Jay Leonhart, Gary Burton, Joe Beck, Terry Clarke - Four Duke (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 408 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 152 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: LRC Ltd. (CDC 9089)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 408 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 152 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: LRC Ltd. (CDC 9089)
This swinging session focuses on a dozen standards from the vast Duke Ellington songbook. Bassist Jay Leonhart sings along with his bass a la Slam Stewart to open "In a Mellotone" and "C Jam Blues." A loping "Azure" features Joe Beck's brash guitar contrasting with Gary Burton's bluesy vibes. Burton and Leonhart's smoking duo version of "Take the 'A' Train" and a soft pretty take of "Isfahan" (omitting Beck) are the top tracks of the date. A pleasant, if not essential CD.