LHJ 10369
Retrospection: the Piano Sessions
Duke Ellington
Lone Hill Jazz
8436019583692
LHJ 120857
JAZZ
1
Retrospection: the Piano Sessions
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The great Duke Ellington only rarely recorded in a trio format. This release compiles all of his trio recordings from 1953 to 1957 (Three tunes, in fact, are piano-bass duets on which the bass only accompanies Ellington’s piano). As a bonus, an extremely rare solo piano version of Mood Indigo.
DUKE ELLINGTON, piano on all tracks, plus:
[1-12] Wendell Marshall (b), Butch Ballard (d).
Los Angeles, April 13 & 14, 1953.
[13-15] Wendell Marshall (b), Dave Black (d).
New York, December 3, 1953.
[16-17] Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (d).
New York, October 17, 1957.
[18-21] Same personnel as [16-17]
New York, March 20, 1957.
Note: Tracks 2 & 6-7 are piano/bass duets.
Ralph Colier (conga) added on 14 only.
Tracks: 1. Who Knows, 2. Retrospection, 3. B Sharp Blue,4 Passion Flower, 5 Dancers In Love, 6 Reflections In D, 7. Melancholia, 8. Prelude To A Kiss, 9. In A Sentimental Mood, 10. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be, 11. All Too Soon, 12. Janet, 13. Kinda Dukish, 14. Montevideo, 15. December Blue, 16. All The Things You Are (Version 1), 17. All The Things You Are (Version 2), 18. Piano Improvisation No.1, 19. Piano Improvisation No.2, 20. Piano Improvisation No.3, 21.Piano Improvisation No.4, 22. New World A-Comin’, 23 Variations On Mood Indigo.
*BONUS TRACKS:
22] Duke Ellington (solo piano). Chateau Goutelas en Forez, France, February 25, 1966.
[23] Duke Ellington (solo piano). “Nat King Cole Radio Show”, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1947.
TOTAL TIME: 79:22
FORMAT | CD |
DISCS NUMBER | 1 |
LABEL CODE | LHJ 10369 |
STYLE | JAZZ |