Compact Jazz: Duke Ellington & Friends

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Personnel includes: Duke Ellington (leader, piano); Ella Fitzgerald, Al Hibbler (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Ben Webster, Arthur Clarke (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Dizzy Gillespie, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Bill Berry (trumpet); Chuck Connors (trombone, bass trombone); Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Lawrence Brown (trombone); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet); Leroy Lovett, Oscar Peterson, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); Jimmy Woode, Lloyd Trotman, Ray Brown, Aaron Bell (bass); Sam Woodyard, Louis Bellson, J.C. Heard (drums). Recorded between 1953 and 1966. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs. Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder & Dennis Drake (PolyGram Studios, USA). Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ella Fitzgerald, Al Hibbler (vocals); Barney Kessel, Billy Bauer (guitar); Ray Nance (violin, trumpet); Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Hilton Jefferson, Johnny Hodges, George Dorsey (alto saxophone); Frank Foster , Paul Gonsalves, Sam "The Man" Taylor , Ben Webster, Arthur "Babe" Clarke (tenor saxophone); Chuck Connors (baritone saxophone, trombone); Danny Bank , Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Cootie Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Scott, Ed Mullens, Herb Jones, Harold Baker, Bob Johnson, Mercer Ellington, Taft Jordan, Bill Berry , Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Tony Miranda (French horn); Ted Kelly, Lawrence Brown , Quentin Jackson, George Matthews , John Sanders, Britt Woodman, Buster Cooper (trombone); Jimmy Jones , Leroy Lovett, Les Spann, Oscar Peterson, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Billy Smith , J.C. Heard , Jo Jones , Louie Bellson, Sam Woodyard (drums). Audio Remasterers: Mark Wilder; Dennis Drake. Liner Note Author: James Isaacs. Recording information: Antibes Jazz Festival, Antibes, France; New York, NY. Though limited by the relatively small number of recordings Duke Ellington made for Verve Records during his career, the DUKE ELLINGTON AND FRIENDS edition of Verve's early-'90s COMPACT JAZZ series of reissues is inarguably one of the series' best. Opening with Ella Fitzgerald's legendary rendition of "Take the A Train" (also available on the Fitzgerald/Ellington edition of COMPACT JAZZ), the 56-minute, 11-track disc moves through a number of small-group recordings made under the names of Ellington sidemen like tenor Ben Webster and alto Johnny Hodges, as well as the underrated singer Al Hibbler, whose "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" is a career highlight. The disc also includes big band versions of Ellington classics like "Satin Doll" and Prelude to a Kiss," many of which were recorded at Verve founder Norman Granz's legendary Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts.
録音 : モノラル／ステレオ (Studio/Live)