Duke Ellington

• ACOUSTIC SOUND SERIES

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL

• GATEFOLD SLEEVE EDITION

A seminal meeting of the old and new generations of jazz in the 60s – put together in perfect Impulse fashion!

At some level, this is actually an early 60s John Coltrane Quartet album – with Duke Ellington sitting in for McCoy Tyner on piano, as that's the lineup on about half of the album – tracks that feature Coltrane on tenor, Elvin Jones on drums, and Jimmy Garrison on bass, all working with Ellington on the keys. On other titles, though, the album features Coltrane playing with a Duke-ish trio that has Aaron Bell on bass and Sam Woodyard on drums – slightly less modern, but with a nice sense of depth throughout!

Overall, the the record does a great job of balancing between the best talents of both players

PERSONNEL:

• John Coltrane (tenor sax)
• Duke Ellington (piano)
• Aaron Bell, Jimmy Garrison (bass)
• Elvin Jones, Sam Woodyard (drums)

Recorded on September 26, 1962 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. In A Sentimental Mood
• A2. Take The Coltrane
• A3. Big Nick

• SIDE B
• B1. Stevie
• B2. My Little Brown Book
• B3. Angelica
• B4. The Feeling Of Jazz