1999 studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
Tribute to Duke Ellington |
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Released | 1999 November 3 |
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Recorded | Clinton Recording Studios, New York, 1999 October 3, 4 |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 54:48 |
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Label | BMG / Novus-J |
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Producer | Toshiko Akiyoshi, Exec. Producer: Ikuyoshi Hirakawa |
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Tribute to Duke Ellington is a big band jazz album recorded in New York in 1999 and is the seventh recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. The first three tracks make up the "Tribute To Duke Ellington Suite" which was composed by Akiyoshi and commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Track listing
All orchestrations by Toshiko Akiyoshi:
- "Celebration of Duke's Birth" (Akiyoshi) – 9:43
- "Eulogy" (Akiyoshi) – 10:56
- "Duke for the Ages" (Akiyoshi) – 10:25
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mills, Gordon) – 10:47
- "Day Dream" (Ellington, La Touche, Strayhorn) – 6:26
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Nemo, Redmond, Mills) – 6:31
Personnel
Guests
References / external links
BMG Novus J BVCJ-34005
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Lew Tabackin recordings, as leader or co-leader | |
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Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band | |
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Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin | |
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Compilations | |
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