Duke in Blue

Duke in Blue

Duke in Blue

ASIN: B00002MZ1J

Editorial Reviews
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Despite his prodigious talents on piano, Ellis Marsalis has been largely content to remain in his hometown of New Orleans, raising sons who would go on to win wide acclaim in the jazz world. And with albums like Duke in Blue to his credit, Marsalis ought to be content, as this is easily among the most fulfilling nods to Ellington in his centennial year. The playing is neither reserved nor sporty, relying on color and a slowed pace to demonstrate how well Ellington built his works from behind the keyboard. "Come Sunday" gets the most sublime reading, and "The Mooche" gets the broadest, brightest jump, opening the session. In between, there's "Squatty Roo" with its finger-jumping complexity and "Reflections in D" to quietly indulge a melancholic strain that runs throughout Duke in Blue. Maybe Marsalis's vision of Ellington is suffused with the blues, not just their structure but their philosophic, on-the-run underpinnings. After all, Marsalis chose to remain somewhat local in the Crescent City, deepening his family's legacy for sure. And Ellington? Well, he barely came off the road for home leave in all his decades of touring. In any event, Marsalis sounds experienced and wise throughout his Ellingtonian forays, ever comfortable and carefully creative. --Andrew Bartlett

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Two's Company
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Long Awaited "Gem"
  • Bette Davis in a musical...yes, you heard right
 Two's Company

Manufacturer: Sepia Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007X9URY
Release Date: 2005-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Overture - Orchestra
  2. Theatre Is A Lady - Bill Callahan
  3. Turn Me Loose On Broadway - Bette Davis
  4. It Just Occurred To Me - Peter Kelley
  5. A Man's Home - Hiram Sherman
  6. Roundabout - Ellen Hanley
  7. Roll Along, Sadie - Betty Davis
  8. Out Of The Clear Blue Sky - Peter Kelley
  9. Esther - David Burns
  10. Haunted Hot Spot - Ellen Hanley
  11. Purple Rose - Bette Davis
  12. Just Like A Man - Bette Davis
  13. Finale - Bette Davis And The Company
  14. Bonus Track: A Like The Likes Of You/What Is There To Say/I Can't Get Started With You/Who's To Blame - Vernon Duke
  15. Cabin In The Sky/Honey In The Honeycomb/Taking A Chance On Love/The Love I Longed For - Vernon Duke
  16. Out Of The Clear Blue Sky/Roundabout/Autumn In New York/Island In The West Indies - Vernon Duke
  17. Introduction/April In Paris/Rendevous Sans Addresse/Summer Is A-Comin' In/La Musique Avant Toutes Choses/April In Paris - Vernon Duke
  18. I Can't Get Started - Vernon Duke
  19. I'm Gonna Ring The Bell Tonight - Vernon Duke

Album Description

The 1952 original Broadway cast recording, on CD for the first time! Features Oscar winner Bette Davis in her only musical stage appearance. Bonus tracks include a song by Nancy Walker and material composed & performed by composer Vernon Duke.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Long Awaited "Gem".......2007-07-09

My LP of this show was totally worn out, so I'm absolutely delighted to have this on such a great sounding CD. Davis is right up there with other musical luminaries such as Hepburn in COCO and Bacall in WOMAN OF THE YEAR and APPLAUSE. All three were non-singers who acted, and their recordings are really just a joy to have to offset soprani like Cook, Chenowith, and Lukker.

This really is a must have recording for any true musical comedy lover who wants the unusual and historical. Davis's "Turn Me Loose on Broadway" is wonderful from her "Mistah conductah, iff You Pleeees" to her slightly off tempo "hey" in the dance break. Davis did try to sing several times through her career. Frank Loesser's "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" has been on a few collections, and there was that failed musical version of THE CORN IS GREEN entitled MISS MOFFAT that closed in Philadelphia. Betty Davis wasn't a good singer, but she tried!

The supporting cast is excellent, and I think it's just a joy to hear an old-school musical by one of the forgotten greats, Vernon Duke. That's why I'm really pleased to have the Duke bonus tracks on the CD as well. It's a great value with Davis, Duke, and Lawrence Welk and his orchestra as well. The album was coveted for years, and it's just wonderful to have it in better sound than it ever was.

