| Parker, William Orchestra / Essence Of Ellington: Live In Milano |
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| Album: | Essence Of Ellington: Live In Milano | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Parker, William Orchestra | Added: | 12/2012 | |
| Label: | Aum Fidelity | |||
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| Add Date: | 2012-12-08 | Pull Date: | 2013-02-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 10 Feb | 3 Feb | 27 Jan | 13 Jan | 23 Dec |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 05, 2020: | Some Songs Without Words Caravan | 4. | Feb 05, 2013: | Pumping Iron Caravan | |
| 2. | Mar 07, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum The Essence Of Ellington | 5. | Feb 02, 2013: | Music Casserole The Essence Of Ellington | |
| 3. | Feb 20, 2013: | Oh Messy Life Essence Of A Train / Take The A Train / Ebony Interlude | 6. | Feb 01, 2013: | Rebop In A Sentimental Mood |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2012-12-08 | ||
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WILLIAM PARKER ORCHESTRA: Essence of Ellington AUM Fidelity, 2012 AVANT-GARDE – The great improvising bassist leads an all-star big band through interpretations of Duke Ellington works and new pieces inspired by Ellington. Recorded at the premiere, live in Milan earlier this year. As you would expect, the results are loud, bold, raucous, very challenging… but also rich, earthy, and deeply soulful. Impressive! Fo’s Picks: Disc I – 3, 4 Disc II – 1, 3, 4 DISC ONE 1. 3:12 – spoken introduction 2. 20:15 – scattered sax/drum intro; slips into brisk swing with wild sax solos and horn cacophony; opens to free improv in final third, abrupt end 3. 26:38 – abstract horn/piano; elastic reading of metaphysical poem; melody starts after 7:00; slow & gently warping w/big vocal, inside-out solos 4. 21:09 – fast swing: sax goes “out” in a mad squeal; trombone & bass burn; wild vocal ululation… this just keeps going and never lets up! DISC TWO 1. 07:28 – ballad: solo piano intro; adds screaming alto sax & acrobatic vocal 2. 16:35 – repeated five-note riff builds into strong groove abstraction of “A Train”… damn! Eventually switches to an open clarinet/bass duet 3. 23:16 – very long alto sax intro (5 mins); then vibrant ensemble; bright solos jab and roll over heavy, chugging groove, expands in final 6 mins. 4. 14:13 – cool walking rhythm and great song-poem; the ending is just nuts! [ Fo ] - 8 December 2012 | ||
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