Digital Duke [Ellington]

Mercer Ellington, Duke Ellington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B0000001Q2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,978 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not original Duke, but still great..., August 25, 2003

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This review is from: Digital Duke [Ellington] (Audio CD)

True, this was recorded after Duke passed, but it is still a great recording. Although I like the entire CD, I'd buy it just to listen to "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me." This is an all around classic take on a classic song. Barry Lee Hall (who has been a member of the Elligton Orchestra since before Duke passed) and Clark Terry play this together and it is absolutely unbelievable. It was actually used in the movie "The Famous Baker Brothers." Take it from a jazz trumpeter, this is a great recording worthy every jazz lover's CD rack.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Duke it ain't. Lord have Mercer!, January 9, 2007

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Jonathan M. Mason "jm_1951" (Punta Gorda, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Duke [Ellington] (Audio CD)

I have actually had this CD for almost 20 years, and occasionally I would give it a spin, but frankly there is something about the sound of this music, the way that it is recorded, that grates and irritates, so although it has many of Duke Ellington's best numbers on it, something is definitely missing. Then recently I got the album Masterpieces by Ellington, which you can also get here, which is the real Duke in hi-fi from the 50's, and the difference is stunning. If you listen to both albums and still prefer this one, then so be it, but it is like night and day.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 26, 1998

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[e-mail] (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Duke [Ellington] (Audio CD)

While taking a jazz appreciation class in college, I went out and bought this CD. That was 3 years ago, and I have enjoy the music of this CD ever since. The energy in the music is completely infectious.