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Larry Combs, Brad Opland, Duke Tizol, Juan Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cliff Colnot, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring, Charlie Harrison, Amir ElSaffar - Tribute to Ellington

Larry Combs, Brad Opland, Duke Tizol, Juan Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cliff Colnot, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring, Charlie Harrison, Amir ElSaffar - Tribute to Ellington

Band: Larry Combs, Brad Opland, Duke Tizol, Juan Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cliff Colnot, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring, Charlie Harrison, Amir ElSaffar Title: Tribute to Ellington Rating: Release Date: 05 October, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 2: Satin Doll 3: Sophisticated Lady 4: Caravan 5: Don't Get Around Much Anymore 6: Azure 7: Squatty Roo 8: Prelude To A Kiss 9: Mood Indigo - Purple Gazelle 10: Chelsea Bridge 11: Star-Crossed Lovers 12: Zweet Zurzday (From 'Suite Thursday') 13: Take The 'A' Train 14: In A Sentimental Mood 15: Fast & Furious - Daniel Barenboim

Editoral Review It's a qualified success. Having proven his tango credentials, Daniel Barenboim makes another move beyond his classical orbit, into jazz. Cliff Colnot has scaled down Ellington's big-band arrangements for a smaller group (most of them apparently from Barenboim's orchestra, the Chicago Symphony) with relatively convincing results. The ensemble plays well and the music still swings. However, only the celebrity jazz guests, vocalist Dianne Reeves and clarinetist Don Byron--both of whom could have held down a place with the Ellington band in its prime--get much chance to do solos, always an essential part of Ellington's music. And they're on only two cuts each. Barenboim's concluding solo, "Fast and Furious," is an unconvincing replica of Ellington's playing. Check out Ellington's own recordings first. --Leslie Gerber .. You can see a complete list of all Larry Combs, Brad Opland, Duke Tizol, Juan Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cliff Colnot, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring, Charlie Harrison, Amir ElSaffar discography, or go back to the Larry Combs, Brad Opland, Duke Tizol, Juan Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cliff Colnot, Joel Spencer, Kyle Woodring, Charlie Harrison, Amir ElSaffar tabs