Duke Ellington - 1969: All-Star White House Tribute To Duke Ellington

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:46
Size: 175,9 MB
Art: Front + Back

(2:39)  1. Take the 'A' Train
(2:15)  2. I Got It Bad
(2:06)  3. Chelsea Bridge
(2:42)  4. Satin Doll
(1:51)  5. Sophisticated Lady
(3:18)  6. Just Squeeze Me
(1:00)  7. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
(0:55)  8. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
(0:55)  9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(7:04) 10. In a Mellow Tone
(1:55) 11. In a Sentimental Mood
(3:56) 12. Prelude to a Kiss
(2:16) 13. Ring Dem Bells
(2:23) 14. Drop Me Off in Harlem
(1:56) 15. All Too Soon
(2:18) 16. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(4:28) 17. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
(2:09) 18. Perdido
(3:33) 19. Warm Valley
(5:22) 20. Caravan
(3:45) 21. Mood Indigo
(2:11) 22. Prelude to a Kiss [2]
(2:38) 23. I Didn't Know about You
(2:26) 24. Praise God and Dance
(2:28) 25. Come Sunday
(2:13) 26. Heritage
(1:56) 27. Jump for Joy
(2:56) 28. Pat

A big band with Gerry Mulligan and Milt Hinton at the bottom, Paul Desmond and Clark Terry at the top, and an all-star cast in the middle makes this previously unissued session quite special. At the end, Duke Ellington sits down at the piano and performs a solo improvisation that he dedicated to Mrs. Pat Nixon. The President awarded Ellington the Medal of Freedom that day. It was the maestro's 70th birthday: April 29, 1969. Preserved on tape and broadcast overseas on the Voice of America, this program has remained in seclusion. Mulligan's unconventional arrangement of "Prelude to a Kiss" comes as quite a surprise. Emotional conversations between Mulligan and Desmond, Green and Johnson, and Terry with Mulligan, make the up-tempo affair rock heartily. Four of the songs are interpreted without the full ensemble, by piano trios. 

Special features include Jim Hall on "In a Sentimental Mood," Desmond on "Chelsea Bridge," Mulligan on "Warm Valley" and "Sophisticated Lady," Johnson on "Satin Doll," Terry on "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me," Berry on "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart," Joe Williams on two piercing, emotional pieces and one swinger, Mary Mayo on four lovely ballads and Louie Bellson on a romping "Caravan." The session has high points all through it. A little loose in places and yet highly recommended, this all-star program airs jazz the way it's supposed to be. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/duke-ellington-1969-all-star-white-house-tribute-duke-ellington-blue-note-records-review-by-jim-santella.php#.VB4WxRawTP8
 

Personnel: Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Earl Hines, Hank Jones, Billy Taylor- piano; Paul Desmond- alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan- baritone saxophone; Jim Hall- guitar; Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson- trombone; Bill Berry, Clark Terry- trumpet; Milt Hinton- bass; Louie Bellson- drums; Joe Williams, Mary Mayo- vocal.

1969:All-Star White House Tribute To Duke Ellington

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