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Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year

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Released
  
1991

Release date
  
1991

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Duke Ellington

Label
  
Portrait Records

Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenaa7Bra

Recorded
  
August 4 & 9, September 2, December 19 & 22, 1938

Braggin’ in Brass The Immortal 1938 Year (1938)
  
The Blanton–Webster Band (1940-42)

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Braggin’ in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year is a compilation album of American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington's 1938 recordings for the Brunswick label which was released in 1991.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "this 1938 incarnation of Ellington's group held their own with many fine compositions, a seamless sense of swing, and a wealth of unique solo contributions, elements that set the group apart throughout the big-band era. Maybe not as essential as other Ellington titles, but still highly recommended".

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "Please Forgive Me" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:59
  2. "Lambeth Walk" (Douglas Furber, Noel Gay) - 2:27
  3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 2:56
  4. "Hip Chic" - 2:55
  5. "Buffet Flat" - 2:24
  6. "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 2:34
  7. "Jazz Potpourri" - 2:55
  8. "T.T. on Toast" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:45
  9. "Battle of Swing" - 2:56
  10. "Blue Light" - 2:36
  11. "Blue Light" [alternate take] - 2:40
  12. "Boy Meets Horn" (Ellington, Rex Stewart) - 2:59
  13. "Slap Happy" - 2:44
  • Recorded at ARC-Brunswick Studios in New York on August 4, 1938 (track 1), August 9, 1938 (tracks 2-5), September 2, 1938 (track 6), December 19, 1938 (tracks 7-9), and December 22, 1938 (tracks 10-13).

    • Personnel

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Rex Stewart - cornet
  • Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton - trombone
  • Juan Tizol - valve trombone
  • Barney Bigard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Otto Hardwick - clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Fred Guy - guitar
  • Billy Taylor - bass
  • Sonny Greer - drums

    • Songs

    Steppin' Into Swing Society3:06
    Prologue To Black And Tan Fantasy2:35
    The New Black And Tan Fantasy2:41

    References

    Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year Wikipedia
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