3 out of 5 stars Bette Davis in a musical...yes, you heard right.......2006-10-05

Bette Davis in a musical? In 1952, when her film career started on yet another downward spiral and she was unceremoniously labelled as "box office poison", the legendary Ms Davis decided to do the unthinkable, and made her Broadway musical debut in TWO'S COMPANY, a fluffy little revue that would have certainly folded a lot quicker if a mega-watt star like Davis was not in the starring role.

TWO'S COMPANY ran on the box office power of Davis, and the moment she became ill and started missing performances, the closing notices were posted (the show limped along for 90 performances). Nevertheless, this curious jewel of a show was recorded, and now gets it's CD premiere thanks to British boutique label Sepia.

Apparently, Davis was so embarrased by her performance, that she attempted to buy every single copy of the original LP in order to destroy them. One can just imagine Davis (in full Margo Channing mode) swaggering into a record store and slamming a pile of TWO'S COMPANY albums onto the sales counter ("don't bother to wrap `em!").

While Davis was never a singer, she croaks out her songs quite well, and what she lacks in musicality she compensates with comedy and sheer brio.

Performing the more demanding material is Ellen Hanley, known to musical fans for her Tony-winning role as Thea in "Fiorello!"; as well as Adrianna in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse", and replacing Polly Bergen in "First Impressions" (the Jane Austen/'Pride & Prejudice' musical of 1959).

Sepia's remaster of the TWO'S COMPANY album (taken from original 78's) is quite crisp and clean, with some slight hiss and sonic wobble in certain areas (like towards the end of "Haunted Hot Spot"), although we are lucky to have this title on disc in the first place.

Known for their copious bonus tracks, Sepia do not disappoint, and the TWO'S COMPANY disc is filled out with extensive supplementaries (Nancy Walker singing "I Can't Get Started" and Jack Smith with "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight"); and a whole "Vernon Duke plays Vernon Duke" section.

Now that TWO'S COMPANY has been released on compact disc, we can finally hear what all the fuss was about.
Menuhin & Grappelli Play...
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Most beautiful music
 Menuhin & Grappelli Play...

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ASIN: B0002Z83LG
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
  2. Soon
  3. Summertime
  4. Embraceable You
  5. Liza
  6. A Foggy Day
  7. 'S Wonderful
  8. The Man I Love
  9. I Got Rhythm
  10. He Loves And She Loves
  11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  12. They All Laughed
  13. Funny Face
  14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
  15. Lady Be Good
  16. These Foolish Things
  17. Laura
  18. April In Paris
  19. Autumn Leaves
  20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

  1. Cheek To Cheek
  2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  3. Change Partners
  4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
  5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  6. Heat Wave
  7. The Way You Look Tonight
  8. Pick Yourself Up
  9. A Fine Romance
  10. All The Things You Are
  11. Why Do I Love You?
  12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  13. Night And Day
  14. Looking At You
  15. Just One Of Those Things
  16. My Funny Valentine
  17. Thou Swell
  18. The Lady Is A Tramp
  19. Blue Room
  20. Jealousy
  21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.
Auf Wiederseh'n
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant vintage hamonics!
 Auf Wiederseh'n

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ASIN: B000001HJO
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

  1. Creole Love Call
  2. Must I Now Leave My Little Town?
  3. Perpetual Motion
  4. A Little Madness Is No Bad Thing
  5. Tea For Two
  6. A Little Spring Breeze
  7. Darling, My Heart Longs To Greet You
  8. Congo Lullaby
  9. When Russian Sonja Is Dancing
  10. Whispering
  11. The Blue Danube
  12. The Old Spinning-Wheel
  13. The Barber Of Seville Overture
  14. The Wedding Of The Painted Doll
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  16. Barcarolle
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  21. A Boy Saw A Wild Rosebush
  22. Death's Evening Recitals At The Ship's Piano
  23. Close Your Eyes
  24. Tell Me Tonight
  25. Auf Wiederseh'n, My Dear

