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Tribute to Ellington Product Description
Selections recorded at the Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL and Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France. Believe it or not, there is a precedent for this off the wall project -- an ominous one, alas, for classical pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim sounded stiff playing Ellington "jazz piano" for soprano Renée Fleming on the album Star Crossed Lovers (London). Here, though, Barenboim avails himself of some expert help from arranger/conductor Cliff Colnot, who dresses up some Ellington and Strayhorn tunes with a five-piece horn section, two winds, Brad Opland on bass, Joel Spencer or Kyle Woodring on drums, and the maestro himself on mostly custom-written piano arrangements. ...See Full Description
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| Composers on Tribute to Ellington CD : | Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn |
| Conductors on Tribute to Ellington CD : | Cliff Colnot |
| Genres on Tribute to Ellington CD : | Arrangement, Musical Theater, Popular Song, Song, Suite |
| Performers on Tribute to Ellington CD : | Piano] Daniel [Conductor Barenboim, Charlie Vernon, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Amir El Saffar, John Hagstrom, Charlie Harrison, Burl Lane, Michael Mulcahy, Dianne Reeves, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring |
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| very good disk excellent both soundwise and musicwise By Gennady (Israel) |
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Tribute to Ellington Product Details
| CD Universe Part number | 1193067 |
| Label | Elektra (Label) |
| Orig Year | 2/5/1999 |
| Catalog number | 25252 |
| Discs | 1 |
| Release Date | Oct 05, 1999 |
| Recording Time | 56 minutes |
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