Masterpieces by Ellington
Masterpieces by Ellington album in studio | |
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Artista | Duke Ellington, and his orchestra |
Pubblicazione | 1951 |
Dischi | 1 |
Tracce | 4 |
Genere | Jazz Swing |
Etichetta | Columbia Records |
Arrangiamenti | Billy Strayhorn e Duke Ellington |
Registrazione | 18 dicembre 1950, New York Bonus tracks: 7 agosto & 11 dicembre 1951, New York |
Formati | LP da 12" |
Altri formati | CD |
Duke Ellington - cronologia | |
Album precedente Great Times! (1950)Album successivo Ellington Uptown (1951) |
Masterpieces by Ellington è un album discografico del musicista e compositore jazz Duke Ellington, inciso per l'etichetta Columbia Records nel 1950.
Descrizione
Si tratta del primo LP di Ellington.[1] Il disco fu uno dei primi LP da 12 pollici ad approfittare della maggiore capienza disponibile e consisteva in 4 tracce.
L'album contiene versioni integrali dei classici di Ellington "Mood Indigo" (1930), "Sophisticated Lady" (1933) e "Solitude" (1934). Non più vincolati dai limiti dei 78 giri, questi arrangiamenti vanno dagli 8 ai 15 minuti di durata. I primi sono cantati da Eve Duke, indicata sotto il nome di Yvonne Lanauze,[2] e il terzo include un assolo del trombonista Lawrence Brown. La composizione più recente, "The Tattooed Bride" (1948), dà ampio spazio al clarinettista Jimmy Hamilton. I lunghi arrangiamenti sono stati creati sia da Ellington che dal suo collaboratore di lunga data Billy Strayhorn.[3]
La versione originale pubblicata nel 1951 nella linea "Columbia Masterworks" aveva una copertina rossa che venne successivamente rimpiazzata con una di colore blu nel 1956.[4] L'album è stato ristampato in formato CD nel 2004 con l'aggiunta di 3 tracce bonus.
Tracce
- Tutti i brani sono opera di Duke Ellington tranne dove indicato diversamente.
- Mood Indigo (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) – 15:27
- Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 11:29
- The Tattooed Bride – 11:43
- Solitude (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 8:26
- Vagabonds (Ellington, Juan Tizol, Johnny Burke) – 3:11 (Bonus track sulla ristampa CD)
- Smada (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:48 (Bonus track sulla ristampa CD)
- Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 2:27 (Bonus track sulla ristampa CD)
Formazione
- Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – pianoforte
- Cat Anderson (tracce 1-4, 6 & 7), Shorty Baker, Mercer Ellington (tracce 1-4), Fats Ford (tracce 1-4), Ray Nance, Nelson Williams – tromba
- Lawrence Brown (tracce 1-4), Tyree Glenn (tracce 1-4), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (tracce 5-7) – trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinetto, sax tenore
- Johnny Hodges (tracce 1-4), Willie Smith (tracce 5-7) – sax alto
- Russell Procope – sax alto, clarinetto
- Paul Gonsalves – sax tenore
- Harry Carney – sax baritono, clarinetto basso (traccia 2)
- Wendell Marshall – contrabbasso
- Sonny Greer (tracce 1-4), Louis Bellson (tracce 5-7) – batteria
- Yvonne Lanauze – voce[5]
Note
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama, su depanorama.net. URL consultato il 26 marzo 2018 (archiviato dall'url originale il 9 settembre 2017).
- ^ Baker, Rafferty, "Jazz musician, 91, who played with Duke Ellington, now entertains residents at seniors' home" [1], CBC News, accessed April 10, 2018
- ^ Hajdu, David. Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. North Point Press: New York City, 1996. p. 140.
- ^ Neely, T., Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide, 2004, pag. 165
- ^ Note interne - Columbia LP ML-4418, 1951
Collegamenti esterni
- (EN) Bruce Eder, Masterpieces by Ellington, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
- (EN) Masterpieces by Ellington, su Discogs, Zink Media.
