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Columbia Masterworks
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Masterpieces By Ellington | Pure Pleasure
$48.00
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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Masterpieces By Ellington | Pure Pleasure
$48.00
Visit product page →TOP quality reissue by Pure Pleasure in Mono – essential listening!
Masterpieces By Ellington shines from an astonishingly brief period of history that gave the recording industry two of its greatest achievements — the introduction of magnetic tape recording and the 33 1/3 LP, or long-playing record.
There is a choice of which version of this album to invest in, given that there at now two 33 and one 45rpm reissues available. I’ll put this one by Pure Pleasure right at the top of the list. I simply can’t imagine this LP sounding better. No matter which you choose, this is an album you really need to have in your library. Getting the chance to hear one of Ellington’s greatest bands give full-length versions of these four tunes is using your stereo for its intended purpose -- stepping back in time and reliving an era when this was the music to hear. This Pure Pleasure LP is flat, dead silent, and wonderfully musical. Oh, and one last tidbit to really ice the cake: Pure Pleasure's deluxe gatefold sleeve is of superior quality and includes pictures of Ellington at work in the center.
To restate: top-quality sound, top-quality packaging, and perhaps the greatest big band in jazz history to whisk you back to late 1950 and delight you with exquisite music. What more can one ask for from a reissue? – The Audio BeatLabel: Columbia Masterworks – ML 4418
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180 grams
Country: UK
Released: 2017
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing, Big Band
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Analogue Productions
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ellington Jazz Party
$80.00
Visit product page →About Duke Ellington:
"Duke Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category. He remains one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music and is widely considered as one of the twentieth century's best known African American personalites. As both a composer and a band leader, Ellington's reputation has increased since his death, with thematic repackagings of his signature music often becoming best-sellers. Posthumous recognition of his work include a special award citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Simply put, Ellington transcends boundaries and fills the world with a treasure trove of music that renews itself through every generation of fans and music-lovers. His legacy continues to live onand will endure for generations to come. Winton Marsalis said it best when he said "His music sounds like America." Because of the unmatched artistic heights to which he soared, no one deserved the phrase “beyond category” more than Ellington, for it aptly describes his life as well. He was most certainly one of a kind that maintained a llifestyle with universal appeal which transcended countless boundaries.
Duke Ellington is best remembered for the over 3000 songs that he composed during his lifetime. His best known titles include; "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", “Solitude", "In a Mellotone", and "Satin Doll". The most amazing part about Ellington was the most creative while he was on the road. It was during this time when he wrote his most famous piece, "Mood Indigo"which brought him world wide fame.
Duke Ellington's popular compositions set the bar for generations of brilliant jazz, pop, theatre and soundtrack composers to come. While these compositions guarantee his greatness, whatmakes Duke an iconoclastic genius, and an unparalleled visionary, what has granted him immortality are his extended suites. From 1943's Black, Brown and Beige to 1972's The Uwis Suite, Duke used the suite format to give his jazz songs a far more empowering meaning, resonance and purpose: to exalt, mythologize and re-contextualize the African-American experience on a grand scale."" - DukeEllington.com
Label: Columbia – CL 1323, Analogue Productions – APJ 8127
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 200 Gram, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 2016
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band, Swing
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Fermata / Mad About Records
Hareton Salvanini – Xavana, Uma Ilha do Amor
$45.00
Visit product page →Rare Brazilian album of the obscure film "Xavana, Uma Ilha do Amor" mixture of Psych, Jazz and Bossa Nova.-Hareton Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars, refine strings and delicate orchestral Sounds.
Polish film maker Zygmunt Sulistrowski pioneered the format of shooting low-budget soft porn on exotic locations. Brazilian arranger and writer Hareton Salvanini was commissioned to deliver this soundtrack. No wonder many consider him a lesser-known Arthur Verocai. Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars and percussions that could rival with the best of KPM or Chappell library LPs – Bandcamp
Label: Fermata – FIF-0010, Mad About Records – MAR 016
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
Country: Portugal
Released: 26 Nov 2019
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bossa Nova, Swing
