The Pianist
Beskrivning:Det är som kompositör, arrangör och orkesterledare vi framför allt minns Duke Ellington. Men han var faktiskt också en pianist utöver det vanliga. Här presenteras han i två sessions med fyra års mellanrum. 1966 hade han med sig John Lamb b och Sam Woodyard dr; 1970 var medspelarna Victor Gaskin & Paul Kondziela b samt Rufus Jones dr. I häftet en text av Ralph J Gleason.
"Duke Ellington had so many talents (composer, arranger, bandleader, personality) that his skills as a pianist could easily be overlooked. Fortunately he did record a fair amount of trio albums through the years so there is plenty of evidence as to his unique style which was both modern and traditional at the same time. The Pianist has trio performances from 1966 and 1970 and finds Ellington shifting smoothly between styles and moods while always remaining himself." (Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)
10 spår; speltid 43:00.
Språk:
Skivbolag: Fantasy OJCCD-717-2 (1966-1970)
Format: CD
Skick: Begagnad
Spår:
- Don Juan
- Slow blues
- Looking glass
- The shepherd (take 1)
- The shepherd (take 2)
- Tap dancer´s blues
- Sam Woodyard´s blues
- Duck amok
- Never stop remembering Bill
- Fat mess
