Favorite Ellington / Strayhorn tributes (single artist)

[HutchFan]

Stealing Milestones' idea for tribute thread. But instead of Monk, this one's for Ellington and/or Strayhorn.

I think these three are exceptional:

   

 

Most of my favorite Monk tributes are by musicians who aren't pianists. With Duke, the opposite is true.

No idea why.

[duaneiac]

[king ubu]

[uli]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

  On 7/14/2016 at 8:13 PM, king ubu said:

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Oh yes!!!  Forgot this one.  Fantastic!!!  

 

 

  On 7/14/2016 at 7:51 PM, duaneiac said:

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duaneiac, I'm not familiar with that ^ Sloane record dedicated to Duke.  

But I do like this one very much:

 

 

Edited July 14, 2016 by HutchFan

[jazztrain]

You can't do much better than this for a Strayhorn tribute:

 

[paul secor]

  On 7/14/2016 at 11:02 PM, jazztrain said:

You can't do much better than this for a Strayhorn tribute:

 

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You nailed it.

[jazztrain]

Thanks.

Here's another one I really like:

Unconventional arrangements of some less common tunes.

[danasgoodstuff]

  On 7/14/2016 at 11:07 PM, paul secor said:

You nailed it.

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So did they.

[jazztrain]

Here's another one:

 

[danasgoodstuff]

Also dig the Hamilton/Dolphy and Waldron/Lacy and Earl Hines and, hmm, who am I forgetting?

[jazztrain]

How about this one?

 

Or this one:

 

[danasgoodstuff]

The handful of Elingtunes Bechet did are all pretty special, IMHO.

This is pretty special. 

 

Edited July 14, 2016 by danasgoodstuff

[jazztrain]

I remember seeing the WSQ around the time this came out:

Not a favorite.

Another ex-Ellingtonian paying tribute:

 

[danasgoodstuff]

  On 7/14/2016 at 11:44 PM, jazztrain said:

I remember seeing the WSQ around the time this came out:

Not a favorite.

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If you cherry pick this and the scattered Clarinet Summit Ellingtunia tracks you could make something pretty good, or at least interesting.

[jazztrain]

A couple more:

 

[danasgoodstuff]

Past or (then) current Ellington sidemen playing the rep is a different category, no?

[jazztrain]

  On 7/14/2016 at 11:49 PM, danasgoodstuff said:

Past or (then) current Ellington sidemen playing the rep is a different category, no?

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Could be.  Doesn't have to be.

Some more:

Anyone know this one?  I keep meaning to get it but haven't yet.

Some for Strays:

 

[Peter Friedman]

[jazztrain]

Still more.  I remember finding these two a little disappointing, but I should go back and give them another chance:

[Peter Friedman]

[jazztrain]

Almost forgot this one:

[Peter Friedman]

[jazztrain]