Archives for the 'The Duke' Category
Side by Side
This album features a small group setting with players who are mostly from the Ellington band. It follows another album, which is on my list, called Back to Back.
The tracks feature a mixture of musicians with Johnney Hodges (alto sax) and Jo Jones (drums) being the only two that are on all of the tracks.
The […]
The Great Summit - Armstrong / Ellington
When I was a kid we used to make up the ideal hockey team. The rules were simple, you can pick any player, from any era, and put them on the team. This album kind of reminds me of that, Louis Armstong on Trumpet, Duke Ellington on piano, Trummy Young on trombone, Barney Bigard on […]