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Daniel Barenboim - Tribute to Ellington
Year: 1999
Label: Teldec (Digital recording)
Total time: 57:26
Bitrate: 320 kbps

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Having proven his tango credentials, Daniel Barenboim makes another move beyond his classical orbit, into jazz. It's a qualified success. Cliff Colnot has scaled down Ellington's big-band arrangements for a smaller group (most of them apparently from Barenboim's orchestra, the Chicago Symphony) with relatively convincing results. The ensemble plays well and the music still swings. However, only the celebrity jazz guests, vocalist Dianne Reeves and clarinetist Don Byron--both of whom could have held down a place with the Ellington band in its prime--get much chance to do solos, always an essential part of Ellington's music. And they're on only two cuts each. Barenboim's concluding solo, "Fast and Furious," is an unconvincing replica of Ellington's playing. Check out Ellington's own recordings first. ~ Leslie Gerber

Issued in time to tack on to the end of the celebration of the Ellington centenary, Daniel Barenboim's Tribute to Ellington is neither the best of the albums to be issued in honor of Ellington's 100th birthday, nor is it an expensive disaster. Employing some of the most talented genre-straddling musicians available, including clarinetist Don Byron and vocalist Dianne Reeves, the album applies chamber music arrangements to Ellington's big band works. The musicianship here is excellent and the arrangements are without fault, but the album comes out sounding more precise than passionate. Though Ellington could certainly be called a perfectionist, the best of his original recordings also came with a certain energy, which seems to be missing here.
~ Stacia Proefrock, AMG


Personnel:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Larry Combs (Alto and Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet) - 1-14
Burl Lane (Tenor and Soprano Saxophone) - 1-14
John Hagstrom (Trumpet) - 1-14
Amir El Saffar (Trumpet) - 1-14
Dale Clevenger (Horn) - 1-14
Michael Mulcahy (Trombone) - 1-14
Charles Vernon (Trombone) - 1-14
Brad Opland (Double Bass) - 1-14
Joel Spencer (Drums and Percussion) - 1-4,6-14
Dianne Reeves (Vocals) - 3,6,10
Charlie Harrison (Electric Guitar) - 3,4,14
Don Byron (Clarinet) - 4,12
Kyle Woodring (Drums and Percussion) - 5

Tribute to Ellington Tracks:
01 Do Nothing Till You Hear Form Me 4:10
02 Satin Doll 2:39
03 Sophisticated Lady 4:15
04 Caravan (Juan Tizol) 3:02
05 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 3:56
06 Azure 2:53
07 Squatty Roo 3:16
08 Prelude to a Kiss 4:52
09 Mood Indigo/Purple Gazelle 5:49
10 Chelsea Bridge 3:27
11 Star-Crossed Lovers 4:20
12 Zweet Zurzday 4:10
13 Take the 'A' Train 3:19
14 In a Sentimental Mood 4:26
15 Fast & Furious 2:46

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