Word: ellingtonia
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ellington Special (Columbia, 8 sides). Previously unissued Ellingtonia from the 1932-38 period, when the Duke had Barney Bigard on clarinet, Cootie Williams on trumpet and a better band than he has now. Recording: fair...
...Duke will be back for another concert of music that can only be described as Ellingtonia--and very good...
...Ellingtonia (Duke Ellington and his band; Brunswick; 8 sides). An anthology of some of Ellington's earlier, and most warm-spirited, recordings. Included: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Rockin' in Rhythm; Black & Tan Fantasy; Mood Indigo...
...distinct success. The band was rather nervous, the audience applauded the soloists too often, the ushers kept seating people during numbers, and the feature selection, "Black, Brown, and Beige," was as episodic and spotty as reported. Yet, confronted with over two solid (in more than one respect) hours of Ellingtonia, I can only report that Duke lived up to and confirmed all but the very highest expectations. If "B B and B" did not successfully bring jazz to the concert stage, it did not deny the existence of Ellington's genius...
...graced the Crimson Network with his presence, this year has decided to immortalize his alma mater's most notorious characteristic. He and his fiancee are writing the lyrics to "Harvard Indifference Blues," which Count Basie will record for posterity . . . Another interesting new release is a series of "Improvisations in Ellingtonia" by Rex Stewart, Barney Bigard and Billy Taylor of Duke's band and the French guitarist Django Reinhardt. These four sides, made over in France about three years ago, show each of the players at his best, which is enough to recommend them