Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year

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Released 1991 Release date 1991 Genre Jazz		Artist Duke Ellington Label Portrait Records

Recorded August 4 & 9, September 2, December 19 & 22, 1938 Braggin’ in Brass The Immortal 1938 Year(1938) The Blanton–Webster Band(1940-42) Similar Dance Concerts - California, Dance Dates - California, The Suites - New York 1968 & 1, Studio Sessions New York, Studio Sessions - New York

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.

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

"Please Forgive Me" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:59
"Lambeth Walk" (Douglas Furber, Noel Gay) - 2:27
"Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 2:56
"Hip Chic" - 2:55
"Buffet Flat" - 2:24
"Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 2:34
"Jazz Potpourri" - 2:55
"T.T. on Toast" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:45
"Battle of Swing" - 2:56
"Blue Light" - 2:36
"Blue Light" [alternate take] - 2:40
"Boy Meets Horn" (Ellington, Rex Stewart) - 2:59
"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).