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Indigos
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by Duke Ellington
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Listener Reviews & Comments
Some years ago, maybe fiftenn or twenty, I bought a cassette tape which had several Ellington cuts on it. The only information it had about the recordings was that they had been on the Columbia label, absolutely nothing else. I was particularly intrigued by the version of "Solitude", and I often wondered when it was done. Other Ellington cuts on that tape included "Mood Indigo" and "Prelude to a Kiss". Listening to the sidemen didn't help in determining the recordig time, as I could recognize Harry Carney (now that pinned the date down, didn't it?) and Johnny Hodges, but that's about all. Finally with the help of Charlie the Collector of KAAM radio, we located this album, with this CD version adding some cuts not on the original LP. What atracted me then as now to "Solitude" is the concert-style arrangement, with Ellington playing most of it solo out of time, then joined by the rhythm section with the full band coming in only towards the end. In fact, each track on this album features soloists, rather than being ensemble pieces: Ellington on "Solitude", "Night and Day" and "All the Things You Are"; Paul Gonsalves on "Where or When"; Shorty Baker on "Mood Indigo" and "Willow Weep for Me"; Johnny Hodges on "Prelude to a Kiss"; Jimmy Hamilton on "Tenderly"; Harry Carney and Ray Nance (on trumpet) on "Dancing in the Dark"; and Ray Nance (on violin) and Ozzie Bailey (vocal) on "Autumn Leaves". All are excellent, with my only criticism being that on "All the Things You Are", when the rhythm section joins and Ellington has to play in time, his arpeggios seem rushed and choppy. It's as if he were trying to do too much in the allotted time and still stay on the beat. Don't expect to dance to this album. Just sit back with a good Merlot, listen and enjoy.
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Indigos
by Duke Ellington
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