Duke Ellington Presents...

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Musicians : Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Jimmy Woode (bass), Harry Carney (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone), ... [Tout afficher]

Description:
Musicians :
Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Jimmy Woode (bass), Harry Carney (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Britt Woodman, John Saunders, Quentin Jackson (trombone), Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet, violin), Sam Woodyard (drums.

- 180 gram vinyl reissue !

- New 2022 DMM cut utilizing remastered audio files from 2014 !

- Duke Ellington's big band classic on Bethlehem !

- Pressed at Precision Record Pressing in Canada !

Legendary American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded this album for the Bethlehem label in 1956. AllMusic rated the album 21/2 stars, and stated "... the music is quite enjoyable and it is interesting to hear Duke Ellington playing such tunes as "Laura", "My Funny Valentine", and "Indian Summer".

The remastered 96kHz / 24-bit audio files used for this pressing were from a 2014 remastering. A new Direct Metal Mastering cut in 2022 utilizing those files produced the pressing stampers.

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