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Duke Ellington 1966 Soul Call EAC FLAC Covers

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Duke Ellington - 1966 - Soul Call (Verve 1999) - EAC - FLAC - Covers

Long considered a "minor work" in the Ellington catalog, this reissue (with 10 bonus tracks!) demands that this live recording from 1966 be reevaluated. The original release featured only 5 of the 15 cuts supplied here--about 40 minutes of music compared with almost 80 minutes on this rerelease. While the highlight on the original release was the debut of "La Plus Belle Africaine," composed for the World Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar, Senegal, the highlight of this reissue is its fullness--the idea that we can listen to a full program of red-hot Ellington band. The band smokes in the uptempo title cut (with trumpeter Cat Anderson and tenor king Paul Gonsalves turning in eye-bulging solos), while on "Sophisticated Lady," Duke's piano accompaniment to Harry Carney's astonishing horn illustrates both the band's remarkable chops and Duke's incomparable skills as a composer and arranger. Throughout the record, Duke keeps it fast and loose, pulling out a swinging "Wings and Things" leading into scorching versions of "The Opener," before heading into a steamy and sultry "Caravan." An obligatory run through "Take the 'A' Train" closes this revised, and much more substantial, Soul Call. --S. Duda

Track List:
01 La Plus Belle Africaine (14:00)
02 West Indian Pancake Ellington (4:41)
03 Soul Call (3:09)
04 Skin Deep (13:03)
05 Jam with Sam (3:38)
06 Sophisticated Lady (4:20)
07 Wings and Things (3:00)
08 The Opener (3:16)
09 Caravan (6:18)
10 Kinda Dukish and Rockin' in Rhythm (5:55)
11 Such Sweet Thunder (3:36)
12 Madness in Great Ones (4:42)
13 Main Stem (4:21)
14 Take the 'A' Train (5:13)

I have kept the files in the archive that is also available on the ED2K (eMule) network in order to keep them identical. The album is split into separate tracks. Cover scans @ 300dpi.

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