Duke Ellington • Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session

 

Review by Thom Jurek

This small group session was recorded in 1963 for Atlantic, and originally issued in 1976, two years after Duke Ellington's death. It showcases a small group that features string players in the front line. Ray Nance, the Duke's own violinist, is here as is the legendary Stephane Grappelli and violist Svend Asmussen. The rest of the players include tenor man Paul Gonsalves, drummer Sam Woodyard, bassist Ernie Shepard, alto saxist Russell Procope, and trombonist Buster Cooper. Ellington plays piano no all but two tunes where Billy Strayhorn replaced him. The program is a collection of Ellington and Strayhorn standards from "Blues in C" and "Take the 'A' Train," to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Cotton Tail," and the wonderful "Limbo Jazz." The soloist and group interplay are gentle, swinging, and utterly and completely graceful and elegant. There is a lighthearted tenderness in this set that borders on sentimentality without ever going there. And the feeling is loose, relaxed, and full of warmth throughout.

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Reseña de Thom Jurek

Esta sesión de grupo pequeño fue grabada en 1963 para Atlantic, y originalmente publicada en 1976, dos años después de la muerte de Duke Ellington. Muestra un pequeño grupo que presenta a los jugadores de cuerda en la primera línea. Ray Nance, el violinista del propio Duque, está aquí al igual que el legendario Stéphane Grappelli y el violista Svend Asmussen. El resto de los músicos incluyen al tenor Paul Gonsalves, el baterista Sam Woodyard, el bajista Ernie Shepard, el saxofonista alto Russell Procope, y el trombonista Buster Cooper. Ellington toca el piano no todos, pero dos temas donde Billy Strayhorn lo reemplazó. El programa es una colección de estándares de Ellington y Strayhorn desde "Blues en Do" y "Take the 'A' Train", hasta "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Cotton Tail" y el maravilloso "Limbo Jazz". La interacción entre el solista y el grupo es suave, oscilante, y completamente elegante y elegante. Hay una ternura desenfadada en este conjunto que roza el sentimentalismo sin llegar nunca a eso. Y la sensación es suelta, relajada y llena de calidez en todo momento.

Tracks:01-Take The -A- Train
02-In A Sentimental Mood
03-Don't Get Around Much Anymore
04-Day Dream
05-Cotton Tail
06-Pretty Little One
07-Tricky's Licks
08-Blues In C
09-String Along With Strings
10-Limbo Jazz
11-The Feeling Of Jazz


Credits:
Duke Ellington (piano)
Stephane Grappelli (violin)
Ray Nance (violin)
Svend Asmussen (Viola)
Paul Gonsalves(sax tenor)
Ernie Shepard(bass)
Billy Strayhorn(piano)
Sam Woodyard(drums)
Russell Procope(sax)
Buster Cooper(trombone)


Recorded on February 22, 1963 at Barclay Studios, Paris France

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