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| MASTERPIECE!!!!
Duke Ellington LIVES FOREVER!!!!
By najponk (Prague) |
| 'Blues in Orbit', an Ellington Studio Jam Session
When I first purchased Duke Ellington's "Blues in Orbit" in the late 1980's, I was 14 or 15 years old, and it was on cassette tape. Now 15 years later, I have finally gotten this wonderful collection of songs on CD, and I couldn't be more excited to add it to my collection. Besides the fact that I am a HUGE Duke Ellington fan, (even 30 years after his passing), I am also a pianist and composer. Therefore I take special interest in the integral aspects that make up this particular recording. To those of you who have previously heard this, or are hearing this recording for the first time, take note, that the larger portion of this album was recorded in December of 1959. At this time Ellington's band was undergoing personnel changes, that is why you only hear one trumpet (Ray Nance), with the rest of the full low brass and reed sections. This gives the music a whole new dynamic, because it not only demonstrates the bands versatility and ability to deliver a full sound, even with 3 out of 4 trumpets absent. As much can be said for Ellington and Strayhorn who were in the studio those nights re-writing and re-working the pieces of music heard on here to fit the instrumentalists they had to work with. In my opinion the stand out soloist throughout this album is not Johnnie Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, or even Ray Nance. It is none other than Jimmy Hamilton, and not on the clarinet, but on the TENOR SAXOPHONE, in which he is featured on 3 songs. In my opinion he was either paying serious tribute to Ben Webster, or giving him a run for his money. I think listeners will also enjoy hearing the out takes, or the "previously unreleased" tracks, especially the alternate take of the title theme, "Blues in Orbit" (aka "Tender"). The other alternate tracks are interesting because if you listen carefully, you can hear some of the mistakes that were made during what could have been a final cut of those songs. In conclusion, Ellington enthusiasts will appreciate this album more than most, because of the unique set up of the band. The "jam session" feel of the whole album, with the exception of one number, makes you feel like you are there. Don't believe me? Listen with headphones on, and enjoy the experience.
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