4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS
This
release presents Duke Ellington and John Coltraneâs only recorded
encounter ever (Impulse AS30), featured here in its entirety. For the
occasion, Trane and Duke were accompanied by the bassist and drummer of
their respective groups (who alternated from track to track), Aaron Bell
and Sam Woodyard (from Dukeâs rhythm section), and Jimmy Garrison and
ElvinJones (from Traneâs rhythm section). Four Ellington-related tunes
performed by Coltrane at different sessions have been added here as a
bonus, as well as the original studio version of âThe Feeling of Jazzâ,
taped by the Ellington band a few months before the Ellington-Coltrane
date took place.
PERSONNEL:
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor & soprano sax
DUKE ELLINGTON, piano
JIMMY GARRISON, bass (on 2, 3 & 6)
AARON BELL, bass (on 1, 4, 5 & 7)
ELVIN JONES, drums (on 1-3 & 6)
SAM WOODYARD, drums (on 4, 5 & 7)
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 26, 1962.
(*) BONUS TRACKS:
[8-11]: John Coltraneâs small group versions of songs from the Ellington book.
New Jersey, 1957-58.
[12]: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. New York, July 3, 1962.
INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:
01. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
02. TAKE THE COLTRANE
03. BIG NICK
04. STEVIE
05. MY LITTLE BROWN BOOK
06. ANGELICA
07. THE FEELING OF JAZZ
08. SOLITUDE (*)
09. I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AINâT GOOD (*)
10. LUSH LIFE (*)
11. THINGS AINâT WHAT THEY USED TO BE (*)
12. THE FEELING OF JAZZ (*)
TOTAL TIME: 76:50 Min.