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3.0 out of 5 stars
I can hear the lead sheets rustling..., December 31, 2005
This review is from: Plays Duke Ellington 2 (Audio CD)
Well, look...Hines is incredible, but if he's gonna play like this, I'd rather hear him play "I've Got the World on a String". The only thing very Ellingtonian about this CD is the fact that Hines belongs more-or-less to the same generation as Duke. He treats every composition as a simple "head"; he doesn't find any orchestrational specificity in any of the pieces - they all are treated basically the same. There are many Hines CD's with more to offer than this one. In fact, I consider this one of the most overrated discs of all time. I feel like critics have rated it based on the idea. I can't believe they really listened to it. Why isn't Quintessential on Ciaroscuro reissued? That's a masterpiece.
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Relaxing. Easy on the brain. Good any time of the day., September 2, 1999
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This review is from: Plays Duke Ellington 2 (Audio CD)
It's a masterful musical work . Relaxing . Easy on the brain . Good any time of the day. -Morrow
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