ghost of miles Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 (edited) Unreleased live Ellington from that era? But it all looks good! Live From The Cotton Club, plus ... The Cotton Club, 1923-1940, is still the most famous jazz club of all time. Run by the underworld and patronised by New York's high society, 'The Aristocrat of Harlem' employed the cream of African-American entertainers, dancers and musicians. Duke Ellington was just one of many who made his name there. It was the focal point of the Harlem Renaissance, and now an important new Bear Family release takes you back there. During the night of April 20-21, 1931, a German commentator broadcast live from the Cotton Club, but the recordings lay dormant in the vaults, until they were discovered and identified by the legendary John Hammond’s former assistant, Michael Brooks. The broadcast highlights artists who otherwise left few recordings, or none at all (Cab Calloway's orchestra accompanies such stars-in-their-day as Lethia Hill, Eddie Rector and The Cotton Club Trio). The show is also among the earliest surviving sound documents of German radio. In addition, the 2-CD-Set contains commercial recordings from the Cotton Club era, including a 1929 attempt to re-create the live atmosphere of the Cotton Club in the recording studio. Other artists, most of whom were destined to become Cotton Club stars in later years, are also featured. The set is rounded out with a previously unissued take, recorded in 1937 by 'The Tramp Band' which, with different personnel, excited Cotton Club audiences during the 1920s, plus previously unissued live recordings from Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club. The accompanying hardcover book by Horst J. P. Bergmeier and Rainer E. Lotz is profusely illustrated. It traces the development of Harlem, explains the interrelation between club management and organized crime, documents the details of Cotton Club shows from beginning to the end, and researches the biographies of the individuals involved. Much of the factual information as well as the illustrations and of course the broadcast are presented here for the first time. VARIOUS ARTISTS Live from the Cotton Club, plus ... 2-CD Boxed Set (LP-Size) with 124-Page-Hardcover Book BCD 16340 BL EUR 76,69 ISBN NUMBER: 3-89916-013-4 EAN-Code: 4000127163400 Genre: Jazz CD 1: The broadcast: Hellmut H. Hellmut reports from the Cotton Club: Cab Calloway: I'll Make Fun For You (instrumental) Lethia Hill: (Please Give Me) Something To Remember You By Cab Calloway & Ensemble: Minnie The Moocher Eddie Rector: The Mystery Song Cab Calloway: St. Louis Blues The Cotton Club Trio: Just A Gigolo The Cotton Club Band: Farewell Blues Commercial recordings from the Cotton Club era, including a 1929 attempt to re-create the live atmosphere of the Cotton Club in the recording studio. Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1a (Cotton Club Stomp) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1b (Misty Mornin’) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2a (Goin’ To Town) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2b Irving Mills & Choir: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2c (Freeze And Melt) Cootie Williams: Hot Feet Bill Robinson: Ain't Misbehavin' Dick Robertson & Ensemble: Minnie The Moocher Mills Blue Rhythm Band: Blue Rhythm Cab Calloway: Farewell Blues Cab Calloway: St. Louis Blues Duke Ellington: Mystery Song Dave Wilborn: I’ll Make Fun For You Andy Preer: I've Found A New Baby Adelaide Hall: I Must Have That Man Tramp Band: Miss Linda Brown (takes 1) Libby Holman: (Please Give Me) Something To Remember You By Luis Russell & His Orchestra: Ease On Down Louis Armstrong: Just A Gigolo Ethel Waters: I Just Couldn’t Take It Baby Lena Horne: As Long As I Live CD 2: Adelaide Hall: Excerpts from the revue 'Black And White Birds' (Truckin' / Solitude / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / I Must Have That Man / Diga Diga Doo / Truckin') Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Stepping Into Swing Society If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do?) Mood Indigo East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (close of show) East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (start of the 2nd show) Oh Babe, Maybe Someday (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Prelude In C Sharp Minor Rockin' In Rhythm Three Blind Mice On The Sunny Side Of The Street (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Dinah's In A Jam Harmony In Harlem At Your Beck And Call (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Solitude (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Gal From Joe's Ridin' On A Blue Note If Dreams Come True Lost In Meditation (Have A Heart) (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Demi-Tasse (Ev'ry Day) Echoes Of Harlem Birmingham Breakdown Rose Room If Dreams Come True It's The Dreamer In Me (vocal: Ivie Anderson) Edited November 13, 2003 by ghost of miles Quote
jazzbo Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 Better present than sharks with frickin' laser beams mounted on their heads! Thanks for the headsup David! Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 13, 2003 Author Report Posted November 13, 2003 It just zoomed to the top of my b-day/Christmas list, that's for sure! Quote
EKE BBB Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 David: Are the commercial recordings from the Duke Ellington Orchestra included those recorded April 12, 1929 in New York (Liederkranz Hall) for RCA-Victor, originally issued as Pirate MPC-524, and included in the Bluebird reissue "Jungle nights in Harlem"? This is the line-up for that session: Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra: Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, t; Joe Nanton, tb; Barney Bigard, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as, ss, cl; Harry Carney, bs, cl, as; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, bj; Wellman Braud, b; Sonny Greer, d; with Harmonica Charlie and comments by Irving Mills. Quote
JSngry Posted November 13, 2003 Report Posted November 13, 2003 Looks like a great set! FWIW, some Ellington Cotton Club broadcasts have been released in the past. I've got one on Jazz Anthology/Musidisc that dates from 1938, and it is superb. Quote
montg Posted November 14, 2003 Report Posted November 14, 2003 EUR 76,69 Could somebody interpret this for me? Sounds expensive, but I'm ignorant about translating the Euro currency into dollars. Quote
