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Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove: Life

by Todd S. Jenkins
January 24, 2006

Trumpeter Doug Ellington's new release conveys some interesting ideas with generally solid musicianship. As they are described in the liner notes, some of Ellington's notions are overly clever and border on pretentious, but all in all this is a very enjoyable effort. The opening “Xenophobia begins with a vibrant bass vamp that soon supports a bustling ...