New Ellington and Kenton releases
Posted by: Sigmund on 21 June 2002
Both from Pablo. Both Norman Granz productions. Both have clean, quiet, clear sound. The Ellington is from Paris; the Alhambra, 1958 and the Kenton is from Newport, 1957. Kenton's band includes Lennie Niehaus and Bill Perkins. Ellington's has Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsales, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Woode and Sam Woodyard, et.al. Great stuff all.