In Reply to: Horseswaggled again. posted by Rick W on March 23, 2007 at 08:34:08:
Gotta be Payton & Osby on the Duke tune. Believe it or not I did think of both, but didn't guess them 'cause I never heard of them recording together. The harmonic ins/outs of the alto solo reminded me of Osby, so I checked and found it. Damn nice version, and just the idea of doing a small group version was hip.I highly recommend this cd: The Best of Early Ellington (Decca Jazz)
These are recordings from the late '20's & early '30's, and it has the original version of that tune. Truly amazing how great Duke's charts were at this early stage, and the players are absolutely fantastic. Sound is plenty good enough to enjoy the hell outta this music.
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