Best Of Duke Ellington: Original Capitol Recordings

Duke Ellington | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD (May 5, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Records
• ASIN: B000000D1Z
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,307 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Jazz Music
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Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: Compact Disk

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Duke Revisits, March 16, 2001

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Ted Ficklen (Saint Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Of Duke Ellington: Original Capitol Recordings (Audio CD)

Duke Ellington recorded for many labels during his lifetime and every one of those record companies have done their own "Best Of" re-issues. These Capitol recordings were done in the early 1950's and were the first re-recordings of the old Ellington standards of the 1920's and 30's. Unhampered by the time limits of the 78 rpm disc, the orchestra gets a chance to stretch out a bit. The sound here is comparable to other Hi-Fi recordings--vastly preferable to the 78's, even if the arrangements are sweeter and less funky than the originals.

Some Critics at the time of original release really slammed Ellington for trying to "improve" on his past, but looking at his entire career, you see his was constantly re-arranging and re-recording his standards.

This compilation on the Curb label is a better price than Capitol's own "Best Of" collection.