A Morning in Paris
Sathima Bea Benjamin
Duke Ellington, Abdullah Ibrahim, Billy Strayhorn, Svend Asmussen
Producer: Duke Ellington
Ekapa Records, 2008
1 CD
Catalogue #: SA004
EAN: 0843041072175
UPC: 843041072175
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Personnel: Sathima Bea Benjamin (vocals); Svend Asmussen (violin); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Johnny Gertze (bass); Makaya Ntshoko (drums).
Recorded at Barclay Studios, Paris, France on February 23, 1963. Includes liner notes by David Hajdu & Gerhard Lehner.
Personnel: Sathima Bea Benjamin (vocals); Svend Asmussen (violin); Duke Ellington, Abdullah Ibrahim, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Johnny Gertze (bass instrument); Makaya Intshoko (drums).
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's gift for combining blues simplicity, gospel emotion, and sophisticated musical themes reflected a unique style that drew fans from around the world. From the 1920s to the 1970s, he created a huge body of work that ranks among the greatest contributions to American music. As a pianist, composer, and bandleader, Ellington contained multitudes: from solo recordings to orchestral works, from novelty songs to extended suites, from the sacred to the not-so-sacred. As Miles Davis once said, "All musicians should get down on their knees one day to thank Duke Ellington."
Billy Strayhorn
For too long, jazz composer and pianist Billy Strayhorn was thought of as a mere understudy or, at best, collaborator of the great Duke Ellington. But as jazz musicians and historians continued to delve into Strayhorn's work, it became clear that not only was the artist's output equal to Ellington's in its brilliance, but his musical ideas had a profound impact on Ellington himself. Strayhorn, who was one of the few openly gay figures in jazz history, has written some of the form's most lasting compositions, including "Take the A Train" (the Ellington band's theme song), "Satin Doll," and his masterpiece, "Lush Life," one of the most frequently covered pop songs ever written. Strayhorn died of throat cancer in 1967 at the age of 54.
