Ellington
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Night Train is the epitome of this [new] approach: cool, funky, incredibly concentrated and well thought-through, it hangs together as a perfect modernist tribute to the funky roots of jazz… —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Far East Suite
RecommendedDuke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Chuck Conners (trombone), Buster Cooper (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), John Lamb (bass), Rufus Jones (drums), Harry Carney...
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Grammy Awards, 11th Awards (1968), Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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This powerful set, containing classic interpretations of post-bop standards such as ‘Daahaud’, ‘Joy Spring’ and ‘Parisienne Thoroughfare’ is still the starting-point for post-Parker bop and... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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It’s all here: the flawless diction balanced with heartfelt emotion, the effortless range and flow, and the natural warmth and character of her voice that allowed her to make any song her own... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Jazz Choice
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New. With Every Breath I Take
Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals), David Wong (bass), Kush Abadey (drums), Sullivan Fortner (piano), Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley
Jazz tends to reinvent such material to suit its own musical conventions, so allowing its dramatic function to reassert itself makes for engaging listening (as does the occasional vocal equivalent... —
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Ellington often acknowledged that the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival offered him a virtual rebirth in terms of his in-person and recording career but there is little doubt as to why. —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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Far East Suite
RecommendedRussell Procope (clarinet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), John Lamb (bass), Rufus Jones (drums), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Buster Cooper (trombone), Duke Ellington...
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Grammy Awards, 11th Awards (1968), Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Reflections is a seamless whole. Bzhezhinska and her band craft a music equating timeless tradition and future vision without sacrificing emotion or taste. —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, October 2022
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Reflections is a seamless whole. Bzhezhinska and her band craft a music equating timeless tradition and future vision without sacrificing emotion or taste. —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, October 2022
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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