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Ellington Small Groups/Units CD's
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:52 am
by mark0tz
I have two and I really love them both:
Some great blues on the above album
in addition to a bunch of swinging numbers.
Several enjoyable tunes off of this one...
Rexatious, Back Room Romp, Frolic Sam,
a swinging version of Caravan, Stompy Jones, etc.
What other ones like these do people have that they'd recommend? I'd personally like to get more if they're anywhere near the quality of the above.
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:08 pm
by falty411
the ellington Small Units Jazz Archives cd is awesome.
all of the tracks contain either rex syewart, barney bigard, cootie williams, or johnny hodges (or a combination). EXCELLENT CD
of course the only reason i bought it was because its said "small unit" on the cover
hahha
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:45 pm
by CafeSavoy
falty411 wrote:
of course the only reason i bought it was because its said "small unit" on the cover
hahha
So for those who need more there's
The Great Ellington units.
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:03 pm
by main_stem
The Johnny Hodges Proper box set has the entier output of his small group with Ellington and the group he lead after leaving Ellington. (Up to 1953 that is) Collumbia also has two 2 CD sets of the small groups.
-Kevin
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:17 pm
by lindyholic
I have the following...
Duke and His Small Groups Vol. 1
And
Duke and His Small Groups Vol. 2
Both very excellent cds and I highly recommend them to anyone.
Harrison
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:33 pm
by Matthew
From the previews, the tracks on this sound much slower and more quiet, perhaps even a bit sweet. Is that the case?
The reason I ask, is that I just got the first set, and it's already one of my favorites. If the second set is anything like the first, I'll snap it up!
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:08 am
by lindyholic
Matthew wrote:
From the previews, the tracks on this sound much slower and more quiet, perhaps even a bit sweet. Is that the case?
The reason I ask, is that I just got the first set, and it's already one of my favorites. If the second set is anything like the first, I'll snap it up!
While there is some slow stuff, there's a some awesome slow stuff. Yes, there's a few sweet things, but the rest makes up for the sweet stuff. Go get it now!
Harrison
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:21 am
by Matthew
Sold! Thank you!
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:23 pm
by Ryan
I have this and love it. Big fan of Back Room Romp, Sugar Hill Shim Sham, Jubilesta, Rexatious etc...
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:21 pm
by lindyholic
Rexatious is awesome.
Harrison