Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
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Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | August 4 & 9, September 2, December 19 & 22, 1938 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Portrait | |||
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Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year is a compilation album of American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington's 1938 recordings for the Brunswick label which was released in 1991.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "this 1938 incarnation of Ellington's group held their own with many fine compositions, a seamless sense of swing, and a wealth of unique solo contributions, elements that set the group apart throughout the big-band era. Maybe not as essential as other Ellington titles, but still highly recommended".[2]
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Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted
- "Please Forgive Me" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:59
- "Lambeth Walk" (Douglas Furber, Noel Gay) - 2:27
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 2:56
- "Hip Chic" - 2:55
- "Buffet Flat" - 2:24
- "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 2:34
- "Jazz Potpourri" - 2:55
- "T.T. on Toast" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:45
- "Battle of Swing" - 2:56
- "Blue Light" - 2:36
- "Blue Light" [alternate take] - 2:40
- "Boy Meets Horn" (Ellington, Rex Stewart) - 2:59
- "Slap Happy" - 2:44
- Recorded at ARC-Brunswick Studios in New York on August 4, 1938 (track 1), August 9, 1938 (tracks 2-5), September 2, 1938 (track 6), December 19, 1938 (tracks 7-9), and December 22, 1938 (tracks 10-13).
Personnel
[edit]- Duke Ellington – piano
- Rex Stewart - cornet
- Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton - trombone
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone
- Barney Bigard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Otto Hardwick - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Fred Guy - guitar
- Billy Taylor - bass
- Sonny Greer - drums
References
[edit]- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 21, 2010
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2010