"Duke Ellington & John Coltrane" LP / Album

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    Duke Ellington & John Coltrane LP / Album              

List Title:    “Duke Ellington & John Coltrane” LP / Album

Artist:          Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Title:            “Duke Ellington & John Coltrane”

Label:          HMV (ABC Paramount)

Catalogue No:     CSD 1502      Library ID:   0021
Matrix: 

Personnel:     Duke Ellington — piano John Coltrane — tenor saxophone, except on "Big Nick", where he plays soprano saxophone Jimmy Garrison — bass (tracks 2,3,6) Aaron Bell — bass (tracks 1,4,5,7) Elvin Jones — drums (tracks 1-3, 6) Sam Woodyard — drums (tracks 4,5,7)

This is an original pressing, NOT a reissue.

Sleeve Notes:    ”DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHN COLTRANE begins with a remarkable performance of "In A Sentimental Mood." Ellington's chattering, bell-like accompaniment sets off Coltrane's fulsome, rhapsodic interpretaion in sharp relief. For Johnny Hodges--one of Duke's main men, and an early employer of Coltrane--"In A Sentimental Mood" was a showpiece. The Rabbit practically owned the tune, and yet Hodges considered Coltrane's to be the finest version of the song he'd ever heard.
Which indicates how deeply rooted in the jazz and blues tradition Coltrane always was. DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHN COLTRANE represented an opportunity for Trane to step back and reflect upon the elemental lyricism and swing that were at the heart of even his most adventurous flights--and to silence those nay-sayers who were carping about how his band with Eric Dolphy was "anti-jazz."
"Take The Coltrane" offers up one of Duke's great vamp tunes, and illustrates just how well the master knew how to accomodate Coltrane and play to his strengths, gently prodding him into fresh melodic directions. with its insistent bluesy hosannas and tart, off-center harmonies, "Take The Coltrane" is an improviser's delight, as the pianist offers elegant harmonic contrasts to Trane's backwoods preacher. "Big Nick" is Trane's tip of the hat to tenor man and raconteur Nick Nicholas, a tipsying, elusive little melody with a hint of Sidney Bechet (and Hodges) that allows the saxophonist to range up and down his soprano.
The remainder of the repetoire is from the Ellington/Strayhorn songbook, beginning with Duke's infectious minor blues, "Stevie." Ellington treats his keyboard as a mini-orchestra, and Coltrane rides Sam Woodyard's backbeat into the sun. Strayhorn's "My Little Brown Book" opens with a bell-like fantasia between piano and Elvin Jones' cymbals, as Coltrane demonstrates a variety of refined ballad inflections. "Angelica" offers an infectuous Afro-Cuban dialogue between Ellington and Woodyard, and an earnest, fervent Coltrane who doesn't rise to the tune's humor the way a Sonny Rollins would, but when Aaron Bell seats that 4/4 in the bass...look out. "The Feeling Of Jazz" is just that, closing things out with a classic blues that shuffles happily between swing and a hard rock.

Editorial reviews...the playing? Poignant, powerful....Blues is the lingua franca. Duke gives Trane plenty of running room, as Monk did, laying out his solo on `Take The Coltrane,' comping nimbly elsewhere. No bonus tracks, and none needed.
JazzTimes  (05/01/1996)

Cover:   Excellent
(since it was scanned and “stitched“ you may see a line down the centre. Be assured, this is only on the photo)

Disc:    Near Mint - superb, pristine condition, no scratches, scruffs or other flaws.

Description:
Really nice cover, Original Stereo pressing. Nice stiff laminated cover, all good corners, extremely minor spindle wear. Nice Shiny black record. Has 32/- (32sh) sticker upper rt corner)

                                For your guidance, this album recently sold for $153.

This album still has its original inner sleeve .
Genre:    Jazz
Format:   LP – Stereo
Origin:   US

Track Listing:
1. "In a Sentimental Mood" – 4:14
2. "Take the Coltrane" – 4:42
3. "Big Nick" (John Coltrane) – 4:27
4. "Stevie" – 4:22
5. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:20
6. "Angelica" – 6:00
7. "The Feeling of Jazz" (Bobby Troup / Ellington / George T. Simon) – 6:00

This is from a huge jazz collection of over 1000 LP's. Almost every single one has been played only a few times and looks brand new unless otherwise stated. Kept in a clean, smoke and pet free home.

Please view my other listings as I will have many more cool jazz LP's up for sale in the coming months. The whole collection will eventually be auctioned.

If you're interested in knowing what's available, I have compiled a spreadsheet with comprehensive details of the collection and am currently up to 400 records. Please contact me for a copy of the list. Thanks.

Guaranteed to be original and authentic. 
I do not sell bootlegs or modern reissues.

Your LP will be shipped in the highest quality, brand new, sturdy PREMIUM 625 MICRON record mailers.
as used by nearly every record distributor worldwide with a cardboard stiffener both above and below the record. Records are removed from the jacket to prevent seam from splitting.

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