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Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Audio CD

A fair review of the Duke Ellington "Duke Ellington & John Coltrane" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Duke Ellington reviews here, or go back to the Duke Ellington tabs.

Duke Ellington Band: Duke Ellington
Title: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
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Release Date: 1995-10-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: In a Sentimental Mood 2: Take the Coltrane 3: Big Nick 4: Stevie 5: My Little Brown Book 6: Angelica 7: Feeling of Jazz

Get Sentimental Mood and Brown Book
Just pure, heartbreaking beauty. This version of In a Sentimental Mood is incredible. The drummer goes to kind of a weird Time Out kind of place, but he comes back and ends it nicely. The best dollar you will ever spend.

Brown Book is also great. Coltrane sounds like Johnny Hodges, Duke's regular sax player, and that's a GOOD thing.

On the other tunes, Duke is exquisite on piano, the bass and drums are nice, but . . . Coltrane is melodic and perfect for 30 or 60 seconds and then he goes off to his atonal genius place where I cannot follow or listen.


very fine.
two of my favorites. ah, ellington and coltrane. here they produced a very fine set of jazz, indeed. this disc has a bit more bite than the ellington and johnny hodges duo albums, but the bite is tame by coltrane's usual standards. coltrane is more restrained here than is usual, but that tone remains a spellbinder. while this is not amongst the very best work that either of these gentlemen have done, it is an album that any jazz fan would do well to acquire.


Perfect Combo! Spectacular recording!
e. These classic albums Coltrane did for Impulse are some of my personal favorites (i. 'John Coltane w/ Johnny Hartman', 'Ballads', and 'Ascension') of all the jazz recordings I own on either CD or Vinyl. This one is a beauty! Every song on this album is perfect. So many times two greats would meet and cut an album of less than superior quality. This is definitely not one of those cases. From the moment the first song 'In a Sentimental Mood' comes on you are taken on a magical journey that truly showcases just how brilliant these artists were as musicians and composers. Of course it's always great to have such a fine rythm section backing you up - Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones (awesome as always!), Aaron Bell, Sam Woodward, . . . all playing at their best. If you are a fan of Ellington and/or Coltrane than obviously this is a must have album. All in all, it's just fun, exciting music that gives you a warm, cushy feeling inside every time you listen to it. Those of you who are relatively new to jazz, this is a must have. You won't be disappointed I promise. .


Ellington and Coltrane
The music was subperb. How can I say anything negative about two of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived.

Amazon sent me this CD in a most timely fashion. All went smoothly.


Beautiful
Coltrane's playing on it is brilliant, and Duke's piano playing sounds much better than in the 1941 version of the same song. The album starts with one of the greatest versions of a jazz song - "In A Sentimental Mood". The bass & drum alternate between Duke's & John's. At the tempos and volumes they're playing at, there isn't a significant difference between the two sets. Coltrane's playing is a slight retreat in terms of adventurousness. It may have been mouthpiece problems or maybe because he was playing with Duke Ellington. Either way, it's lack of challenge doesn't diminish the beauty of the playing. Some have said Duke sounds more modern than Coltrane, but I don't hear that. This album won't turn your personal jazz world on its ear, but it is a lot of fun to listen to. It's also fine for non-jazz fans.


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