 Best of Duke Ellington (1937) [ larger cover art ] |
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| jimj (end of the universe) | Posted: May 13, 2013 - 11:42 Throwing this into the mix is why I love RP. Great DJ. |
| jackiewelsh (ATX) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 12:40 stopped workin in the atx too :D i'll blame it on the duke Marr wrote: I haven't heard this in so long. And the moment it started all work here at my desk stopped. :) |
| Marr (Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 12:21 I haven't heard this in so long. And the moment it started all work here at my desk stopped. :) |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 19:31 Know what's funny? The first notes of this, I said, "Mocean Worker!" |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Dec 22, 2012 - 11:09 Sir Duke |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Nov 06, 2012 - 07:53 Steppin' out, y'all. |
| GawgaBoy (State of Confusion) | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 17:39 Shesdifferent wrote: Just can't get into this time zone. Listen to each soloist and try and find the emotion or character each one is trying to get across thru their instrument. That trumpet to me is a saucy young woman who has no problem speaking her mind, but I would hang around anyway cause she is so sexy. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 09:28 Just can't get into this time zone. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Jul 18, 2012 - 06:41 Man, the real deal. Even in this very crude recording the genius shines through. |
| aelfheld | Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 11:49 From an utterly underwhelming Joe Jackson cover to the real thing. Could the contrast be any greater? |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 11:48 gracias! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 18, 2012 - 11:02 Everybody in my hotel room loves this jazz standard... |
| steeler (Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth) | Posted: May 18, 2012 - 11:01 wow. |
| Ahnyer_Keester (Chicago Il) | Posted: May 18, 2012 - 10:59 Perfect follow up to Dead Man's Party.  |
| Barman (Milan, Italy) | Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 17:22 walk wrote: you should listen again more carefully because this is Rock and Roll.  |
| AvoidingWork (Home of Big Boy #4004) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 13:04 romeotuma wrote: This song is soooo good for the ears... This song is soooo good for the ears... Fixed it for you. (You must not have been feeling good that day. ;-) |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 13:01 Get in the groove and swing it—damn near rocking it. |
| gvan (From inside the house!) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 06:56 That guy actually rocked the clarinet solo! |
| dwlangham | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 06:56 SinisterDexter wrote: I like the Black Sabbath version better. Admittedly, BS's "Caravan" is a very good song. |
| dwlangham | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 06:55 johnjconn wrote: I pity my grandparents who had to listen to this. Long live Rock and Roll. ( Hope I die before I get old ) You're still here? |
| walk (SF) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 00:23 johnjconn wrote: I pity my grandparents who had to listen to this. Long live Rock and Roll. ( Hope I die before I get old ) you should listen again more carefully because this is Rock and Roll. |
| fgirl | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 11:44 An open mind is a good thing! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 11:42 I pity my grandparents who had to listen to this. Long live Rock and Roll. ( Hope I die before I get old ) |
| SinisterDexter | Posted: Oct 09, 2011 - 11:38 I like the Black Sabbath version better. |
| kcar | Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 13:21 ralphf wrote: This type of unrestrained music will lead to the downfall of Western Civilization, I tells ya! Amazing how long we've been downfalling. I blame John Philip Sousa myself. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 19:04 WonderLizard wrote: ...Speaking of which...too bad this version faded out. I WISH I had the original to upload - it would be beyond great to hear the WHOLE thing! Still, a little is better than nothing at all. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 19:02 bluecshells wrote: Please let me dance.....  |
| bluecshells (Texas) | Posted: May 02, 2011 - 14:00 Please let me dance..... |
| DD rabbi_phil (beach) | Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 22:25 Saw Duke Ellington with Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald at the Van Wezel performing arts center in Sarasota. The treat of a lifetime. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 10:47 WonderLizard wrote: The great thing about any of Ellington's bands is guessing who's doing which solo. Some are instantly identifiable like Johnny Hodges on alto sax, tho' on this cut it may very well have been Otto Hardwick, or Barney Bigard on clarinet—the others you guess at depending on the year of the recording. Nonetheless, any Ellington is worth the moment's investment. Speaking of which...too bad this version faded out. Self edit: BTW, "Caravan" was composed by Juan Tizol, Ellington's trombonist. |
| ralphf (Osaka, Japan) | Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 04:44 This type of unrestrained music will lead to the downfall of Western Civilization, I tells ya! |
| Lug | Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 04:22 Geecheeboy wrote: Creepy? As if it's ghost music? Well it IS all played by people who are probably dead by now. And it was recorded years ago, so we are listening to something from the past.... in a way I guess that can be considered "creepy." You're probably dead right now, who knows, why am I reading your post?... that is creeeepy... |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 04:21 Just wonderful!!  10!!! |
| Rooney (Near Paradise) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 12:16 How anyone can give this musical pioneer a "1" or even a "2" is beyond me. But I see there were 6 collective geniuses that did exactly that. A 10 doesn't even cover it.  |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 11:53 Creepy? As if it's ghost music? Well it IS all played by people who are probably dead by now. And it was recorded years ago, so we are listening to something from the past.... in a way I guess that can be considered "creepy." |
| deepwoodskev (In a town west of Chicago) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 11:49 I find this music creeeeeeeepy. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 19:17 The great thing about any of Ellington's bands is guessing who's doing which solo. Some are instantly identifiable like Johnny Hodges on alto sax, tho' on this cut it may very well have been Otto Hardwick, or Barney Bigard on clarinet—the others you guess at depending on the year of the recording. Nonetheless, any Ellington is worth the moment's investment. Speaking of which...too bad this version faded out. |
| haresfur | Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 19:12 I;m often underwhelmed by Duke Ellington, although I like a wide range of jazz/big band. But this COOKS! |
| megaadam (Stockholm, Sweden) | Posted: May 19, 2010 - 04:13 Blast from the past... indeed! Totally awesome. Thanks Bill!  |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: May 19, 2010 - 04:08 helgigermany wrote: Papernapkin does not like oldies, he tells us everyday. But he is still around!
Yes, like some other guys who seem to be addicted to RP, though they don't like the music. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 09:56 RParadise wrote: Man, if you don't like a Big Band sound, you're missing something in your soul. Papernapkin does not like oldies, he tells us everyday. But he is still around! |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 19:04 No one compares. A class all his own...keeps me movin'! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Dec 17, 2009 - 16:07 Oscar Peterson - "Caravan" (Duke Ellington) Live (1986): |
| RParadise (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) | Posted: Dec 12, 2009 - 09:51 Man, if you don't like a Big Band sound, you're missing something in your soul. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Oct 10, 2009 - 12:01 Ok, eclectic is out of the way, can go back to playing oldies. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Aug 08, 2009 - 10:56 Not into this unless I am watching "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day" |
| haretic (Vancouver Island) | Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 18:58 Wonderful, Bill. Thank you for playing the Duke.    |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 18:58 This song is soooo good for the ears... |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Jul 07, 2009 - 18:54 OUTSTANDING! Just about any cover of this classic is also (usually) terrific. It would be interesting to somehow remaster all of the gems of that era, although I fully realize part of their charm is in how they were recorded. |