RDK Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Is the trio album ("Piano Foreground") the one included on the first Ellington Mosaic box? Quote
jazzbo Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Posted July 28, 2004 No, that was an earlier Capitol lp (it was a Capitol Ellington box). Quote
RDK Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 Thanks Lon. These, then, are "musts" for me. I love Duke's trio sessions (and the other stuff ain't bad either ) Quote
jazzbo Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Posted July 28, 2004 Yes, I love his piano work in general, but also I just love his and Billy's compositions and arrangements, the soloists, the. . . . Man, Ellingtonia is da bomb! Quote
RDK Posted July 28, 2004 Report Posted July 28, 2004 The Holy Jazz Trinity to me is Duke, Monk, and Mingus. I'm curious: are there any bad Ellington albums? Quote
JSngry Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 The one with Theresa Brewer is kinda unfortunate... Buy that's not the same as bad. Quote
BruceH Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I don't understand the general drift of this conversation - all the praise of Blues In Orbit. I have absolutely nothing against it (I've had it since the lp was issued and played it two weeks ago) but I find the other two far more memorable. Is this reputation generated by it's previous cd incarnation and the fact the others have been generally unavailable? You know what it is? This is one of my comfort albums. (There was a thread a while back about comfort albums, I believe.) Putting this record on makes me feel good. It's an aural peanut butter & jelly sandwich. Quote
JSngry Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 BLUES IN ORBIT is also a favorite of mine because of the textures. I like the voicings for the instrumentation. It's characteristic Ellington but through a deifferent lens, so to speak. The solos are all fine, but everybody's been more "memorable" elsewhere. No question about that. But those arrangements and the specific textures they produce, if not exactly "one of a kind" in the Ellington ouvre, are still unique enough to set it apart from other lEllingtonian mid-size group efforts. Pie Eye! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 29, 2004 Author Report Posted July 29, 2004 Yes, Blues in Orbit. . . well it's one of the funniest albums I have! I just get a hoot out of the playing and the titles and the general sort of cheekiness of it all. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 29, 2004 Report Posted July 29, 2004 I already have PIANO IN THE FOREGROUND (though I'm looking forward to the new edition) and have never heard BLUES IN ORBIT (put off buying the old one because of this re-issue), which is why I'm more interested right now in BLUES. I definitely plan to pick up the BACKGROUND CD as well, though. You can never have too much Ellington, as far as I'm concerned. Quote
LAL Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 I'm curious: are there any bad Ellington albums? "Indigos" perhaps? Not the players but the material/songs covered. I'll definitely get this lot when I get through the dozen and a half of unopened Duke discs. Wonder when Columbia'll reissue "Cosmic Scene: Duke Ellington's Spacemen", that'll be a good one. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 30, 2004 Author Report Posted July 30, 2004 Wow, Indigos is ANOTHER favorite of mine, fantastic playing and overall vibe! Quote
Clunky Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Wonder when Columbia'll reissue "Cosmic Scene: Duke Ellington's Spacemen", that'll be a good one. I have this on a French CD, good session, aren't they all !!!! Quote
John L Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 Well, it would be very possible to compile a bad Ellington album with some of the commercial trash that the band churned out for living in the 1930s. But I don't think that anybody has thought to do that yet. On the Chronological Classics series, masterpieces stand side-by-side with Irving Mills pop numbers and the like. Quote
medjuck Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 Wow, Indigos is ANOTHER favorite of mine, fantastic playing and overall vibe! Me too. I think I've played it more than any of my other 300+ Ellington cds. It may just be because it was one of the first Jazz Lps I ever got. (From the Columbia Record Club when it first came out.) I'm still waiting for the deluxe editon of Indigoes on cd: one with all of Autumn Leaves and any extant alternate cuts . Quote
jazzbo Posted July 31, 2004 Author Report Posted July 31, 2004 YES, I'm still waiting for that as well. . . if any an album deserves it. . . this does in my opinion. Quote
gdogus Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 (edited) Just ordered from CD Universe via the Jazzmatazz site... and Thanks for the tips, guys! Edited July 31, 2004 by gdogus Quote
couw Posted July 31, 2004 Report Posted July 31, 2004 STRANGE picture! Mr Ellington looks like a midget with big head and short arms. Quote
frank m Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 Add me to the parade. I just ordered all three.Thank you, guys. I've been looking for that trio record for years. Quote
Brad Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 I've picked up the two Piano cds and am enjoying the hell out of Piano in the Background. The A Train version reminds me of the Voice of America theme that I used to listen to over the short wave radio when I was a kid (hosted by Willis Convover, I believe); it brought back memories. That was probably my first introduction to jazz. Quote
JSngry Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 STRANGE picture! Mr Ellington looks like a midget with big head and short arms. You should see it LP-sized - Duke looks like a momma's boy who's done made his mommy happy. Quote
jazzbo Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Posted August 1, 2004 Too bad Parks couldn't get the picture in the red velvet hotel lobby chair he was first trying to get. Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 STRANGE picture! Mr Ellington looks like a midget with big head and short arms. You should see it LP-sized - Duke looks like a momma's boy who's done made his mommy happy. He looks like someone just told him that same-sex marriage is now legal. Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 BLUES IN ORBIT is also a favorite of mine because of the textures. I like the voicings for the instrumentation. It's characteristic Ellington but through a deifferent lens, so to speak. The solos are all fine, but everybody's been more "memorable" elsewhere. No question about that. But those arrangements and the specific textures they produce, if not exactly "one of a kind" in the Ellington ouvre, are still unique enough to set it apart from other lEllingtonian mid-size group efforts. Pie Eye! Yeah, that too! Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2004 Report Posted August 1, 2004 I'm curious: are there any bad Ellington albums? Weeeeellll..... The sacred concerts don't do much for me. But that's not to say they're outright bad, just not my cup of jazz. Quote
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