![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Duke EllingtonTake The A TrainSuccess 16139, 1993 reissue, made in UK, UPC# 5708574361392)(Category: Big Band Jazz Music CD)![]() Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death. (Biography by William Ruhlmann, AMG) Songs include:
It doesn't say on the CD where or when the recordings were made, but Success is a British label that specializes in reissuing old recordings, especially those originally recorded as radio and television transcriptions, live, and small label studio recordings. These may include mono recordings. -----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- This would make a great gift! Shipping: (see SHIPPING AND PAYMENTS section below)
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