Duke's Big Four

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Duke Ellington Quartet: Duke Ellington (piano); Joe Pass (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Louis Bellson (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 1973. Includes original liner notes by Benny Green. Duke Ellington Quartet: Duke Ellington (piano); Joe Pass (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Louis Bellson (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 1973. Includes original liner notes by Benny Green. Digitally remastered by JVC using XRCD (extended resolution compact disc). One day (night? week?) in 1973, Duke Ellington and producer Norman Granz organized one of the Duke's rare small-group sessions, with, coincidentally, some of the finest players in jazz. The results, need one elaborate, are exquisite! No new tunes or long-form works, just four hep cats doing some relaxed jamming on some familiar tunes: Ellington standards, except for Louis Bellson's tribute to Coleman Hawkins, "The Hawk Talks." Apart from his usual big band context, one gets to hear the Duke stretch out on piano--and realize what a fine, undervalued pianist he was. He could say more in one or two well-placed notes than most pianists could say in a whole chorus. The late Pass' playing is luminous, out of the classic Charlie Christian/Tal Farlow school of jazz guitar. Brown's playing is warm as the summer sun, and Bellson is one of the consummate jazz drummers. Three thumbs up!
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)