Duke Ellington & His Orchestra- Treasury Shows, Vol. 8
Duke Ellington & Orchestra: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet, violin); Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Al Sears (tenor saxophone); Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Joseph Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones (trombone); Billy Strayhorn (piano); Fred Guy (guitar); Junior Raglin (bass); Sonny Greeer (drums). Recorded on July 14 & September 21, 1945. During 1945 and 1946, Duke Ellington recorded a number of broadcast transcriptions for use by the U. S. Treasury Department to promote the sale of war bonds. This eighth volume, issued by Storyville, is yet another two-disc set that compiles three different broadcasts. While the sound quality is decent for the soloists and only so-so for the whole band, the occasional rarity like "Let the Zoomers Drool" or "Ultra Violet, " as well as superb renditions of favorites like "C Jam Blues, " "Ko-Ko, " and "Main Stem" will be of interest to Ellington collectors. A surprise inclusion is Ellington's nearly 12-minute tone poem from 1935, "Reminiscing in Tempo, " though it was no favorite of star soloists like Johnny Hodges, who preferred opportunities to blow. But this volume falls a little bit short in value compared to earlier sets in the series, because of inconsistent sound quality and overall programs that are not as interesting as a typical Ellington concert, though at least the long medleys of hits always featured in his later years are not present. - Ken Dryden.
Tracklist:
- Take the "A" Train, (Opening Theme)
- In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
- Kissing Bug
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Bugle Breaks
- Friend of Yours, A
- West Indian Dance
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Tonight I Shall Sleep
- Stomp, Look and Listen
- I'm Beginning to See the Light
- Take the "A" Train (Theme)
- Downbeat Shuffle I
- Esquire Swank II
- Metronome All Out III
- If You Are But a Dream
- Blutopia
- Candy
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Main Stem
- Take the "A" Train Into Broadcast Close
- Midriff
- Door Will Open, A
- My Little Brown Book
- Stomp, Look and Listen
- Waiting For the Train to Come In
- Diminuendo in Blue
- Rocks in My Bed
- Crescendo in Blue
- Everything But You
- Take the "A" Train, (Opening Theme)
- In a Mellotone
- Wish I Wish Tonight, The
- Ellington Bond Promo
- C-Jam Blues
- Ultra Violet
- There's No You
- Emancipation Celebration
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- Let the Zoomers Drool
- Take the "A" Train (Theme)
- Reminiscing in Tempo
- Everything But You Into Ellington Bond Promo
- Ko-Ko
- Mood to Be Wooed
- Tea For Two
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Blues on the Double
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be - (Into Broadcast Close)
UPC > 717101900824
Format > New CD
Label > Storyville Records
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Duke Ellington & Orchestra: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet, violin); Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Al Sears (tenor saxophone); Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Joseph Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones (trombone); Billy Strayhorn (piano); Fred Guy (guitar); Junior Raglin (bass); Sonny Greeer (drums). Recorded on July 14 & September 21, 1945. During 1945 and 1946, Duke Ellington recorded a number of broadcast transcriptions for use by the U. S. Treasury Department to promote the sale of war bonds. This eighth volume, issued by Storyville, is yet another two-disc set that compiles three different broadcasts. While the sound quality is decent for the soloists and only so-so for the whole band, the occasional rarity like "Let the Zoomers Drool" or "Ultra Violet, " as well as superb renditions of favorites like "C Jam Blues, " "Ko-Ko, " and "Main Stem" will be of interest to Ellington collectors. A surprise inclusion is Ellington's nearly 12-minute tone poem from 1935, "Reminiscing in Tempo, " though it was no favorite of star soloists like Johnny Hodges, who preferred opportunities to blow. But this volume falls a little bit short in value compared to earlier sets in the series, because of inconsistent sound quality and overall programs that are not as interesting as a typical Ellington concert, though at least the long medleys of hits always featured in his later years are not present. - Ken Dryden.
Tracklist:
- Take the "A" Train, (Opening Theme)
- In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
- Kissing Bug
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Bugle Breaks
- Friend of Yours, A
- West Indian Dance
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Tonight I Shall Sleep
- Stomp, Look and Listen
- I'm Beginning to See the Light
- Take the "A" Train (Theme)
- Downbeat Shuffle I
- Esquire Swank II
- Metronome All Out III
- If You Are But a Dream
- Blutopia
- Candy
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Main Stem
- Take the "A" Train Into Broadcast Close
- Midriff
- Door Will Open, A
- My Little Brown Book
- Stomp, Look and Listen
- Waiting For the Train to Come In
- Diminuendo in Blue
- Rocks in My Bed
- Crescendo in Blue
- Everything But You
- Take the "A" Train, (Opening Theme)
- In a Mellotone
- Wish I Wish Tonight, The
- Ellington Bond Promo
- C-Jam Blues
- Ultra Violet
- There's No You
- Emancipation Celebration
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- Let the Zoomers Drool
- Take the "A" Train (Theme)
- Reminiscing in Tempo
- Everything But You Into Ellington Bond Promo
- Ko-Ko
- Mood to Be Wooed
- Tea For Two
- Ellington Bond Promo
- Blues on the Double
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be - (Into Broadcast Close)
UPC > 717101900824
Format > New CD
Label > Storyville Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.