PURE PLEASURE 2-LP TEST PRESSING: DUKE ELLINGTON, 70th Birthday Concert 2007 NEW
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Background -
- This is a Pure Pleasure 2-LP TEST PRESSING!
- It comes in a plain record sleeve, with no outer jacket or artwork.
- It has NEVER BEEN PLAYED, in mint condition.
- Made with 180-gram virgin vinyl (in Germany).
- The record labels are WHITE with "ONLY FOR PROMOTION" written on them.
- The dead wax around the record labels has the correct stamper information for this issue.
- Please note that the picture we have included with this listing is of a generic white jacket test pressing title. The actual item for sale came with no jacket, just the inner sleeve. The two sleeves are attached together with a Pure Pleasure sticker.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz. Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians.
Often collaborating with others, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his extant works having become standards. Ellington also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, for example Juan Tizol's "Caravan", and "Perdido", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. After 1941, Ellington collaborated with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, or suites, as well as additional short pieces. Following an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, in July 1956, Ellington and his orchestra enjoyed a major career revival and embarked on world tours. Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in several films, scoring several, and composed stage musicals.
Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and charisma, Ellington is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other traditional musical genres. His reputation continued to rise after his death, and he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for music in 1999.
70th Birthday Concert is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in England recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England and originally released on the Solid State label in 1970. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated, "The live performance gives listeners a good idea as to just how Duke's ensemble sounded in concert, and it serves as both a retrospective and a display of the strengths of Ellington's mighty band... This gem is essential for all serious jazz collections."
Outside there was the rain and the bone-freezing chill of November in Manchester, England. Inside the concert hall it was warm and it was beautiful. Duke was alive and well, and his orchestra was playing with all the flaring genius that has entranced us since first this musical miracle of our century found his vocation of band-leader extraordinary fifty years ago.
It was one of the many nights to remember during the orchestra’s British and European tour of 1969. Duke played two concerts that evening, each approaching two and a half hours in duration, each without intervals. At the second show he regaled the audience with 32 separate compositions, stayed on stage to do an encore with quartet only, after Johnny Hodges had led the exhausted orchestra away, and then, past midnight, went into a small back room to listen to the whole rumbustious evening played back to him on tape.
The men in the small back room, engaged with dials and consoles and tuners, were the United Artists production team who helped to create this album from the concerts at Manchester and at Bristol. Duke, sitting there easily, eyes closed, smiling like some great all-wise Buddha, seemed pleased with what he heard. From time to time he would say “beautiful!” to some flight of Johnny Hodges’ or Cootie’s. That is how this album is: Beautiful. - Excerpt from the sleeve notes by Derek Jewell, Jazz/Pop Critic, The Sunday Times
This double LP ranks as one of Duke Ellington’s finest recordings of his final decade. The live performance gives listeners a good idea as to just how Duke’s ensemble sounded in concert, and it serves as both a retrospective and a display of the strengths of Ellington’s mighty band. Among the many highlights are definitive renditions of "Rockin' in Rhythm" and "Take the 'A' Train" (the latter has some wonderful Cootie Williams trumpet), a few features for altoist Johnny Hodges, a tenor battle on "In Triplicate," a few guest spots for organist Wild Bill Davis, and a 16-and-a-half-minute, nine-song medley that really works well. The most memorable chorus of all is an incredible high-note display by Cat Anderson on "Satin Doll" that is arguably his most miraculous solo ever; each note he hits is virtually impossible to play on the trumpet, and is in tune, too. This gem is essential for all serious jazz collections. - AMG/Scott Yanow
Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the July 2007 Issue of Stereophile! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert was recorded during a 1969 tour by United Artists. Tracks include "Satin Doll", "Perdido, "Take the 'A' Train" and a medley constructed from 9 jazz classics including "Prelude To A Kiss", "Mood Indigo", "Sophisticated Lady", "Caravan" and more!
This 2-LP TEST PRESSING set was made by PURE PLEASURE Records - this is a highly collectible title from their catalog, featuring -
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
2-LP title -
70th Birthday Concert
Performers on this title include -
- Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Rolf Ericson, Cootie Williams – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Norris Turney – clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, flute
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Wild Bill Davis – organ
Victor Gaskin – bass
Rufus Jones – drums
Harold Ashby - trumpet
Mercer Ellington - trombone
Track Listing -
1. We're Off To See The Wizard 2. Over the Rainbow 3. The Jitterbug 4. The Merry Old Land of Oz 5. If I Only Had a Brain 6. Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead 7. My Shining Hour 8. Get Happy 9. Blues In The Night 10. Let's Fall In Love 11. That Old Black Magic - See more at: http://www.soundstagedirect.com/shorty-rogers-the-wizard-of-oz-180-gram-vinyl-records.shtml#sthash.H2xLwsgw.dpuf All songs written and composed by Duke Ellington, except where noted.1. "Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm" - Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills - 5:53
2. "B.P. Blues" - 4:41
3. "Take the "A" Train" - Billy Strayhorn - 5:48
4. "Tootie for Cootie" - Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton - 6:27
5. "4:30 Blues" - 4:21
6. "El Gato" - Cat Anderson - 4:22
7. "Black Butterfly" - Ellington, Irving Mills - 4:46
8. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" - Mercer Ellington - 3:02
9. "Layin' on Mellow" - 5:04
10. "Satin Doll" - Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer - 5:37
11. "Azure" - Ellington, Mills - 4:57
12. "In Triplicate" - 6:55
13. "Perdido" - Juan Tizol - 3:22
14. "Fifi" - 3:41
15. "Medley:
Prelude to a Kiss
I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Mood Indigo
Sophisticated Lady
Caravan" - 15:11
16. "Black Swan" - 9:23
17. "Final Ellington Speech (Satin Doll)" - Ellington, Strayhorn, Mercer - 2:05
Recorded at Colston Hall in Bristol, England on November 25 (track 10) and Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England on November 26 (tracks 1-9 & 10-17), 1969.
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