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant vintage hamonics!.......1999-07-21

The Comedy Harmonists were an a close harmony group who recorded in Germany from '28 to the late '30's. They were harassed and force to disband because of Nazi disapproval of their semitic origins as well as their avant-guarde, jazz-oriented material. They sing here in German and English doing everything from folk songs to Tea for Two with clarity, musical grace and lightness. Their comic songs are very deft and witty. If you enjoy close harmonics, you will find this recording a revelation.
Definitive Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Comedian Harmonists
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ASIN: B0000648OR
Release Date: 2001-11-02

Tracks:

  1. Wenn Ich Vergnn
  2. Uch Wollt' Ich W Ein Huhn
  3. Veronika, Der Lenz Ist Da
  4. Bin Kein Hauptmann, Bin Kein Gros Tier
  5. Ein Freund, Ein Guter Freund
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  7. Bist Nicht Die Erste
  8. Baccarole
  9. Der Sch Blauen Donau
  10. Quant il Pleut
  11. Ein Bisschen Leichtsinn Kann Nicht Schaden
  12. Ich Hab' Fh 'Nen Blumentopf Bestellt
  13. Jetzt Trinken Wir Noch Eins
  14. Ist Die Liebe Der Matrosen
  15. Liebling, Mein Herz L Dich Gr
  16. Irgendwo Auf Der Welt
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  18. Maria Marie
  19. Auf Dem Heuboden
  20. Liebesleid
  21. Tout le Jour
  22. Wir Sind Von Kopf Bis FuAuf Liebe Eingestellt
  23. So Ein KuKommt Von Allein
  24. Musketier Marsch
  25. Mein Kleiner, Graktus

Tracks:

  1. Hoppla, Jetzt Komm'ich
  2. Kannst du Pfeifen, Johanna
  3. Tea for Two
  4. In Der Bar Zum Krokodil
  5. Eine Kleine Frsweise
  6. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier Glh Bin Ich Nur Mit Dir
  7. Die Liebe Kommt, Die Liebe Geht
  8. Heute Nacht Oder Nie
  9. Hallo, Was Machst du Heut' Daisy
  10. Ich Khre Hand Madame
  11. Auf Wiedersehen Mein Frein, Auf Wiedersehen Mein Herr
  12. Kleiner Mann, Was Nun
  13. Hein Spielt Abends So Schuf Dem Schifferklavier
  14. Mein Lieber Schatz Bist du Aus Spanien
  15. Onkel Bumba Aus Kalumba
  16. Perpetuum Mobile
  17. Leb' Wohl Gute Reise [Farewell, Have a Good Journey]
  18. Wenn Die Sonja Russisch Tanzt
  19. Morgen MuIch Fort Von Hier
  20. Wenn Der Wind Weht er das Meer
  21. Puppenhochzeit
  22. Was Dein Roter Mund Im Fr Sagt
  23. Es Fein Anderer Weg Zur Seligkeit
  24. SchLisa, Ssa
  25. Wochenend und Sonnenschein
  26. Auf Wiedersch'n My Dear

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Comedian Harmonists.......2003-05-23

A wonderful Selection of great Harmonies and Novelty Tunes by this Relatively Unknown Group in America , This terrific German Group is a must for anyone that enjoys Good Harmony and just Plain Vocal Fun with Sounds and Lyrics. Highly Recommended and Enjoyable.
Black And Blue: A Musical Revue (1989 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Diverse offering full of laughter, love and the blues!!
 Black And Blue: A Musical Revue (1989 Original Broadway Cast)

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Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Diverse offering full of laughter, love and the blues!!.......1998-12-24

This musical soundtrack is my favorite! It has a diverse offering of artists who range in vocals from a very robust and alluring tenor to enchanting soprano. The types of songs go from fun & upbeat to "somebody-please-get-me-a-tissue" blues. These selections will make you envision whatever scene/theme that is being performed and will force you to crawl into the number and savor/enjoy the fun or the blues of it.

