Ellington Uptown is a Jazz album by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, originally released in 1953. On Gatefold: 70 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Skin Deep
- A2The Mooche
- A3Take The "A" Train
Side B
- B1A Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite)
- B2Perdido
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- dense
- triumphant
- smoky
"Ellington Uptown" was also released as "Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown." It was recorded for the Columbia label during 1951 & 1952. The album was re-released on CD in 2004 with additional tracks recorded in 1947 and originally released as the "Liberian Suite."
Three factors stand out in the interpretation of Ellington's music on this album: Betty Roche's vocal on a multi-movement version of "Take The 'A' Train," the addition of Louis Bellson on drums (Skin Deep), and old Ellington material that has new life breathed into it.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Betty RochéVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Billy StrayhornPIANO
- Britt WoodmanTROMBONE TRUMPET
- Cat AndersonTRUMPET
- Clark TerryTRUMPET
- Duke EllingtonLEADER, PIANO PIANO
- Harry CarneyBARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, BASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE
- Hilton JeffersonSAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Jimmy HamiltonSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, CLARINET
- Juan TizolTROMBONE
- Louis BellsonDRUM DRUMS FEATURING
- Paul GansalvesSAXOPHONE
- Paul GonsalvesSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Quentin JacksonTROMBONE
- Ray NanceTRUMPET VIOLIN
- Russell ProcopeALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, CLARINET SAXOPHONE
- Wendell MarshallBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Willie CookTRUMPET
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 70 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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