A Celebration of Duke

Producer Norman Granz was an associate of Duke Ellington's for many years, and it is not surprising that his labels have frequently hosted Ellington tributes that bring out the best in the participating world-class musicians. Although Clark Terry is the only participant in the present celebration to have logged significant time as an Ellingtonian, all hands draw sustenance from the unbeatable material here.

Of special interest are the tracks on which Zoot Sims plays soprano sax, especially the neglected 'Tonight I Shall Sleep,' and Sarah Vaughan's pair of urbane and intense vocals, accompanied only by the guitar of album-MVP Joe Pass and pianist Mike Wofford.

Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tape, and pressed at Quality Record Pressings for optimal sound quality, this Analogue Productions 180-gram reissue is everything jazz fans expect from an audiophile reissue. Housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.

180-gram vinyl

Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tape

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Housed in Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Caravan (Quadrant)

2. Happy Go Lucky Local (Clark Terry)

3. Tonight I Shall Sleep (Zoot Sims)

4. I Ain't Got Nothin But The Blues (Sarah Vaughan)

5. Come Sunday (Clark Terry)

Side B

1. Everything But You (Sarah Vaughan)

2. Take The 'A' Train (Quadrant)

3. Rockin In Rhythm (Zoot Sims)

4. Echoes Of Harlem (Clark Terry)

5. Main Stem (Quadrant)