Looky looky what came in the mail today!
Masterpieces by Ellington
Columbia/Analogue Productions ML/APJ 4418 180g mono AAA LP
Dead quiet, and I didn't pause to clean it. Sounds magnificent. Slow, melodic, hypnotizing. I understand why Fremer says it's a must-have--he rates the music and recording as 11, and I agree.
1. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 15:27
2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 11:29
3. "The Tattooed Bride" - 11:43
4. "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 8:26
Recorded in New York on December 18, 1950
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – piano
Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Mercer Ellington, Fats Ford, Ray Nance, Nelson Williams - trumpet
Lawrence Brown, Tyree Glenn, Quentin Jackson- trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
Wendell Marshall - bass
Sonny Greer - drums
Yvonne Lanauze - vocals
Review and Samples from AllMusicMikey's Review