Record Review- Duke Ellington & Frank Sinatra- Francis A. & Edward K
Records ore reviewed by Don DeMichcol, Gi lbert M. Erskine, Kenny Dorho m, Borboro Gordner, Bifl Moth ieu, Morion Mc Portland, Dan Ma, ,,nue, 8 Bill Quinn, Harvey Pekor, W illian, Russo, Harvey Siders, Pete Weldi ng, John S. Wilson, and Michael Zwerin. Reviews ore signed by 11,.. w 't n ,r1 er~ Ratings ore: * * * * * excel lent, * * * * very good, * * * good, * * foir, * poor. · When two catalog numbers ore listed, the first is mono, and . the second is stereo. ' times ( especially on Yell ow Days) • his Thad Jones-Me l Lewi& touch is uncannily c,lose to the master's. 'LIVE AT Tall VILLAGE V ANGtJ BIG BANDS Two ringers were brought in to beef up Sotld Srare SS 1801·6: ,;Jul~ Plx.fc II; a !P Pre;dom; &,cba. F#.11/11';Do11 !•t Gh Sms,-•· ~'If Duke Ellingto-n the trumpet section, currently the band's low T~••l Sa111b11Co11 Ge1,:b11, ' ti weakest link. Everybody was on best be · Puson.ncl: Jones, ducgctbofu; Snooky ~ SOUL CALL-V erve V/V6-870l: La Plus Btl/e Jf.mmy N!)ldf\sllam ; Mar:vio Stamm, Ricba ·~ Africaine; Jl?est Indian Pml(a/i:e; Soul Call; Skin havior, it seems-the band sounds tight ham,, B,ll lletey ttumPe!cS; Bob Broo Deep: Jam Wiel, Sam. and together at all times. The superb re Garncrt Brown, tom . ..Mdn1osb, Cliff Persor.iocl:C~r Anderson, Herble Jones, Coo1ie uombones· Jerome -IU.cbirdso11, Jctr:y D" , Williams Mercer 1lLUn111on, trumpets: Busier cording brings out the full flavor of the Joe J'lirretl, 'l!ddfo Daniels, Pepper Adams J~'!o Cooper, l;ii.wrcii<:e Browti, Chuck C.onnocs,tto111 - magnificent Ellington sound; the reeds, in Roland.
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