Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Volume 1
COMPILATION
Duke Ellington, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Duke Ellington]
Wallace Jones, trumpet
Taft Jordan, trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet
Rex Stewart, cornet
"Tricky" Joe Nanton, trombone
Lawrence Brown, trombone
Juan Tizol, trombone
Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Otto Hardwick, alto saxophone
Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor saxophone
Harry Carney, baritone saxophone
Fred Guy, guitar
Ernest Wilson Myers, bass
Sonny Greer, drums
Betty Roche, vocals
Al Hibbler, vocals
Ray Nance, trumpet (B4)
Harold Baker, trumpet (B4)
Junior Raglin, bass (B4
Ray Nance, vocals (B4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : ORG Music
Original Label : ORG Music
Recorded in New York City on on November 8 and 9, 1943
Produced by Wally Heider
Remastered by Infrasonic Mastering
Released in 2017
Tracks :
Side A:
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Blue Skies
- Boy Meets Horn
- Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me
- Summertime
- Sentimental Lady (aka "Home")
- Tea For Two
Side B:
- C Jam Blues (aka "Jam Blues")
- Hip-Skip-Jump (aka "Hop, Skip And Jump")
- Blue Skies
- Mood Indigo
- Main Stem
- A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship)
- Three-Cent Stomp
Reviews :
"Hindsight has released five excellent LPs of radio transcriptions by Duke Ellington from 1946-47, one of his most underrated periods. With the trumpet section now starring Taft Jordan and the phenomenal high-note virtuoso Cat Anderson, Tricky Sam Nanton and Lawrence Brown still in the trombone section and veterans Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges joined in the saxophone section by clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton and tenorman Al Sears (not to mention the presence of bassist Oscar Pettiford), Ellington's orchestra was far from in decline. There are lots of colorful moments provided throughout this series by all of the above and Volume One gets it off to a solid start." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic 4,5/5 , Discogs 4/5