Powerfully rendered and enthusiastically received by the crowd at New York's Supper Club, ... more
this collection of Duke Ellington favourites is worthwhile for its buoyant spirit and execution. It's a session where, like most of Ellington's, multiple soloists get to sound off in a three-minute span, creating an atmosphere where economy in individual expression is a must. So on "C Jam Blues", long associated with Ellington's favourite alto saxophonist, Johnny Hodges, Wynton Marsalis yields the floor to fellow trumpeter Marcus Printup, who in turn yields to tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding, and so on. Further, the band avoids trying to echo Hodges's alto to make the tune more Ellingtonian. The group is content to shuffle through it in its own manner, sounding frequently more like a bluesy Basie band than an Ellington outfit. No matter, though, since this is ultimately a fun recording, packed with solid band workouts and even handsomely presenting vocalists Milt Grayson on "Multi Colored Blue" and Dianne Reeves on "Bli Blip". But it's not ultimately the swinging tunes, best of which here are "Cottontail" and "Harlem Air Shaft", that make this a genuinely important look at Ellington. It's the band's reflective take on Billy Strayhorn's "Chinoiserie", replete with Blanding's smart solo. Or maybe it is "Cottontail", with Illinois Jacquet's wingspread solo with its mix of gutbucket pocks and slurry wisps. --Andrew Bartlett
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Advantages: A wonderfully uplifting and enjoyable experience Disadvantages: None
The Penguin Café Orchestra (PCO) was a group of eight or nine musicians led by the late Simon Jeffes who died of a brain tumour a few years ago. The instrumention is basically classical and acoustic and their music some of the most uplifting and relaxing sounds that you will hear. Probably Jeffes most famous piece of orchestration was the string arrangement on Sid Vicious' "My Way" but just let that go.
This album is their "live" album from a concert at the Royal Festival Hall on the 9th July 1987. It is essentially a greatest hits package. Many of the titles seem very pretentious but they are very listenable, based on almost hypnotic three, four and five note motifs (I know nowt about music , so bear with me).
The opening track is Air a Danser, two tracks later you get "Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter", see what I mean ...
Advantages: Very, very enjoyable to listen to. Disadvantages: Some un-pc comments get made
I am a huge fan of The Rat Pack and it is with a great sense of fulfilment that I received this CD as the music is not nostalgic to listen to but the banter between Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Frank Sinatra is something from another time completely.
The recording was made in November 1962, where the threesome played the Villa Venice in Chicago and although not all the soundtrack is from one particular night as the recording was taken from the whole week of performances, you get the idea that they were enjoying themselves on stage. Backed up by a big band orchestra it gives the sound of the sixties that was truly unique to these three artists. The breakdown on the disc is as follows??
1. Fanfare Introduction
2. Medley - Dean Martin
3. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Dean Martin
4. I'm Gonna Sit Right down ...
Advantages: Lovely buildings. Good shopping. History Disadvantages: A bit isolated
I have been to Lincoln on four occasions three times on leisure trips
from East Yorkshire and once on a business trip and must say I find it
a very pleasant city. It is neither too big,nor is is it too small. In
short what I am implying is that it is close to being an ideal size.
Lincoln has a lot more attractions to visit than is often pre-supposed.
Most people know that its Cathedral is famous. It certainly is an awe
inspiring building and one of the most beautiful in England. Building
work commenced back in the 11 th century but it was largely rebuilt in the
12th and 13 th Centuries in English Gothic style.
Sharing the hilltop setting with Lincoln Cathedral is Lincoln Castle. It
was constructed on the site of an old Roman fortress. There is a prison chapel with strange coffin like pews and visitors,can,if they so wish ...
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Product details
Title
Live In Swing City (Swingin' With Duke)
Performer
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (The)
Genre
Jazz Instrument
Sub Genre
Big Band
Release Date
13/08/2001
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
Sony Jazz / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Guest Artist(s)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Producer
Rob Gibson; Steve Rathe
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Live
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5099706989820
Additional notes
Album Notes
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Ted Nash (alto saxophone); Victor Goines (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Walter Blanding Jr. (tenor saxophone); Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone); Wynton Marsalis, Seneca Black, Ryan Kisor, Marcus Printup (trumpet); Wayne Goodman, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray (trombone); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); Herlin Riley (drums). Additional personnel: Dianne Reeves, Milt Grayson (vocals); Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxophone). Engineers include: Daryl Bornstein, David Hewitt, Nate Hewitt. Recorded live at The Supper Club, New York, New York from August 25-27, 1998. With his Lincoln Center jazz program firmly in place, the late '90s found Wynton Marsalis poised to achieve his career-long goal: making jazz the new classical music. Ensembles like the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and albums like this one may very well usher jazz into a new millennium where it's afforded an appropriate amount of respect. Marsalis has a keen sense of history, as evidenced by this tribute to the music of Duke Ellington. The thick, robust alto sax of Wessell Anderson and the grand, vibrant voicings of pianist Cyrus Chestnut lend a warmth and geniality to this program of Ellington classics. As the Orchestra moves through chestnuts like "C Jam Blues," "Black and Tan Fantasy" and "Mood Indigo," a deeper tribute to Duke becomes apparent. Despite the prowess of the soloists, the players sound dedicated to the ensemble dynamic above all else. There can be no plainer mark of Ellington's influence.
Album Reviews
CMJ (5/3/99, p.37) - "...Featuring a tremendous cast of Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra regulars, plus Illinois Jacquet, this Ellington tribute is worth the price of admission just for the opening salvo from pianist Cyrus Chestnut..." JazzTimes (8/99, pp.96-7) - "...[clings] remarkably close to the sound of the originals....the LCJO is without further reservation, the next best thing around [to the original Ellington], with special emphasis to be placed on the last phrase."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Happy Go Lucky Local
2.
Main Stem
3.
C Jam Blues
4.
Multi Coloured Blue
5.
Chinoiserie
6.
Black And Tan Fantasy
7.
Cotton Tail
8.
Mood Indigo
9.
Bli Blip
10.
Harlem Air Shaft
11.
Portrait Of Louis Armstrong
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