Name: In the Spirit of Duke
Price: 13.25 USD
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Release Date: 11th Mar 2013
Catalogue No: STS017
Label: Spartacus
Length: 72 minutes

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Black and Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call

Work length3:45

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Work length3:06

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Edward Kennedy: Jack the Bear

Work length3:37

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: Le Sucrier Velours

Work length3:07

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Edward Kennedy: Daybreak Express

Work length3:32

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: Concerto for Cootie

Work length3:55

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: Harlem Air Shaft

Work length2:50

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Edward Kennedy, Gordon Irving, Mills Irving: Prelude to a Kiss

Work length4:47

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Edward Kennedy: Sepia Panorama

Work length3:00

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: Ko-ko

Work length2:55

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Morning Mood

Work length4:09

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Grieg Edvard Hagerup, Smedvig Rolf: Anitra's Dance

Work length3:14

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: The Single Petal of a Rose

Work length4:51

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm

Work length6:45

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Ellington Duke: Sunset and the Mockingbird

Work length5:07

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Diminuendo in Blue [Wailing Interval] / Crescendo in Blue

Work length14:01

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

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Scotland's award-winning, internationally acclaimed jazz orchestra delivers an authentic Ellington experience under the leadership of saxophonist-director Tommy Smith with special guest, pianist Brian Kellock.

Recorded on tour in Scotland in October 2012, 'In the Spirit of Duke' captures the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in one of its best-ever performances. Following every last Ellington detail, including the stage set-up, using specially sourced period mutes and playing scores that in some cases were specially transcribed from Ellington performances, SNJO director Tommy Smith set out to give audiences as close to the real-deal Ellington experience as possible. And he succeeded.

Audience responses were ecstatic and reviews enthused about the triumph in presenting the music, which spanned almost Ellington's entire career, as both true to the spirit of the original and as if it was freshly minted. The repertoire includes such Ellington hits as "Black and Tan Fantasy", "Concerto for Cootie", "Harlem Airshaft" and a ravishing tenor-piano duet of "The Single Petal of a Rose" and as well as movements from The Queen's Suite, it features extracts from Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's, at the time, controversial re-interpretation of Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.

With outstanding individual performances from soloists including pianist Brian Kellock and a world-class ensemble sound, this is Ellington and the SNJO rockin' in rhythm, harmony and peerless swingtime.

Personnel: Tommy Smith (tenor saxophone, director), Brian Kellock (piano), Ruaraidh Pattison (lead alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet), Martin Kershaw (lead clarinet, alto saxophone), Konrad Wiszniewski (alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet), Bill Fleming (alto & baritone saxophone, clarinet & bass clarinet), Ryan Quigley, Cameron Jay, Tom MacNiven, James Marr (trumpet), Chris Greive, Phil O'Malley, trombone), Michael Owers (bass trombone), Calum Gourlay (acoustic bass), Alyn Cosker (drums)

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