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Play...The Blues Back To Back (VME - Remastered)

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Play...The Blues Back To Back (VME - Remastered)
- ELLINGTON DUKE
- JAZZ
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
Here we have an oddity in the Duke Ellington collection, a small-band record that includes not a single Ellington composition and only one Ellington musician, co-leader and alto sax king Johnny Hodges. The repertoire consists of seven classic blues, including three from the pen of W.C. Handy, and the results of this informal 1959 session are nothing short of remarkable. The other major solo voice is Harry "Sweets" Edison, a Count Basie-band veteran who seems particularly inspired on this day. His embrace of the melody on "Basin Street Blues" shows great tenderness laced with simply perfect blues-based accents. Hodges offers a virtual lesson throughout in how to build solos from the ground up, nuzzling the nostalgic melodies at first before adding colorful embellishments. Meanwhile, Ellington's spare improvisations and clever comping offer bold chord choices and typically idiosyncratic timing without overwhelming the basic structure and feeling of the blues. No question, a record of old standards and easygoing statements can be just as powerful as any. --Marc Greilsamer
Country USA
Brand VERVE
Manufacturer Verve
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 731452140425
ReleaseDate 1997-07-29
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording remastered
UPCs 731452140425
EANs 0731452140425

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