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    Tracks:

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      Over the Rainbow
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • One of America's great songwriters
      		 Over the Rainbow

      Manufacturer: Pearl
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000000WMG
      Release Date: 1997-11-18

      Tracks:

      1. (You Got Me In Between) The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
      2. I've Got The World On A String
      3. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
      4. Public Melody No. 1
      5. When The Sun Comes Out
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      8. Let's Put Our Heads Together
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      24. Get Happy

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars One of America's great songwriters.......2001-03-09

      Amid the Cole Porters, Irving Berlins and George Gershwins of the world, Harold Arlen tends to be forgotten. And yet, when the greatest song of the 20th century was recently voted on by a distinguished panel of critics, whose song came out on top? Mr. Arlen's (Over the Rainbow). Here is a superb cross section of Harold Arlen songs by a cast ranging from Judy Garland to Bing Crosby to Ethel Waters, spanning decades and spanning a wide range of styles, from jazz to ballads, poignant to funny. Although the sound is not ideal, as many of the recordings date from the 30's and Pearl's objective in remastering has always been to achieve the fullest musical sound rather than to reduce surface noise, this is a minor complaint given the rich and mind-opening selection of great music found here.
      The Essential Paul Robeson
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • What ??
      • Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.)
      • A let down
      • The definitive Paul Robeson compilation
      		 The Essential Paul Robeson

      Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00005B15R
      Release Date: 2001-05-22

      Tracks:

      1. Ol' Man River
      2. Steal Away
      3. Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
      4. Water Boy
      5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
      6. Deep River
      7. Lonesome Road
      8. Mighty Lak' A Rose
      9. Rockin' Chair
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      12. My Curly Headed Baby
      13. Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
      14. Lazy Bones
      15. St. Louis Blues
      16. Congo Lullaby
      17. Canoe Song
      18. Shenandoah
      19. I Still Suits Me
      20. Summertime
      21. It Ain't Necessarily So
      22. Just A-Wearyin' For you
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      24. Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

      Tracks:

      1. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
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      5. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
      6. Got The South In My Soul
      7. Blue Prelude
      8. Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
      9. Wagon Wheels
      10. The Banjo Song
      11. Love Song
      12. Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
      13. All Through The Night
      14. Mood Indigo
      15. At Dawning
      16. An Eriskay Love Lilt
      17. Trees
      18. Jerusalem
      19. The Cobbler's Song
      20. A Perfect Day
      21. Sylvia
      22. Sea Fever
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars What ??.......2006-12-10

      The idiot from Virginia thought it a bit strange that an American black man would give the communists a chance. Looking back from modern perspective is easier than what he had to go on in the thirtes. Gee, I wonder why a black man would do that after all that southern hospitality, segregation, and steady work you gave the "black folk". Not to mention all those nighttime campfires you had going in their honor.
      While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!

      1 out of 5 stars Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07

      Paul Robeson, who was brainwashed into
      beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
      strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
      man). A good singing voice but all cover
      songs! Come on, Paul!

      3 out of 5 stars A let down.......2004-09-24

      I own several Robeson recordings and purchased this one with high hopes as it has a great selection of tracks. Unfortunately given the excellent recording quality of "Songs for Free Men" and "The Paul Robeson Oddyssey", the remasters from what I assume are 78's and possibly radio are a let down and mar what could have been an excellent album.

      5 out of 5 stars The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19

      This 2 CD set of Paul Robeson is the definitive collection providing a decent overview of his work in 50 tracks all wonderfully restored from 78s as usual for ASV, with spirituals, show tunes, Shakespeare-like readings, and more done with a trademark bass voice and orchestration that backs up Paul perfectly and he would later be one of the first civil rights activists. The first disc is a reissue of the single disc "Ol' Man River-His 25 Greatest" on ASV containing "Ol' Man River," "Mighty Like a Rose," "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," "Carry Me Back To Green Pastures," "Lazy Bones," and many more classics which is also available here at Amazon for those who only want a single disc of Paul's work and the 2nd disc contains 25 more classics including "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen," "The Old Folks At Home," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Wagon Wheels," "Git On Board, Little Children," and many more. In other words, all 50 of these tracks are essential to any early pop, folk, gospel, blues, etc. music fan and this is the set to introduce yourself to his work in a convenient 2 CD package with the usual great liner notes and details on the original 78s ASV provides with each CD released in their Living Era series.
      Duke in Blue
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Solo Ellis
      • blue skies
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      		 Duke in Blue
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      Manufacturer: Sony
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      ASIN: B00002MZ1J
      Release Date: 1999-11-02

