Rare Duke Ellington
$
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Description
This recording - “Holiday Greetings from Gotham Recording Corporation” - on Gotham GRC-2873, includes two of the rarest studio tracks by Duke Ellington. The deep-groove record is pressed on red vinyl and was distributed as a holiday promotion (“Not to Be Sold, Broadcast or Copied”). The first two tracks on Side A are Duke’s “Duet” and “Threesome”, recorded on June 28, 1951. “Threesome” has a spoken intro by Duke; the band then plays while he and Freddie Robbins introduce members of the band as they take their solos: Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Shorty Baker, Paul Gonsalves, Britt Woodman, Russell Procope, Cat Anderson, Juan Tizol, and Nelson Williams. The sound quality is superb, with just a few random tics. The remaining tracks of Side A are “Largo al Factotum” from Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” (with audible scratch) and an orchestral version of “I’ll Be Around”. Side B is a bizarre spoken bop narrative that sounds like a radio play with a lot of hipster terms that were popular in the early 1950’s. The cover has a 1” area in the top left corner of the front where a sticker has been removed; clear tape along the bottom seam. A folded information sheet is included. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. Please do not bid unless you are comfortable providing credit card information directly. The “Blue Note Records” book – “A Guide for Identifying Original Pressings” is now available on eBay.
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