Dizzy Gillespie

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Portrait Of Duke Ellington

Dizzy Gillespie

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Genre
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Jazz
Catalogue Number
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2869739
Number of Discs
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1
Label
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Essential Jazz
Release Country
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Europe
Format
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CD
Other
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Import

Product Description

Dizzy Gillespie's complete 1960 album a Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve MG-VS-68386), the trumpeter's heartfelt homage to the Duke. Consisting entirely of compositions by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, it features Dizzy fronting an orchestra heavy with wind instruments including trombone, woodwinds, flute, tuba and French horns, plus a rhythm section featuring Hank Jones on piano, George Duvivier on bass, and Charlie Persip on drums. As a bonus, the subsequent entry in Gillespie's discography following the album, consisting of three rarely heard numbers by Diz at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Portrait Of Duke Ellington (List of All Editions)

Track List   

  • 01． In A Mellow Tone
  • 02． Things Ain’T What They Used To Be
  • 03． Serenade To Sweden
  • 04． Chelsea Bridge
  • 05． Upper Manhattan Medical Group
  • 06． Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
  • 07． Caravan
  • 08． Sophisticated Lady
  • 09． Johnny Come Lately
  • 10． Perdido
  • 11． Come Sunday
  • 12． Lorraine
  • 13． Norm’S Norm
  • 14． A Night In Tunisia

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