Ellington Treasury Shows

[ghost of miles]

Marcel--can you post the Amazon link? I can't seem to find it... is it on an Amazon Europe site?

Edit: OK, I do see it up for pre-order on Amazon UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Treasury-shows-Vol-17-2CD/dp/B00H317O8K/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386451066&sr=1-1&keywords=ellington+treasury+17

Edited December 7, 2013 by ghost of miles

[ghost of miles]

Mona at Storyville says DETS 17 will get a U.S. release in February.

[jazzbo]

Yes, Allegro shows February 11.

I couldn't resist ordering (though at a bigger expense) from amazon.co.uk and received it last week. Very nice! Even includes numbers by "the Mellotones"! Good sound.

[tranemonk]

thanks... Looking forward to it...

Mona at Storyville says DETS 17 will get a U.S. release in February.

[ghost of miles]

...and here's the Amazon US listing:

http://www.amazon.com/Vol-17-Treasury-Shows-Duke-Ellington/dp/B00H317O8K/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1388686505&sr=1-1&keywords=ellington+17

Thanks for the early-bird report, Lon! How are the 1944 Hurricane and 1946 Chicago selections?

[jazzbo]

Sound not quite as good as the official broadcast, but nice music.

[medjuck]

It's already available for download at Amazon US but I'm waiting for the cd (and not just because it's cheaper).

[medjuck]

Got mine from Amazon US. It's a good one with lots of rarities but the 2nd cd isn't of a Treasury Show. So that means they've released 33 shows and I've read that they did 45 altogether so there should be 6 more cds of 12 more shows. Does anyone know if that's correct?

Edited February 25, 2014 by medjuck

[ghost of miles]

Just ordered mine from Amazon US yesterday, so hopefully I'll have it soon as well. Weren't there originally 24 2-LP sets in the series that was released in the 1980s? I think the goal is to re-release them all as 2-CD sets, with extra material being added to each release. I'll drop a line to Mona at Storyville and see what she says.

Edited February 25, 2014 by ghost of miles

[jazztrain]

Ghost,

The original complete issue of the Treasury series broadcasts (to distinguish them from the incomplete issues on Fairmont) were on a series of 46 LPs that Jerry Valburn issued on his DETS label. There were also a couple of bonus LPs and a bonus EP that included material that post-dated the Treasury series broadcasts.

Just ordered mine from Amazon US yesterday, so hopefully I'll have it soon as well. Weren't there originally 24 2-LP sets in the series that was released in the 1980s? I think the goal is to re-release them all as 2-CD sets, with extra material being added to each release. I'll drop a line to Mona at Storyville and see what she says.

[ghost of miles]

Thanks much, JT! I just heard back from Mona, who confirms that the CD series will run to 24 volumes, and that V. 18 will be released in May, in conjunction with the Duke Ellington conference in Amsterdam.

[medjuck]

Yes, Allegro shows February 11.

I couldn't resist ordering (though at a bigger expense) from amazon.co.uk and received it last week. Very nice! Even includes numbers by "the Mellotones"! Good sound.

Who were the Mellotones? When I google the name I get mainly contemporary groups. It sounds really familiar but maybe I'm confusing it with Mel Torme's group The Mel-Tones.

[jazzbo]

Just a group of guys singing with the Orchestra at that time. I don't believe they were the same Mellotones who later became the Cardinals, but the group that caused the Cardinals to change their name from the Mellotones. I don't have the liner notes with me to check to see if there is more info. . . .

Edited February 25, 2014 by jazzbo

[medjuck]

Just a group of guys singing with the Orchestra at that time. I don't believe they were the same Mellotones who later became the Cardinals, but the group that caused the Cardinals to change their name from the Mellotones. I don't have the liner notes with me to check to see if there is more info. . . .

With the Ellington Orchestra? (The liner notes don't say much anything about them if you're referring to the notes to DETS 17.)

[jazzbo]

Right, with Ellington. I believe they've been on DETS 15, 16 and 17.

[medjuck]

Thanks. They are on the earlier issues. Not much info about them except that they were discovered by Earl Hines

[ghost of miles]

V. 18 is imminent, and more, including a Strayhorn box set:

http://www.storyvillerecords.com/news/3-new-duke-ellington-releases-ready-19052014

[gmonahan]

V. 18 is imminent, and more, including a Strayhorn box set:

http://www.storyvillerecords.com/news/3-new-duke-ellington-releases-ready-19052014

Interesting! The Strayhorn box has quite a mishmash of recordings. Most appear to be live, save for the later European stuff. Good to see the Treasury Shows continuing.

gregmo

[jazzbo]

Thanks for the info!

[ghost of miles]

Ellington Treasury V. 18 now available on Amazon UK, along with the 1963 concert and the Strayhorn box:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Treasury-shows-Vol-18-2CD/dp/B00KBEY3XK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1404066803&sr=1-1&keywords=duke+ellington+treasury+18

I'm holding out for Amazon USA, since I have points to use... I want to get all three of these.

[jazzbo]

I've had the Treasury Show Vol. 18 a couple of weeks, the Ellington and Strayhorn a week (pre-ordered them all). Quite nice each and every one!

[king ubu]

Wow, was totally unaware of the Strayhorn!

[Hoppy T. Frog]

I used to get my Storyville items from Worlds Records, their prices were great and they would reliably get all the Ellington releases. I got Volume 17 from Amazon US, but a search for Volume 18 and the other items does not even come up for pre-order. Amazon UK is pretty pricey when you factor in shipping to the US. Is there any US-based mail order that gets Storyville?

[alankin]

ImportCDs.com carries them. The US release date lags behind Europe so they haven't listed Vol.18 yet.

[jazzbo]

www.allegro-music.com will have it eventually.