- (EN) Masterpieces by Ellington, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
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Album in studio | The Blanton–Webster Band · Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band · Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year · Liberian Suite · Great Times! · Masterpieces by Ellington · Ellington Uptown · The Duke Plays Ellington · Ellington '55 · Dance to the Duke! · Ellington Showcase · Historically Speaking · Duke Ellington Presents... · The Complete Porgy and Bess · A Drum Is a Woman · Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 · Such Sweet Thunder · Ellington Indigos · Black, Brown and Beige · Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque · The Cosmic Scene · Happy Reunion · Jazz Party · Back to Back · Side by Side · Anatomy of a Murder · Festival Session · Blues in Orbit · The Nutcracker Suite · Piano in the Background · Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. · Unknown Session · Piano in the Foreground · The Great Summit: The Master Takes · Paris Blues · First Time! The Count Meets the Duke · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane · Featuring Paul Gonsalves · Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 · Midnight in Paris · Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins · Studio Sessions, New York 1962 · Money Jungle · Afro-Bossa · The Symphonic Ellington · Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session · Studio Sessions New York 1963 · My People · Ellington '65 · Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins · Ellington '66 · Concert in the Virgin Islands · The Popular Duke Ellington · The Far East Suite · The Jaywalker · Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York · ...And His Mother Called Him Bill · Second Sacred Concert · Studio Sessions New York, 1968 · Latin American Suite · The Pianist · New Orleans Suite · Orchestral Works · The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 · The Intimacy of the Blues · The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse · Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York · Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 · The Intimate Ellington · The Ellington Suites · This One's for Blanton! · Up in Duke’s Workshop · Duke's Big 4 · Mood Ellington |
Album dal vivo | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 · The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 · The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 · The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 · Ellington at Newport · Dance Concerts, California 1958 · Dance Dates, California 1958 · Newport 1958 · Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II · Duke Ellington at the Alhambra · Live at the Blue Note · The Great Paris Concert · A Concert of Sacred Music · In the Uncommon Market · Soul Call · Yale Concert · 70th Birthday Concert · Togo Brava Suite · Live at the Whitney · Third Sacred Concert · Eastbourne Performance |
Collaborazioni | con Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: The Great Summit · con Alice Babs: Serenade to Sweden · con Teresa Brewer: It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing · con Rosemary Clooney: Blue Rose · con Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook, Ella at Duke's Place, The Stockholm Concert, 1966, Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur · con Frank Sinatra: Francis A. & Edward K. · con John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane · con Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins · con Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke |
Composizioni principali | All Too Soon · Azure · Black, Brown and Beige · C Jam Blues · Cotton Tail · Day Dream · Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue · Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me · Don't Get Around Much Anymore · Drop Me Off in Harlem · Everything But You · Harlem · I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues · I Didn't Know About You · I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) · I'm Beginning to See the Light · I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So · In a Mellow Tone · In a Sentimental Mood · It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) · Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' · Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) · The Mooche · Mood Indigo · Prelude to a Kiss · Rocks in My Bed · Solitude · Sophisticated Lady |
Composizioni di Billy Strayhorn per Ellington: | Take the A Train · Lush Life · Chelsea Bridge · Something to Live For · Satin Doll · Blood Count |
Composizioni di Juan Tizol per Ellington: | Caravan · Perdido |
Album tributo | Thelonious Monk plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955) · Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957) · Nina Simone Sings Ellington! (1962) · Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 · Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 |
Membri dell'Orchestra | Hayes Alvis · Cat Anderson · Ivie Anderson · Harold Ashby · Alice Babs · Shorty Baker · Butch Ballard · Art Baron · Aaron Bell · Louie Bellson · Joe Benjamin · Barney Bigard · Lou Blackburn · Jimmy Blanton · Wellman Braud · Lawrence Brown · Harry Carney · Johnny Coles · Willie Cook · Buster Cooper · Kay Davis · Wild Bill Davis · Wilbur De Paris · Bobby Durham · Mercer Ellington · Rolf Ericson · Jimmy Forrest · Victor Gaskin · Peter Giger · Tyree Glenn · Paul Gonsalves · Sonny Greer · Fred Guy · Jimmy Hamilton · Otto Hardwick · Rick Henderson · Al Hibbler · Johnny Hodges · Major Holley · Quentin Jackson · Hilton Jefferson · Herb Jeffries · Freddie Jenkins · Money Johnson · Herbie Jones · Taft Jordan · Al Killian · Queen Esther Marrow · Wendell Marshall · Murray McEachern · Louis Metcalf · Bubber Miley · Harold "Geezil" Minerve · Ray Nance · Tricky Sam Nanton · Oscar Pettiford · Eddie Preston · Russell Procope · Junior Raglin · Betty Roché · Ernie Royal · Al Sears · Joya Sherrill · Willie Smith · Rex Stewart · Billy Strayhorn · Billy Taylor · Clark Terry · Juan Tizol · Norris Turney · Ben Webster · Arthur Whetsol · Cootie Williams · Nelson Williams · Skippy Williams · Booty Wood · Jimmy Woode · Britt Woodman · Sam Woodyard |
Filmografia | Black and Tan · Belle of the Nineties · Il mistero del varietà · Cabin in the Sky · Paris Blues · U-112 assalto al Queen Mary · Change of Mind |