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Reffc
17-05-2014, 15:44
If you were to pick your five favourite Duke Ellington recordings, what would they be?

I'm just starting out late with the Duke and so far have:


Live at Newport 1956


The Duke Meets Coleman Hawkins


Indigos


The Nutcracker Suit


The Polupar
The Great Re-Union (Louis Armstrong meets the Duke)


It's still great stuff now, almost 70 years after the Duke hit the big time but it's his late '30's to mid 40's band music which really seems to swing. I'm guessing that might have been the "heyday" band?

Ali Tait
17-05-2014, 15:47
I have two Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges albums, Side By Side and Back To Back. Great albums, and great recordings too.

TCats
18-05-2014, 16:34
The Far East Suite.

And his Mother called him Bill ( a tribute to his friend and music partner Billy Strayhorne)
My favourite track being Lotus Blossom.

Reffc
19-05-2014, 06:30
Cheers guys, I'll check those out. The Louis/Duke LP on the Dutch Discofoon label was quite a find by the way. Excellent recording quality and worth searching out. Also listened to Indigos which was great and awaiting Blues in Orbit on CD.