Duke Ellington surprised the jazz world in 1962 with his historic trio session featuring Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Not in a mood to simply rework older compositions, the bulk of the LP focused on music he wrote specifically for the session. "Money Jungle" is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified somewhere between post-bop and avant-garde. The gem of the date is the fragile, somewhat haunting ballad "Fleurette Africaine," where Mingus' floating bassline and Roach's understated drumming add to the mystique of an Ellington work that has slowly been gathering steam among jazz musicians as a piece worth exploring more often. "Very Special" is a jaunty upbeat blues, while the angular, descending line of "Wig Wise" also proves to be quite catchy. Ellington also revisits "Warm Valley" (a lovely ballad indelibly associated with Johnny Hodges) and an almost meditative "Solitude." Thunderous percussion and wild basslines complement a wilder-than-usual approach to "Caravan." Every jazz fan should own a copy of this sensational recording session. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
Tracklist:
1 Money Jungle 5:27
2 Fleurette Africaine 3:33
3 Very Special 4:23
4 Warm Valley 3:31
5 Wig Wise 3:17
6 Caravan 4:11
Written-By – D. Ellington, J. Tizol
7 Solitude 5:31
Written-By – D. Ellington, E. De Lange
8 Switch Blade 5:21
9 A Little Max (Parfait) 2:57
10 REM Blues 4:15
11 Backward Country Boy Blues 6:30
12 Solitude - Alternate Take 4:42
Written-By – D. Ellington, E. De Lange
13 Switch Blade - Alternate Take 5:11
14 A Little Max (Parfait) - Alternate Take 2:56
15 REM Blues - Alternate Take 5:44
Credits:
Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Max Roach
Piano – Duke Ellington
Written-By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 11, 13 to 15)
Notas
Recorded at Sound Makers, New York City on September 17, 1962.
Expanded edition of "Money Jungle".
Tracks 1 to 7 originally issued as United Artists UAS 15017.
Tracks 13 and 15 previously unreleased.
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ResponderExcluirI like that they keep the order of the tracks on the original release and include the unreleased to the end. I've seen editions with the tracks are in the order they were recorded. I understand way some listeners prefer that, but I'd rather keep the running order and tracks as originally chosen by the people who were involved. In any event, this is an undisputed classic that I never tired of revisiting. Thank you!
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