellington's increased reliance on his own creative abilities after Strayhorn's death, refreshing and stimulating. Nothing wrong with the stalwarts, but there's a newness to the Ellington sound in the last years that I like, and I'm delighted to see more material from that era.

[EKE BBB]

I'm very glad to see that they finally continue releasing Ellington's stockpile (and DETS) recordings. We were worried for a while about what would happen to Storyville.

13 new compositions! Wow! Here we are in 2008 and still new Ellington studio albums are coming out. It's pretty amazing when you think about it.

There's a very good article by Jack Chambers about Duke Ellington's stockpile recordings on Coda #328 (July-August, 2006): “Duke Ellington's Parallel Universe: The Secret Stockpile"

[JSngry]

Rext is from Hodges's last recording session. If (and that's a big if) he takes a solo, that would now become his last solo instead of Blues For New Orleans.

So, is this from the New Orleans Suite sessions? Didn't Hodges die in his dentist's chair during those sessions? So might this be a piece considered, but not used for, that suite?

Or should we just wait for the CD to be released?

[JSngry]

I'm very fond of the last five years of Ellington's career. Many see it as a phase of decline as the old stalwarts were either dying or leaving the band, but I find the influx of new solo voices, new instruments (flute & organ), and Ellington's increased reliance on his own creative abilities after Strayhorn's death, refreshing and stimulating. Nothing wrong with the stalwarts, but there's a newness to the Ellington sound in the last years that I like, and I'm delighted to see more material from that era.

I couldn't agree more!

[jazzbo]

When it comes to Duke, a phrase pops up: "It's all good."

[Swinging Swede]

Rext is from Hodges's last recording session. If (and that's a big if) he takes a solo, that would now become his last solo instead of Blues For New Orleans.

So, is this from the New Orleans Suite sessions? Didn't Hodges die in his dentist's chair during those sessions? So might this be a piece considered, but not used for, that suite?

Yes, Rext is from the first NOS session (27 April 1970) and was recorded right after Blues For New Orleans. The second session was scheduled for 13 May 1970, but Hodges died just two days before. Ellington had intended to try to persuade Hodges to pick up the soprano sax again for Portrait Of Sidney Bechet, but we'll never know if he would have agreed. Hodges had stopped playing it in 1940 since he didn't think he was paid enough for playing more than one instrument. At the session the solo role was given to Gonsalves instead.

I don't think that Rext necessarily was intended as part of New Orleans Suite (perhaps the liner notes will throw some light on this). It and another tune, Stud, were recorded at the end of the session, perhaps simply because there was time left. Stud has been released, but in a later recording from June, on one of the Private Collection volumes, where the title was given as the slightly longer The Neo-Hip-Hot Kiddies Communities.

[Ken Dryden]

Rext is a blues featuring Gonsalves. It wasn't intended to be a part of New Orleans Suite.

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Does anyone know of a good US source for Storyville nowadays? No American online dealers (Amazon, CDUniverse, World's Records, Cadence, Jazzloft) have either this disc or the Treasury Volume 13. They came up on eMusic last week, but I would rather get the physical object. I remember buying "The Jaywalker" at a Borders a few years ago, but I'm certain it would be fruitless to try now.

[jazzbo]

Worlds has the DETS Vol. 13, if you search by Artist "Ellington" and sort by date offered it comes up. I placed an order yesterday.

They don't have the "New York, New York" YET.

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Worlds has the DETS Vol. 13, if you search by Artist "Ellington" and sort by date offered it comes up. I placed an order yesterday.

They don't have the "New York, New York" YET.

Again, thanks! I want to get that Live in Zurich 1950 disc on TCB, but I think I'll wait until they get NYNY to place an order.

[Swinging Swede]

I just realized that the excitement over this release made me temporarily forget about Cotton Club 1938. I hope that one comes out too.

The Zurich 1950 is surely one to get as well. It doesn't matter how many hundreds of Ellington recordings one has; there is always more to get!

[catesta]

When it comes to Duke, a phrase pops up: "It's all good."

Ain't it the truth..