couw Posted November 14, 2003 Report Posted November 14, 2003 add ten percent (or a tad bit more at the moment): 77 EUR = appr. 85 USD Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 14, 2003 Author Report Posted November 14, 2003 Collectors' Choice has it listed for $64.95, and it would qualify for free shipping right now. I'm trying to hold off to see what cdwolf charges for it (he doesn't have it in-stock yet). Quote
Jazzmoose Posted November 14, 2003 Report Posted November 14, 2003 Aye! Pardon my "mcfrugalness", but eighty five clams for two CDs??? I think I'll pass... Quote
brownie Posted November 15, 2003 Report Posted November 15, 2003 Looks like a great set! FWIW, some Ellington Cotton Club broadcasts have been released in the past. I've got one on Jazz Anthology/Musidisc that dates from 1938, and it is superb. Funny you bought those JazzAnthology/Musidisc bootlegs from France while I was chasing the US-published Jazz Archives LPs which had the original Duke Ellington unissued material from the Cotton Club. Hard to find those in Paris at the time (these were vinyl days). Quote
mmilovan Posted November 15, 2003 Report Posted November 15, 2003 I've read somewhere that Irving Mils voice was overdubbed on some studio Ellington's recordings - Mils explained such things as live from Cotton Club - so, some of them are fake one. Hope that such kind of material are not included in this set. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 16, 2003 Report Posted November 16, 2003 M, that would be those listed above, I believe: Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1a (Cotton Club Stomp) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1b (Misty Mornin’) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2a (Goin’ To Town) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2b Good stuff! I've got two 1938 cds of Ellington from the CC on Jazz Archives . . . great performances, sound is . . . okay. Quote
J.A.W. Posted November 16, 2003 Report Posted November 16, 2003 (edited) EUR 76,69 Could somebody interpret this for me? Sounds expensive, but I'm ignorant about translating the Euro currency into dollars. €76.69 = about $90 at yesterday's exchange rate (€1 = $1.175 / $1 = €0.85) Edit: the exchange rate on Tuesday, 11/18 is €1 = $1.195 / $1 = €0.835 Edited November 18, 2003 by J.A.W. Quote
BERIGAN Posted November 18, 2003 Report Posted November 18, 2003 (edited) M, that would be those listed above, I believe: Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1a (Cotton Club Stomp) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 1b (Misty Mornin’) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2a (Goin’ To Town) Duke Ellington: A Nite At The Cotton Club – Part 2b ahh yes, where Mills calls the Duke "Dukey", right???? Yes, fake live recordings...interesting to find out what these will be..... Edited November 18, 2003 by BERIGAN Quote
Tjazz Posted November 18, 2003 Report Posted November 18, 2003 (edited) Deepdiscountcd.com has it for $47.41 (free shipping) http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/index.cfm?re...pc=001271634000 Does this set come with a big book or booklet? Seems like it priced for 3 discs (or 2 discs and a book). Edited November 18, 2003 by Tjazz Quote
jazzbo Posted November 18, 2003 Report Posted November 18, 2003 From the first post: 2-CD Boxed Set (LP-Size) with 124-Page-Hardcover Book Quote
ghost of miles Posted December 13, 2003 Author Report Posted December 13, 2003 Deepdiscountcd.com has it for $47.41 (free shipping) http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/index.cfm?re...pc=001271634000 Does this set come with a big book or booklet? Seems like it priced for 3 discs (or 2 discs and a book). Unbelievably, I just got notice from Deep Discount that this shipped today at the $47 price. I truly didn't expect them to come through with it! Yee ha... (And yes, it's supposed to come with a hardcover book--frankly, $47 ain't a bad price for a 2-CD Bear box these days.) Quote
Christiern Posted December 14, 2003 Report Posted December 14, 2003 An outrageous price for 2 CDs of material that presumably didn't cost the Bears much money--if anything. They may have spent a good deal of money to obtain clean transfers, but, even so. This sort of thing ought not be encouraged. Quote
clandy44 Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 (edited) Just got my box today after Deep Discount had forgotten about my order for a month and I had not bothered them because they are notoriously slow. When I called the error to their attention, they had it to me in a couple of days. I paid $48 for this 2-cd set. Here's what I got: a large square box (with a handsome picture of the Club) which holds a 121 page hard back book with a ton of cool pictures and 2 cds. I just popped 1 cd in and, on my not so hot office cd player, the sound is simply incredible. Why, just now it's Dukey playing something not on my RCA set....Sounds like the Orchestra is in my office. This is my first Bear set...but if all of them are of this quality, I'm gettin' into C&W. To me, this is well worth the price. Edited December 15, 2003 by clandy44 Quote
medjuck Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 Argghh. I ordered mine from Collector's Choice for $65 and still haven't gotten it. BTW at $48 it's about 1/2 the price Europeans are paying. Weird for a European release. Quote
Christiern Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 With a well prepared 121 hard cover boo, $48 begins to look more reasonable, IMO. Quote
clandy44 Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 (edited) No chance to really read the book, but there is significant text as well as pictures, many of them professional promo shots. Did see the bibliography, which is longer than the one in my senior thesis...hmmm, guess that's not that impressive. I put disc 1 in and started listening. One warning: there is a woman, speaking German, who does a voiceover over on tracks one and three which mostly obscures the music. On track four, she explains it's Eddie Cantor singing, which comes on at the end of the track, then she comes on track five again at the beginning. But, I jumped to tracks 10 and 11 and she is not there. So, beware if you don't like foreign language overdubs. Edited December 15, 2003 by clandy44 Quote
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