CD-Charts Position 151

The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson

Release Date July 01, 1991

CD-Charts Position 152
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Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen/West Side Story

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Cal Tjader

Release Date July 30, 2002
I have admired Cal Tjader since the 50's. However, this merger of two of his most forgettable albums left me cold. It projects blandness, lacks swing and the arrangements sound atonal,trite and limp. Clare Fischer at his worst? You can hear a difference in "Tonight", in latin tempo which is the one bright star in a blah disk. Two stars for this unfortunate CD, which I'm sure Cal himself would agree is a blatantly commercial attempt to add an "easy listening" label to jazz. A disappointment!

CD-Charts Position 153
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The Heart Speaks

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Terence Blanchard

Release Date February 06, 1996
Excellent album. It is an instant jazz classic. Even years after it's release, I find myself coming back to it. Lins is brilliant, and Blanchard does his work a most fine service. Apreceida is Perfect.

CD-Charts Position 154
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The Great Paris Concert

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Duke Ellington

Release Date October 23, 1989
Well if this is not one of the best swing-concert albums ever (equal to Goodman's famous jamboree at the Carnegie Hall and Basie's great reunion at Newport), I'd like to hear what is...

The great Ellington sax section really shines here - listen to Hodges' solos, to the way Jimmy Hamilton and Paul Gonsalves introduce "Perdido" or to the typical Gonsalves explosion of modernist creativity on "Cop Out"... However, I must admit that I don't think Cootie Williams sounds as good here as he did in his earlier years, but he is still a joy to hear (as are the versatile Ray Nance, the stratospheric Cat Anderson or the ellegantly ellingtonian trombonist Lawrence Brown...)... The entire band (see the tags) is great! And the song sellection is ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 155
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Miles Ahead

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Miles Davis

Release Date April 12, 2004
Well if this is not one of the best swing-concert albums ever (equal to Goodman's famous jamboree at the Carnegie Hall and Basie's great reunion at Newport), I'd like to hear what is...

The great Ellington sax section really shines here - listen to Hodges' solos, to the way Jimmy Hamilton and Paul Gonsalves introduce "Perdido" or to the typical Gonsalves explosion of modernist creativity on "Cop Out"... However, I must admit that I don't think Cootie Williams sounds as good here as he did in his earlier years, but he is still a joy to hear (as are the versatile Ray Nance, the stratospheric Cat Anderson or the ellegantly ellingtonian trombonist Lawrence Brown...)... The entire band (see the tags) is great! And the song sellection is ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 156
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All Star Road Band, Vol. 2

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Duke Ellington

Release Date January 16, 2001
Well if this is not one of the best swing-concert albums ever (equal to Goodman's famous jamboree at the Carnegie Hall and Basie's great reunion at Newport), I'd like to hear what is...

The great Ellington sax section really shines here - listen to Hodges' solos, to the way Jimmy Hamilton and Paul Gonsalves introduce "Perdido" or to the typical Gonsalves explosion of modernist creativity on "Cop Out"... However, I must admit that I don't think Cootie Williams sounds as good here as he did in his earlier years, but he is still a joy to hear (as are the versatile Ray Nance, the stratospheric Cat Anderson or the ellegantly ellingtonian trombonist Lawrence Brown...)... The entire band (see the tags) is great! And the song sellection is ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 157
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Classics Big Band Jazz -- Swing That Jazz

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Various Artists

Release Date April 16, 1996
Well if this is not one of the best swing-concert albums ever (equal to Goodman's famous jamboree at the Carnegie Hall and Basie's great reunion at Newport), I'd like to hear what is...

The great Ellington sax section really shines here - listen to Hodges' solos, to the way Jimmy Hamilton and Paul Gonsalves introduce "Perdido" or to the typical Gonsalves explosion of modernist creativity on "Cop Out"... However, I must admit that I don't think Cootie Williams sounds as good here as he did in his earlier years, but he is still a joy to hear (as are the versatile Ray Nance, the stratospheric Cat Anderson or the ellegantly ellingtonian trombonist Lawrence Brown...)... The entire band (see the tags) is great! And the song sellection is ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 158
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Early Ellington (1927-1934)

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Duke Ellington

Release Date October 25, 1990
Quite simply, this is one of the best Ellington cds ever offered, in the opinion of one who owns around six Ellington cds. It's early Ellington when the Duke was young and bursting with new creative ideas, before he became an institution. If you just want one Ellington cd, this is the one to buy. If you have a few, this will be a worthwhile addition to your collection. If you have a complete set of all his recordings, you don't need it.

CD-Charts Position 159
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Miles Ahead

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Miles Davis

Release Date October 17, 1990
Quite simply, this is one of the best Ellington cds ever offered, in the opinion of one who owns around six Ellington cds. It's early Ellington when the Duke was young and bursting with new creative ideas, before he became an institution. If you just want one Ellington cd, this is the one to buy. If you have a few, this will be a worthwhile addition to your collection. If you have a complete set of all his recordings, you don't need it.

CD-Charts Position 160
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Peanut Vendor

CD-Charts > Music > Orchestral Jazz
by: Stan Kenton

Release Date October 28, 1997
Quite simply, this is one of the best Ellington cds ever offered, in the opinion of one who owns around six Ellington cds. It's early Ellington when the Duke was young and bursting with new creative ideas, before he became an institution. If you just want one Ellington cd, this is the one to buy. If you have a few, this will be a worthwhile addition to your collection. If you have a complete set of all his recordings, you don't need it.