Duke Ellington's Finest Hour

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A Great Compilation, April 13, 2002 Reviewer: Joe (Weymouth, MA USA) At first glance, "Duke Ellington's Finest Hour" seems like another Ellington collection with the same recordings. However, this one in particular proves to be much more than that. While versions of songs like "East St. Louis Toodle-O" and "Mood Indigo" can be found on many Ellington compliations, there are quite a few different versions of other famous Ellington songs. For example, "In a Sentimental Mood" is from the session with John Coltrane. "Take the "A" Train" features Duke playing a longer, improvised introduction. He then quotes "I'm Beginning to See the Light" before launching into the famous 4 bar intro. Another gem is a medley of "Sophisticated Lady" and "Solitude," which features Duke on solo piano. On this ablum in general, one can hear Duke really play the piano and boy can he play! I also liked the scope of the recordings. There are some from his early days and some from the 1970s. While one could say that the album could have included some of his other songs ("I'm Beginning to See the Light," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "I Let a Song Go out of My Heart," etc.), I still think it is a great collection. Those and other songs were left out probably on account of space. This CD will make a great addition to your jazz cd library.

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1. East St. Louis Toodle-o
2. Black And Tan Fantasy
3. Jubilee Stomp
4. Black Beauty
5. The Mooche
6. Rent Party Blues
7. Double Check Stomp
8. Mood Indigo
9. Creole Rhapsody - Part 1
10. Creole Rhapsody - Part 2
11. Stompy Jones
12. Self-Portrait (Of The Bean)
13. In A Sentimental Mood
14. Take The 'A' Train
15. Prelude To A Kiss
16. Sophisticated Lady/Solitude
17. Satin Doll


Personnel :

Duke Ellington Piano
Cat Anderson Trumpet
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trombone
Barney Bigard Clarinet
Johnny Hodges Alto Saxophone
John Coltrane Tenor Saxophone
Coleman Hawkins Tenor Saxophone
Harry Carney Baritone Saxophone
Aaron Bell Bass
Sonny Greer Drums
Elvin Jones Drums
Jo Jones Drums

Some of these tracks were transferred from disc sources. Surface noise is audible.

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