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 Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven Studios from the original analog 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.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Caravan – Quadrant
Happy Go Lucky Local – Clark Terry
Tonight I Shall Sleep – Zoot Sims
I Ain't Got Nothin but the Blues – Sarah Vaughan
Come Sunday – Clark Terry
Side 2:
Everything But You – Sarah Vaughan
Take the '''A''' Train – Quadrant
Rockin in Rhythm – Zoot Sims
Echoes of Harlem – Clark Terry
Main Stem – Quadrant
Recording information:
Title: A Celebration Of Duke
Artist: Zoot Sims, Vaughan, Terry, Quadrant
Genre: Jazz
Media: 1x 180g LP Vinyl Stereo 33rpm, Limited to 1000, Remastered, . Mastered from Original Master Tape. High Quality Vinyl.
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: AAPJ162
Released: 1.11.2024 in US
Original release: 1980 by Pablo Records 2312-119
EAN: 0753088162015
Discogs rel.#: 32246538
