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Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Ella At Duke's Place (1965) [Reissue 1998]
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Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - Ella At Duke's Place (1965) [Reissue 1998]
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 47:09 min | 127 Mb (5% Rec.)
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Verve Records / Galaktis
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 47:09 min | 127 Mb (5% Rec.)
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Verve Records / Galaktis
Ella Fitzgerald's second studio session with Duke Ellington followed her first (Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book) by eight years. The underrated set begins quietly with four emotional ballads (who else could hold their own with Johnny Hodges on "Passion Flower?") before Fitzgerald gets to scat a bit on the closing vamp of "Azure," comes up with fresh ideas on "Duke's Place," and closes the show by scatting up a storm on "Cotton Tail." The band makes its presence known in the ensembles, some solos by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, altoist Hodges and trumpeter Cootie Williams (whose opening spot on "Duke's Place" is quite jubilant), and the high-note trumpet of Cat Anderson. Ella Fitzgerald is heard in peak form throughout this date. Recommended. –Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
01. Something to live for 03:38
02. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (aka "Passion") 05:01
03. Passion Flower 04:42
04. I Like The Sunrise 03:28
05. Azure 06:49
06. Imagine My Frustration 04:51
07. Duke`s Place (aka "C-Jam Blues") 04:14
08. Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown) 05:06
09. What Am I Here For? 05:35
10. Cotton Tail 03:41
Musicians:
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
Duke Ellington - conductor, piano
Jimmy Jones - piano
Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones & Cootie Williams - trumpets
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper & Johnny Hodges - trombones
Chuck Conners - bass trombone
Russel Procope - alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone & clarinet
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone & bass clarinet
John Lamb - bass
Louis Bellson - drums
Originally released in 1965 by Verve Records.