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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Great Summit: The Complete Sessions

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 1, 2000

After already leading his illustrious band for many decades, Duke Ellington saw fit to engage in a number of extracurricular activities during the early part of the ‘60s. All of these endeavors proved to be quite successful, including Impulse dates with John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins and the celebrated Money Jungle with Charles Mingus and Max ...

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Paul Wertico Trio: Don't Be Scared Anymore

Read "Don't Be Scared Anymore" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
August 1, 2000

With a fusion of jazz, rock and soulful blues, Paul Wertico features blazing guitars atop propulsive rhythms for his second trio album. The Chicago lineup works well together with empathy, while performing original compositions from each of them. The drummer-led unit drives through a variety of familiar rhythms, including classical ostinatos, ride cymbal swings, and a ...

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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Complete Sessions

Read "Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Complete Sessions" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2000

Could it be that two of the greatest geniuses contributing to the development of jazz music were born a mere year apart? Yes, it could be. No, it may not be. Well, it depends on the legitimacy of a birth and the authenticity of records. Louis Armstrong, not knowing his actual birth date and ...

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Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington:The Reprise Studio Recordings

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2000

Of course, 1999 was the centennial celebration of the birth of that exalted American icon- Duke Ellington. And never a nation to not make the most out of a creative marketing ploy, any label with some Ellington in its holdings made a mad dash to remaster, repackage, compile, or generally work the hell out of its ...

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Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)

By Duke Ellington

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1956
Track listing: Festival Junction; Blues to Be There; Newport Up; eep's Blues; Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue

Reissue: Disc One: Start Spangled Banner; Black and Tan Fantasy; Tea for Two; Take the ‘A’ Train; Festival Junction; Blues to Be There; Newport Up, Sophisticated Lady; Day In, Day Out; Diminuendo Blue and Crescendo in Blue. Disc Two: I Got it Bad and That Ain’t Good; Jeep’s Blues; Tulip or Turnip; Skin Deep; Mood Indigo; Festival Junction; Blues to be There; Newport Up; I Got it Bad and That Ain’t Good; Jeep’s Blues.

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