Compact Jazz - Duke Ellington & Friends

Duke Ellington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000475Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #453,891 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Take The 'A' Train - Ella Fitzgerald

2. Caravan - Lawrence Brown

3. Cotton Tail - Ben Webster

4. Mood Indigo - Johnny Hodges

5. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - Al Hibbler

6. Prelude To A Kiss - Ben Webster

7. Satin Doll - Johnny Hodges/Billy Strayhorn

8. Stompy Jones - Johnny Hodges

9. I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good - Harry Carney

10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Johnny Hodges/Billy Strayhorn

11. It Don't Mean A Thing - Ella Fitzgerald

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant surprise gives highlights of a huge career..., February 1, 2003

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compact Jazz - Duke Ellington & Friends (Audio CD)

Duke recorded for 40 years or so. Therefore, no single CD of 11 songs could possibly be comprehensive. That doesn't mean such a disc can't be superb, however. On this one, you get just under an hour of songs Duke wrote or co-wrote, performed by ensembles of as few as four players or as many as 16. Ella Fitzgerald sings twice and Al Hibbler once. Among the great soloists are Ben Webster and Johnny Hodges on saxophones, Lawrence Brown on trombone, and Duke on piano. Also contributing are people like Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Haywood Henry, Teddy Wilson, Louis Bellson, Billy Strayhorn and Mercer Ellington. Look at the list of artists, read the names of the tunes, and if you don't already have these songs by Duke, find a copy of this collection. You won't be sorry. The highlight for me is the five-minute version of "Satin Doll" featuring Strayhorn's piano and Hodges on alto sax. The other 51 minutes don't stink, either.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very high quality material, December 8, 2011

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Christopher "something_new" (Syracuse, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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Two of my favorite scat solos by Ella Fitzgerald appear on this album. They are bright, nuanced, and take many unexpected directions. The entire album is very classy and sure-footed and stands up to multiple listens.

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent service, super fast, will buy again :), August 28, 2003

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