David 'Fathead' Newman - Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1994)

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Title: Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool: A Tribute to Duke Ellington
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Kokopelli[KOKO 1300]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 57:35
Total Size: 298 MB(+3%) | 136 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Russell) - 4:45
02. Prelude to a Kiss (Gordon-Mills-Ellington) - 5:41
03. Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool (Ellington-Baker) - 5:50
04. Almost Cried (Ellington) - 6:24
05. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington-Mills-Nemo-Redmond) - 5:16
06. Azure (Ellington) - 5:43
07. What Am I Here For? (Ellington-Laine) - 4:50
08. Happy Reunion (Ellington) - 3:47
09. Come Sunday (Ellington) - 3:00
10. Creole Love Call (Ellington-Strayhorn) - 6:47
11. Jeep's Blues (Ellington-Kennedy-Hodges) - 5:32

personnel :

David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Jim Pugh - trombone
David Leonhardt - piano
Ron Carter - piccolo bass
Peter Washington - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
Bob Freedman - arranger

David "Fathead" Newman is in excellent form on this tasteful program of 11 Duke Ellington compositions. Performing in a sextet with trombonist Jim Pugh, pianist David Leonhardt, bassist Peter Washington, Ron Carter on piccolo bass and drummer Lewis Nash, Newman splits his time between tenor and alto and takes a flute solo on "Azure." The music contains few real surprises (other than the utilization of both bass and piccolo bass) but swings nicely and has fine melodic solos.~Scott Yanow