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Ellington Uptown

By Duke Ellington

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Skin Deep; The Mooche; Take the

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Duke Ellington: Ellington Uptown

Read "Ellington Uptown" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
April 6, 2004

For the sake of honesty, I must admit that I have never particularly enjoyed music recorded before the '50s, though the occasional interloper has caught my ear and found itself an exception. The problem with the earlier music mostly has to do with technology. First, sound quality is a mixed bag (and often a disaster) by ...

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Duke Ellington: Ellington Uptown

Read "Ellington Uptown" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
March 4, 2004

Ellington Uptown was originally released in 1951; several reissues have appeared since. This year’s reissue includes bonus tracks. While the original—with Clark Terry and Louie Bellson, but without Johnny Hodges—has been viewed with contrasting opinions over the years, it remains solid Ellingtonian swing with an emphasis on individual artists. Bellson, Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Betty Roche, Cat ...

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Ellington Uptown

By Duke Ellington

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Skin Deep; The Mooche; Take The "A" Train; A Tone Parallel To Harlem; Perdido; The Controversial Suite

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Duke Ellington: Ellington Uptown

Read "Ellington Uptown" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
October 12, 2003

Two Hundred Fifty-Plus Words on Ellington, Part II Duke Ellington Uptown was released shortly after Ellington adopted the 12-inch long player philosophy and began recording his concert of some of his greatest pieces. Before the present release, this recording was issued on three different occasions, each released including slightly different material. The original release (Columbia ML ...

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