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Duke Ellington - Soul Call (Verve)
Verve Master Edition with bonus tracks

Oh man, "La Plus Belle Africaine"!!!  Lamb and Carney are great, but Jimmy Hamilton is the one who really gets me. 

 

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Jimmy was a superb clarinet player. His sound, soaring over the orchestra, is a highlight of an Ellington performance. It is odd that he went for a Benny Goodman sound on the clarinet, but had a lush sound on the tenor saxophone.

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55 minutes ago, Shrdlu said:

Jimmy was a superb clarinet player. His sound, soaring over the orchestra, is a highlight of an Ellington performance. It is odd that he went for a Benny Goodman sound on the clarinet, but had a lush sound on the tenor saxophone.

Yes, it's a stark contrast between his two instruments, isn't it?!?  

 

 

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James Moody - Never Again! (Muse, 1972)
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Moody had such a distinctive and soulful sound. I could listen all day and never get tired of it.

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