Duke Ellington: By Arrangement
John Harle, Frank Ricotti & Mike Henry, John Harle John Harle/John Harle Band/Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Jones, Derek Watkins & Terry Edwards, Stan Tracey & Henry Lowther, John Harle & Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, John Harle & Sarah Leonard, Barbara...
The Duke might have bridled at John Harle's arrangement of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist's virtuosity would have brought him to his feet.
Duke Ellington: By Arrangement
John Harle, Frank Ricotti & Mike Henry, John Harle John Harle/John Harle Band/Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Jones, Derek Watkins & Terry Edwards, Stan Tracey & Henry Lowther, John Harle & Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, John Harle & Sarah Leonard, Barbara...
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The Duke might have bridled at John Harle's arrangement of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist's virtuosity would have brought him to his feet.
About
Although Duke Ellington was foremost in the world of jazz, he should be regarded as one of the great composers of the 20th century, regardless of genre. One of John Harle's childhood influences was hearing Johnny Hodge's saxophone in the Duke Ellington Band in London in the early 1970s, and Harle's performances here are a homage to Ellington. The Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander and the American operatic soprano Barbara Hendricks recorded their Ellington tribute at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994.
Artists
John Harle, Frank Ricotti & Mike Henry, John Harle John Harle/John Harle Band/Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Jones, Derek Watkins & Terry Edwards, Stan Tracey & Henry Lowther, John Harle & Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, John Harle & Sarah Leonard, Barbara Hendricks
John Harle Band, Monty Alexander Trio
Contents and tracklist
- Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Mike Henry (vocals)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Derek Watkins (trumpet), John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Paul Jones (harmonica), Terry Edwards (vocals)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
- John Harle Band
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), Leonard (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Pat Leonard (vocals), Sarah Leonard (vocals)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Henry Lowther (trumpet), John Harle (saxophone), John Harle Band (vocals), London Chamber Orchestra (performed by), Stan Tracey (piano)
- Recorded: 1991-01-01
- Recording Venue: Elephant Recording Studio, London, and No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Monty Alexander Trio (second vocals)
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
- Monty Alexander Trio
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
- Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Monty Alexander Trio (second vocals)
- Recorded: 1994-01-01
Awards and reviews
July 2011
The Duke might have bridled at John Harle's arrangement of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist's virtuosity would have brought him to his feet.