      Tracks:

      1. The Mooche
      2. Prelude To A Kiss
      3. Squatty Roo
      4. Sophisticated Lady
      5. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
      6. Mood Indigo
      7. Caravan
      8. Come Sunday
      9. Creole Love Call
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      14. Duke In Blue

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      Despite his prodigious talents on piano, Ellis Marsalis has been largely content to remain in his hometown of New Orleans, raising sons who would go on to win wide acclaim in the jazz world. And with albums like Duke in Blue to his credit, Marsalis ought to be content, as this is easily among the most fulfilling nods to Ellington in his centennial year. The playing is neither reserved nor sporty, relying on color and a slowed pace to demonstrate how well Ellington built his works from behind the keyboard. "Come Sunday" gets the most sublime reading, and "The Mooche" gets the broadest, brightest jump, opening the session. In between, there's "Squatty Roo" with its finger-jumping complexity and "Reflections in D" to quietly indulge a melancholic strain that runs throughout Duke in Blue. Maybe Marsalis's vision of Ellington is suffused with the blues, not just their structure but their philosophic, on-the-run underpinnings. After all, Marsalis chose to remain somewhat local in the Crescent City, deepening his family's legacy for sure. And Ellington? Well, he barely came off the road for home leave in all his decades of touring. In any event, Marsalis sounds experienced and wise throughout his Ellingtonian forays, ever comfortable and carefully creative. --Andrew Bartlett

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Solo Ellis.......2005-07-16

      Ellis Marsalis goes unaccompanied on this album. Obviously, the music of Duke Ellington is his choice (however he does have one of his own). Some fine playing here. My personal favorites off of this are "Mood Indigo", "Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)", and "Duke in Blue".

      However, this isn't the best CD for an introduction to Ellis' playing.

      3 out of 5 stars blue skies.......2003-08-30

      Last year, a select few jazz musicians and vocalists celebrated the centennial of the Edward Kennedy `Duke' Ellington's birth with their own interpretations of the composer and pianist's catalogue. This one, courtesy of the Marsalis family patriarch, is one of the best. Marsalis (who admits he once thought of Ellington as a senior citizen back when he himself was a Bebop absorbed teenager enamored of so-called `hip' jazz players like Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk) goes it alone on the ivories for this collection of decidely alternative choices from Duke's repetoire. That the flavour of New Orleans courses through the song selection on Duke In Blue is hardly surprising considering Marsalis' roots in that city. But he avoids the trap of being staid and overly faithful of Duke's sheet music; sprinkling just the right amount of spice on the uptempo tracks, including a steaming broil of The Mooche, an exceptionally zesty slice of improvisation (Caravan) and a finger-sizzling rendition of Squatty Roo. The ballads (Prelude To A Kiss, Sophisticated Lady, Mood Indigo) are spared radical reinvention but they do provide Marsalis the chance to showcase the soft and delicately expressive side of his piano playing. While the up and down mood and sparse instrumentation of Duke In Blue might throw some people off, Marsalis' tribute is an unpretentious and distinctive as it gets.

      5 out of 5 stars GREAT.......1999-11-27

      I RECENTLY SAW "E" PLAY A MOSTLY SOLO SET AT SNUG HARBOR IN NEW ORLEANS. A LOT OF THESE SONGS WERE IN THAT SET, AND IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A RECORDING OF THEM. EVEN WHEN DUKE WAS ALIVE, SOLO PIANO PERFORMANCES BY HIM WERE RARE. "E" IS ONE OF FEW MUSICIANS WHO CAN GIVE US THIS TYPE OF REPRESENTATION OF DUKE'S MUSIC. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS IMMENSE TALENT AVAILABLE. I HOPE YOU GET ACHANCE TO ENJOY THIS DISK.

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