“Mood Ellington” by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1948Album Chart of the Decade: 1940s

TJR says

The 49-year-old bandleader’s first album on Columbia, a moody 10" LP record issued in 1948. The album consisted of CBS sessions recorded in L.A. (14th August 1947) and NYC (pooled from 5 sessions 1st September to 30th December 1947). Opens up enjoyably enough off with “On A Turquoise Cloud”, interesting for, what sounds like, its wordless female vocal – though you never quite know with some of these exotic players. “Hy’a Sue” is the highlight – and that’s definitely the trumpet doing the talking! These two aside, there’s nothing here that moves or excites me…

The Jukebox Rebel
15–Jun–2012

Tracklist
A1 [03:15] 5.4.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - On A Turquoise Cloud (Edward Ellington, Lawrence Brown) Jazz
A2 [03:05] 3.6.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - New York City Blues (Edward Ellington) Jazz
A3 [02:50] 4.0.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Golden Cress (Edward Ellington, Lawrence Brown) Jazz
A4 [02:55] 4.5.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Three Cent Stomp (Edward Ellington) Jazz
B1 [02:45] 5.5.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Hy’a Sue (Edward Ellington) Jazz
B2 [03:10] 3.0.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Lady Of The Lavender Mist (Edward Ellington) Orchestra Dance
B3 [02:50] 4.3.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - The Clothed Woman (Edward Ellington) Jazz
B4 [02:58] 4.2.png Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Progressive Gavotte (Billy Strayhorn) Jazz
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