Duke Ellington - Ellington '66 (1965) [Reissue 2005]

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Artist: Duke Ellington
Title: Ellington '66
Year Of Release: 1965/2005
Label: Collectables [6729]
Genre: Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 36:28
Total Size: 90 mb / 213 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

An even more commercial effort than Ellington '65, Ellington '66 is yet another example of how the change in popular music toward an all rock & roll format found jazz musicians attempting crossover material with varying degrees of success. While much of the music here is standard American Popular Song à la "Satin Doll" and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady," other tracks such as the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" are clearly attempts at reaching a younger record-buying audience. While Ellington '66 isn't a bad recording and actually bests '65 for sheer listening pleasure, it is by no means required listening and will most likely appeal to die-hard Ellington completists.

TRACKLIST:

1. "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) – 3:40
2. "Charade" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
3. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 3:22
4. "All My Loving" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:26
5. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn) – 2:47
6. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:04
7. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) – 3:23
8. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:57
9. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 3:16
10. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:31
11. "Moon River" (Mancini, Mercer) – 2:42
12. "Ellington '66" (Ellington) – 2:34

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams – trumpet
Rolf Ericson – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9)
Ray Nance – trumpet (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12)
Mercer Ellington – trumpet (tracks 4, 7, 10 & 11)
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – tenor saxophone
Peck Morrison – double bass (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9)
John Lamb – bass (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12)
Sam Woodyard – drums

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