{"product_id":"duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra-masterpieces-pure-pleasure-lp","title":"Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Masterpieces - Pure Pleasure LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the aftermath of World War II and the demise of the vast majority of swing bands and orchestras, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuke Ellington \u003c\/strong\u003efared better than most. Owing to his skills as a composer, sometimes arranger, and skillful bandleader, he weathered the storm. At the other end of that storm, the LP era exploded, with opportunity for the kind of extended-length compositions and concepts that Duke and his collaborator\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Billy Strayhorn\u003c\/strong\u003e were moving toward, away from the three-minute confines of the 78 rpm era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplicating matters was the impending departure of three key players (\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLawrence Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Sonny Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e), and a new sound that Duke was envisioning for his band, \"the most significant juncture in the band's 47 year history,\" Grammy Award-winning writer Loren Schoenberg notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEllington's relationship with Columbia in the LP era began with 1951's\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Masterpieces by Ellington\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, an excellent program of newly-recorded uncut concert arrangements of his familiar themes and one of the last with the aforementioned classic line-up. Includes extended takes on classics \"Mood Indigo,\" \"Sophisticated Lady,\" and \"Solitude\" plus the newer composition \"The Tattooed Bride.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pure Pleasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548638249041,"sku":"5060149622445","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/LPUREPL2445.jpg?v=1779355457","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra-masterpieces-pure-pleasure-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}