Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington - The Complete Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Sessions: The Great Summit: Deluxe Edition [Limit

Artist:

Armstrong, Louis

See Also:

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:

DISC 1: THE MASTER TAKES:

1. Duke`s Place
2. I`m Just a Lucky So and So
3. Cottontail
4. Mood Indigo
5. Do Nothin` till You Hear From Me
6. Beautiful American, The
7. Black and Tan Fantasy
8. Drop Me Off in Harlem
9. Mooche, The
10. In a Mellow Tone
11. It Don`t Mean a Thing (If It Ain`t Got That Swing)
12. Solitude
13. Don`t Get Around Much Anymore
14. I`m Beginning to See the Light
15. Just Squeeze Me
16. I Got It Bad (And That Ain`t Good)
17. Azalea

DISC 2: THE MAKING OF THE GREAT SUMMIT:

1. In a Mellow Tone: Warm Up / Complete Take (Take 1)
2. 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)
3. Do Nothin` till You Hear From Me: Rehearsal/Working Out Arrangement (Take 1) / Discussion/Complete Take (Take 2) / False Start (Take 3)
4. 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
5. Duke`s Place - (take 5, Luckey Roberts intro/complete take)
6. Drop Me Off in Harlem - (take 2, complete take)
7. I`m Just a Lucky So and So: Conversation / False Start (Take 1) / Complete Take/Discussion (Take 2)
8. Azalea: Discussion/False Start (Take 8) / False Start (Take 9) / Complete In Two Sections (Take 10)
9. Black and Tan Fantasy: False Start (Take 3) / Conversation Leading To Take Four / False Start (Take 5) / Complete Take (Take 6)
10. 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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