Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Release Date: 30 August 2021
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 717101831524
Description
What we have here is the welcome memento of the Duke Ellington band's 1959 European tour (these had pretty much become annual events). Berlin's Sportpalast is not a concert hall and during the cursed Nazi reign often was the site of speeches by Hitler and his fellow criminals, but the hall can be said to have been thoroughly purified by sounds of jazz by the time of this concert.
Some observations regarding personnel: An important new voice in the trumpet section was that of Clark Terry, previously with Charlie Barnet and Count Basie, most prominently. He came into his own with Duke but left after feeling that he got little to play other than his feature, Perdido. Aside from Terry, a non-soloing but important lead voice in the trumpet section is that of Andres Merenguito, also known as Fats Ford, who had served in Louis Armstrong's last big band. Fortunately, the great reed section, one of the greatest in jazz history, is intact - and in great form.
Tracklisting
Danish Radio Big Band
Thomas Fonnesbaek
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Carsten Dahl Golden Ratio Trio
Jacob Christoffersen Trio
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Kira Martini
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
