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Classic Ellington
MP3 Music (2011)
by Simon Rattle, Luther Henderson, Lena Horne and Regina Carter
Sales Rank: 295697
Price:$16.92
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Album Tracks
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1. Take The 'A' Train
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2. You're The One
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3. Sophisticated Lady
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4. Harlem A Tone Parallel To Harlem
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5. Far East Suite: Isfahan
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6. Far East Suite: Ad Lib On Nippon
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7. That Doo-Wah Thing
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8. Something To Live For
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9. Come Sunday
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10. Solitude In Transblucency
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11. Maybe
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12. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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Customer Reviews and Comments
Having heard excerpts from this on the radio before it was released whetted my appetite,and I rushed out and bought the disc on day one.Why,you may ask,should you purchase this in preference to the Orchestra(s) of the Duke himself? Well,for one thing it's an album featuring a host of the best players from today(Lovano,Redman,Watson),players whom the Duke himself would surely have welcomed into his ranks (and who could complain about the compositions chosen?)For another,although this is'nt a priority for me(my own record collection ranging from the dawn of recording history to now),there's a very good quality of recording throughout in,but the real question is--to whom would this release be aimed at primarily...the classical enthusiast,the jazz enthusiast,which? Which particular pigeon hole should the marketing men slot this into?Answer--I don't know,because this a delight that really crosses categories, transcending mere factionalism, and suceeding in the same way that the "Third Stream" music of a few years ago was supposed to do,but conspicuously failed to deliver.Of course,Rattle has crossed musical divides before,mostly garnering praise,and I can't help but feel that his all-encompassing approach is the only sensible path,as so much can be lost to those whose loyalties are unwaveringly tied to one type of music or another(Gil Evans and his Hendrix tributes are another good example of broadening horizons for an audience of mainly jazz fans). So,let's hope that this real alternative to the Ducal catalogue has the success it deserves,and some more of the same would be nice...the music of Mingus would especially be suitable to this revisionist treatment,as this was concieved(if only in the head of the man himself)for a more classical interpretation.Try this,you'll think it money well spent.
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Classic Ellington
MP3 Music (2011)
by Simon Rattle, Luther Henderson, Lena Horne and Regina Carter
Price:$16.92
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