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ELLINGTON, Duke: Jump For Joy (1941-1942) (Duke Ellington, Vol. 8)

Composer(s):
Artist(s)
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Jazz
Category Jazz
Catalogue 8.120743
Label Naxos Jazz Legends
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 6.99
 

 

   



Once Upon a Time 1941-42
Review By NS94944,January 2012

Once upon a time there was a great Ellington band known as the Webster-Blanton band because two great musicians, Ben Webster and Jimmy Blanton were in it along with Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Cottie Williams, Rex Stewart and Sonny Greer. In fact, every member of this famous ensemble was a star in his own right, capable of short dazzling solos as well as joining in a blend of sound no band could ever quite achieve again. When the bassist Blanton died shortly after these recordings were made, the band lost a certain driving pulse that Blanton gave Ellington on piano.

In the years to come, many left to form their own bands and many came back, but for one wonderful moment in time Duke had an entire pallete of colors and rhythms that he would never quite have again. Ellington more....







 

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