Duke Ellington - Verve Jazz Masters 4 (1994)
Duke Ellington - Verve Jazz Masters 4 (1994)
Jazz, Big Band Swing | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 70 min | 161 MB
Label: Verve | Rel: 1994
Jazz, Big Band Swing | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 70 min | 161 MB
Label: Verve | Rel: 1994
A compilation of live recordings from the late '50s and mid '60s, this disc reveals a lesser-known side of the Duke. Loose and highly energetic in both structure and execution, these tracks show that even in mid-century Ellington was still keeping apace with musical developments. Particularly intriguing is his foray into modal jazz with "La Plus Belle Africaine," a 14-minute atmospheric journey full of stark, tribal rhythms and snaking melody lines. Ellington here seems to have loosened the formality of his earlier bandleading, replacing it with a wilder approach, powerful dynamics, and shouts and banter between the bandmembers.
Tracklist:
01. Take The 'A' Train
02. La Plus Belle Africaine
03. Flirtibird
04. Diminuendo In Blue And Blow By Blow
05. Loveless Love
06. Going Up
07. St. Louis Blues
08. Stompy Jones
09. Caravan
10. Total Jazz
11. Perdido
12. Jam With Sam
13. Rockin' In Rhythm