Historically Speaking... The Duke
Label: BETHLEHEM Catalog: BCP60 Format: CD Ellington; Hodges; Gonsalves; Procope; Hamilton; Carney; Anderson; Nance; Terry; Cook; Woodman; Sanders; Jackson; Ellington; Woode; WoodyardComposed by: Various Recorded for Bethlehem Records in 1956, Duke Ellington’s Historically Speaking’ is an album of updated arrangements of earlier Duke classics, including "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo", "In a Mellow Tone" and "Creole Love Call". The orchestra, with the recent return of saxophonist Johnny Hodges to the Ellington fold and the modernizing influence of drummer Sam Woodyard on drums, sounds rejuvenated, making this album a strong contender for one of Ellington’s finer efforts of the 1950’s. Price: $15.98 |