Duke Box [Box set]

Duke, Duke Ellington, ???? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 8
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Storyville Records
• ASIN: B000MV8ZPO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,118 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ellington at his best, May 15, 2007

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Michael Leddy (Charleston, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duke Box (Audio CD)

It's increasingly difficult to get a good sampling of Duke Ellington's music from any source other than a "collector's" label. The Duke Box offers a great sampling of Ellingtonia, for $9 a disc. The sound is always at least adequate and sometimes excellent. The Fargo performances, 2.5 hours on discs 2 and 3 are incredible -- clear, vibrant sound and incredible musicianship. They're among the very best Ellington recordings. Thank you, Storyville!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, if not Essential, Collection, January 13, 2011

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D. J. Krug (Bainbridge Island, WA) - See all my reviews
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Reasonable sound, price and content - reviewers here have been a bit unfair IMO. You get the famous and essential Fargo 1940 concert, radio broadcasts, a Carnegie Hall concert not covered by the Presige series, and a good booklet (even though they could have used a better editor in places). The mastering favors elimination of hiss (at the expense of the middle range) too heavily in some places, but not nearly as bad as some other releases in the Ellington canon. Some listeners might be distracted by the presence of radio announcers in places, but for me that heightens the historical perpective and makes the set that much more enjoyable.

14 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too pricy for the content, May 12, 2007

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Charles S. Pickard "stereo buff" (Jacksonville) - See all my reviews
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Two of the recordings are excellent and representative of Duke's live performances. The Fargo recordings are outstanding. The other material is superfulous, and at times the fidelity suffers. The Concert at Carnagie Hall was quite good from a historical perspective.

I would recommend that Blue Note issue the Fargo recordings as a solo album at a lower price. True lovers of Duke and the big band sounds might find the box album a good buy. I am a collector, and a lot of this stuff I have on other disks. I would recommend other albums--- the Blanton recordings, with the phenomenal bass of Jimmy Blanton. Also, the live Newport Jazz Festival recordings (2-cds) are very good.