Duke Ellington - Very Best of Duke Ellington
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Artist: Duke EllingtonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-11-07
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Take The 'A' Train
- Warm Valley
- Cotton Tail
- Jack The Bear
- Concerto For Cootie
- Black And Tan Fantasy
- East Saint Louis Toodle-O
- The Mooche
- Mood Indigo
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care To Know)
- Chelsea Bridge
- Work Song
- Caravan
- Perdido
- Isfahan
- Blood Count
- Come Sunday
Music reviews of Very Best of Duke Ellington
Music Review: Poor quality of recordings is distracting
Rating: 3 Stars
I sought out this disk as an intro to Duke Ellington's work and to acquire a recording of "Take the 'A' Train." "'A' Train" is without vocals on this disk, which was disappointing for me. Guess I'll have to look elsewhere for a vocal rendition of that piece. ("I Got It Bad...", "Don't You Know...", "Come Sunday" all have excellent vocals on this disk)
Also dissapointing is the quality of many of the recordings. Perhaps this is as good as it gets in terms of what survives today. If so, that's a shame. Hiss and scratches are prominent, particularly in "Mood Indigo" and "Creole Rhapsody." Also, many of the solo instruments seem overdriven (I might even say too loud for their respective mixes), causing distortion in the early songs on the disk -- "Warm Valley", "Jack The Bear", and "Rockin' In Rhythm" in particular. In general, sound quality does improve as you get deeper into the CD and encounter the more recent recordings.
My Duke Ellington knowledge is limited, but if asked if I would recommend this disk as a way of introduction, I would say no. There must be something better out there.
Description of Very Best of Duke Ellington
20 selections starting with Take the "A" Train!Jazz CDs
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