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Seán wrote:Duke Ellington - The Degas Suite (1968)

Degas and Duke, where could one go wrong? Visual and audio beauty guaranteed!

Wonderful in every way Seán; I thoroughly enjoyed it!

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:Duke Ellington - The Degas Suite (1968)

Degas and Duke, where could one go wrong? Visual and audio beauty guaranteed!

Wonderful in every way Seán; I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I am glad you like it Fergus, I have watched it many times, I love it.

I think Andy Sheppard is one of the most soulful Jazz sax players.
And every issue with Carla Bley is a treat.

Some great free jazz hear: http://www.naimlabel.com/recording-best ... eyond.aspx



They gave it away as a CD with Jazzwise last year - now a Christmas gift download. Aaaah.

For the time that's in it.

This is a lovely CD of performances by Abdullah Ibrahim/Dollar Brand and his small group of South African musicians. The producer was Rashid Vally and the recording was made in June 1974 in a studio in Cape Town, "against a backdrop of forced removals as the apartheid government finalised its destruction of District Six and evicted coloured families from homes throughout the city" Abdullah Ibrahim later fled South Africa and lived for several years in the US where he met and worked with Duke Ellington.



Mannenberg - Is Where It's Happening became the anthem of the uprisings in the Soweto township during the anti-apartheid movement in the 1970s.

Mannenberg - Is Where It's Happening


Black And Brown Cheeries


Little Boy

Brilliance.

Glorious triple vinyl solo piano set and one of my favourites....

Season's greetings to one and all from:

Duke (piano); Lawrence Brown (trombone); Johnny Hodges (alto); Ray Nance (cornet); Paul Gonsalves (tenor); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet0 and the Ellington Orchestra with Jingle Bells:


Dexter Gordon Quartet: Dexter Gordon on tenor, Kirk Lightsey on piano, David Eubanks on bass, and Eddie Gladden on drums. - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

R.I.P Yusef Lateef