Duke Ellington - 1992 - The Intimate Ellington (1969-1971) FLAC torrent

Duke Ellington - 1992 - The Intimate Ellington (1969-1971)

This Pablo set has odds and ends taken from nine different recording/rehearsal sessions that find Ellington experimenting a bit with instrumentation and personnel, even taking a vocal on the tongue-in-cheek "Moon Maiden." Performances range from a couple of vigorous trio workouts and spots for Wild Bill Davis's organ to a few big-band performances. Even this late in his life, Duke Ellington had a great deal to say musically and his band continued to rank near the top. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Moon Maiden
02 - Edward The First
03 - Symphonette
04 - Intimate Interlude
05 - Some Summer Fun
06 - Layin' On Mellow
07 - Elub
08 - Tenz
09 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
10 - Sophisticted Lady
11 - Edward the Second

Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 2-11), celeste & vocals (track 1)
Wild Bill Davis - organ (tracks 6, 9 & 10)
Cat Anderson (tracks 4, 5 & 9-10), Willie Cook (track 6), Mercer Ellington (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 8), Money Johnson (tracks 3, 4, 7-10), Al Rubin (tracks 9, 10), Frank Stone (track 5), Cootie Williams (tracks 3-5, 7-10), Richard Williams (tracks 7 & 8) - trumpet
Lawrence Brown (track 6), Julian Priester (track 5), Malcolm Taylor (tracks 3, 4, 7-10), Booty Wood (tracks 3-5, 7-10) - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 3-5, 7-10)
Johnny Hodges (track 6), Buddy Pearson, (track 3, 7 & 8), Norris Turney (tracks 3-5, 7-10) - alto saxophone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 4-10)
Harold Ashby (tracks 3-10), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 3, 4 & 6-8) - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 3-10)
Joe Benjamin (track 3-5, 7-11), Paul Kondziela (track 2, 6) - bass
Rufus Jones (track 2-11) - drums

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