{"product_id":"duke-ellington-masterpieces-by-ellington-analog-productions-lp","title":"Duke Ellington - Masterpieces By Ellington (Mono) - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA historic record recorded just four years removed from the dawn of the analog tape era\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180-gram double LP set remastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes and cut at 45 RPM!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGatefold old-style \"tip-on\" jacket by Stoughton Printing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...while the 33 was a startler, the new (45 RPM) version — spread out on two LPs, to accommodate the wider grooves — will leave you breathless. There's more sparkle to Ellington's piano, more wood in Wendell Marshall's bass, more breath and reed and romance in Johnny Hodges' alto sax, more force in Jimmy Hamilton's hard-blown clarinet. Each player in the horn sections sounds more distinct; I hear more of Duke's playing, underneath those sections, too. And soloists — palpable enough in 33 1\/3 RPM — are holographic at 45. In short, the 45 lets us hear more of the music, more of the detail, more of the human presence; it transports us more completely back in time.\" — Fred Kaplan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStereophile.com,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eJune 17, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four selections contained here catapulted the Maestro Ellington into the LP era, as the great composer\/arranger\/pianist and his matchless orchestra took full advantage of the possibilities afforded by magnetic tape recording and the still-new 33 1\/3 RPM LP to,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efor the first time, capture uncut concert arrangements of their signature songs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke was joined for this album by a virtuoso supporting cast: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(piano).\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRussell Procope\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Gonzalves\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohnnie Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Hamilton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(saxophone).\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNelson Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAndrew Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarold Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Nance\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(trumpet)\u003cstrong\u003e. Quentin Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Brown,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTyree Glenn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(trombone).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMercer Ellington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(horn).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(drums).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendell Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYvonne Lanauze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(vocals).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album wouldn't have been possible without a chain of events starting at the end of World War II. Recorded in December 1950, just five years after Germany fell to the Allies, revealing the Germans' advances in magnetic tape recording,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllington's master work holds its wonder still today and the recording quality hands-down betters the sound of many modern-day albums.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"200\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap\u003e1. Mood Indigo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap\u003e2. Sophisticated Lady\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap\u003e3. The Tattooed Bride\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap\u003e4. 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