Nice, but ...
jfarles | 02/01/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"it can't compare with the Blanton-Webster set. It has its moments, but the bigger orchestra and more vocals make this unit a little closer to the level of other swing bands from 1945."
Good, but slightly misleading title
jfarles | Scotland | 05/07/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The songs contained within these CDs are excellent examples of this stage in the career of Duke Ellington, but I think both the title and Amazon's track listing are misleading (or in the case of the musical samples, incorrect). Of the three CDs worth of music, only the first 4 tracks are from B,B,&B. There are also 4 from the "Perfume Suite", which debuted in Carnegie in 1945, on the second CD. The rest are normal Ellington fare from the period. I think this should be made clearer. An accurate track listing would do much to clear this up.
Overall, great stuff for an any Ellington fan and generally good remastering.
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