Duke Ellington

2-LP SET!

Presented here both in its Stereo and Mono versions, this album was Duke Ellington and John Coltrane’s only recorded encounter ever. For the occasion, Trane and Duke were accompanied by the bassist and drummer of their respective groups (who alternated from track to track), Aaron Bell and Sam Woodyard (from Duke’s rhythm section), and Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (from Trane’s rhythm section). “I was really honored to have the opportunity of working with Duke”, explained the saxophonist following their collaboration. “It was a wonderful experience. He has set standards I haven’t caught up with yet. I would have liked to have worked over all those numbers again, but then I guess the performances wouldn’t have had the same spontaneity. And they mightn’t have been any better!”