Portrait of Duke Ellington

Portrait of Duke Ellington Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Label: Verve
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988005399694
ASIN: B0009V1FRW


Release Date: 1960-01-01

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Tracks:

  1. In A Mellow Tone
  2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
  3. Serenade To Sweden
  4. Chelsea Bridge
  5. Upper Manhattan Medical Group
  6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  7. Caravan
  8. Sophisticated Lady
  9. Johnny Come Lately
  10. Perdido
  11. Come Sunday

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A classic - buy this disc now.......2006-11-11

I lost this one to theft about 7 years ago and it was one of the handful of really essential discs that I was unable to replace at the time. Absolutely superb covers of Ellington by Dizzy's late 50's big band. The version of Caravan in particular is priceless; the mute on the trumpet in the opening intro tiptoes around the harem, then the mute comes off as the sultan swaggers in. It's wonderful -- flashier than Ellington might have done, perhaps, but very nice; I'm sure Ellington approved as he has put together some strange versions of Caravan himself (look for Money Jungle, a trio setting with Ellington, Mingus and Max Roach, for a particularly spare version).

The only regret is that the copy I lost was a cheap reissue in a jewel case, not the expensive import version here which comes in a carboard sleeve mimicking the original LP jacket. It's a matter of taste but I prefer jewel cases where I can see the title on the spine when I'm scanning through my shelf.

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