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- Bailey, Mildred Ruby Braff - Being With You: Ruby Braff Remembers Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong For Lovers Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Al Hirt/Louis Armstrong - Souvenirs [12/8] *
- Description:
- Disc 1 is the previously released THE COMPLETE LOUIS ARMSTRONG & DUKE ELLINGTON SESSIONS. Disc 2 is a bonus CD of conversations, false starts and outtakes from the same sessions.
Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Duke Ellington (piano); Trummy Young (trombone); Barney Bigard (clarinet); Mort Herbert (bass); Danny Barcelona (drums).
Producer: Bob Thiele.
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscana.
Recorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York on April 3 & 4, 1961. Includes liner notes by Dan Morgenstern.
Digitally remastered by Ron McMaster.
These are Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington`s only recorded studio sessions working together. As the two men were arguably the most definitive improviser and bandleader/composer of the century respectively, that alone makes this collaboration of high interest. Originally released as two LPs on Roulette, "Together for the First Time" and "The Great Reunion of..." these sessions were well produced and well recorded the first time around. This two CD set brings together all 17 official cuts, and elegantly places all the outtakes, false starts, alternate takes, and session conversations on a second disc with its own set of liner notes.
Historical significance aside, this is simply some really great music. Armstrong`s singing is relaxed and full of humor and grit, and the small combo setting means we get to hear more of Ellington`s piano than usual. The group is rounded out with members of Armstrong`s band, and includes the reunion of Duke and his former employee, clarinetist Barney Bigard. Duke`s repertoire brings out the best in Armstrong, and he returns the favor, casting even the most familiar of these tunes in a fresh light. An exceptional recording through and through.
- Track Listing:
- Duke`s Place
- I`m Just a Lucky So and So
- Cottontail
- Mood Indigo
- Do Nothin` till You Hear From Me
- Beautiful American, The
- Black and Tan Fantasy
- Drop Me Off in Harlem
- Mooche, The
- In a Mellow Tone
- It Don`t Mean a Thing (If It Ain`t Got That Swing)
- Solitude
- Don`t Get Around Much Anymore
- I`m Beginning to See the Light
- Just Squeeze Me
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain`t Good)
- Azalea
- In a Mellow Tone: Warm Up / Complete Take (Take 1)
- I`m Beginning to See the Light: False Start (Take 1) / Two False Starts (Take 4) / Complete Take (Take 5) / Conversation/False Start (Take 6) / Long False Start (Take 7)
- Do Nothin` till You Hear From Me: Rehearsal/Working Out Arrangement (Take 1) / Discussion/Complete Take (Take 2) / False Start (Take 3)
- Don`t Get Around Much Anymore: Breakdown (Take 2) / Breakdown (Take 3) / Discussion/False Start (Take 4) / Complete Take (Take 5) / Discussion/Rehearsal Of Ending
- Duke`s Place - (take 5, Luckey Roberts intro/complete take)
- Drop Me Off in Harlem - (take 2, complete take)
- I`m Just a Lucky So and So: Conversation / False Start (Take 1) / Complete Take/Discussion (Take 2)
- Azalea: Discussion/False Start (Take 8) / False Start (Take 9) / Complete In Two Sections (Take 10)
- Black and Tan Fantasy: False Start (Take 3) / Conversation Leading To Take Four / False Start (Take 5) / Complete Take (Take 6)
- Band Discussion on Cottontail
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 07/18/2000
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Jazz Instrument
- Subgenre:
- Trumpet
- Label:
- Roulette Records
- Catalog Number:
- 24546
- Original Release Year:
- 2000
- # of Discs:
- 2
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Guest Artist:
- Barney Bigard; Trummy Young
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Anonymous from Chicago, Apr 27, 2007
This was virtually the only recorded meeting of the greatest jazz performer and its greatest composer. Orignally recorded for Roulette by the late Bob Thiele, the sides oriinally comprised a double CD. Michael Cuscuna, best known for producing all those great Mosaic reissues, located the original tapes and found a great deal of interesting alternate takes, false starts etc. It confirms what I've always suspected- Armstrong was a genius. He tackles a number of Ellington favorites and one unknown but beautiful number- Azalea- for a thoroughly enjoyable experience. A great value and some sides that definitely shouldn't be overlooked.
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