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Duke Ellington - Woods [1972]: rhythm section + sax section only

Duke Ellington (p), Russell Procope, Harold Minerve, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney (reeds), Joe Benjamin (b), Rufus Jones (dr)

Recorded in New York, August 2, 1972.

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Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - I'm Just Your Fool (1954) Buddy Johnson from: "I'm Just Your Fool" / "A-12"

R&B | Big Band

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Personnel: Buddy Johnson: Bandleader / Piano

Ella Johnson: Vocals

Willis Nelson: Trumpet Frank Royal: Trumpet Andrew Wood: Trumpet

Steve Pulliam: Trombone Julius Watson: Trombone

Harold Minerve: Alto Saxophone Dave Van Dyke: Tenor Saxophone Purvis Henson: Tenor Saxophone Teddy Conyers: Baritone Saxophone

Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook: Guitar Leon Spann: Bass Emmanuel Simms: Drums

Recorded: in New York City, New York USA during September of 1953

Released: in October of 1953

Mercury Records

Called an "R&B anthem", the song has a big-band arrangement and Buddy Johnson's sister Ella is on vocals — her "delicate and deceptively sweet phrasing was ideally suited to ballads such as this"* (*Mark Romano, AllMusicCom). - Wikipedia

For April Fools' Day 2022

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Duke Ellington

Eastborne Performance

@ 1975 US Pressing

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Eastbourne Performance is a live album by American pianist, composer and band leader Duke Ellington featuring his final recorded concert at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne, England in December 1973 and released on the RCA label in 1975.

Duke Ellington's final recording (made 49 years after his first) was made during a concert in Eastbourne, England. The Ellington Orchestra was a bit weaker than it had been (many of the veterans had either died or retired) but it was still a mighty outfit with such new members as tenor saxophonist Percy Marion and trumpeters Barry Lee Hall, Johnny Coles (featured on "How High the Moon") and Money Johnson (who sings "Basin Street Blues"). Also featured on the date are clarinetist Russell Procope, altoist Harold Minerve, tenor saxophonist Harold Ashby and vocalist Anita Moore (who does what she can with "New York, New York"); other highlights include "Tiger Rag" and a tenor battle on "Woods." Actually the most impressive soloist on the album (which has yet to be reissued on CD) is Ellington himself, who plays both "The Piano Player" and a touching version of "Meditation" (the closer on this final album) as unaccompanied solos. A fitting ending to a truly remarkable career

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Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - I'm Just Your Fool (1954) Buddy Johnson from: "I'm Just Your Fool" / "A-12"

R&B | Big Band

Called an "R&B anthem", the song has a big-band arrangement and Buddy Johnson's sister Ella is on vocals—her "delicate and deceptively sweet phrasing was ideally suited to ballads such as this" (Mark Romano, AllMusicCom). - Wikipedia

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Personnel: Buddy Johnson: Bandleader / Piano

Ella Johnson: Vocals

Willis Nelson: Trumpet Frank Royal: Trumpet Andrew Wood: Trumpet

Steve Pulliam: Trombone Julius Watson: Trombone

Harold Minerve: Alto Saxophone Dave Van Dyke: Tenor Saxophone Purvis Henson: Tenor Saxophone Teddy Conyers: Baritone Saxophone

Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook: Guitar Leon Spann: Bass Emmanuel Simms: Drums

Recorded: in New York City, New York USA during September of 1953

       Ella Johnson | Buddy Johnson