Mercer Ellington STEPPING INTO SWING SOCIETY

Description: Mercer Ellington STEPPING INTO SWING SOCIETY Personnel: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker (tp), Clark Terry (flh), Quentin Jackson (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Ben Webster, Harold Ashby (ts), Harry Carney (bs), Billy Strayhorn (p), Skeeter Best (g), Wendell Marchall (b), Gus Johnson (d) Reference: FSRCD 531 Until Stepping into Swing Society, by Mercer Ellingtons orchestra, was released in 1959, many jazz fans were scarcely aware that Duke had a talented son with a career of his own. Billy Strayhorn, Wendell Marshall, and John Sanders worked for Mercer before their jobs with Duke. His next album, Colors in Rhythm, along with its predecessor, were Mercers definitive introduction as a band-leader. The arrangements here are by such Ellington disciples as Mercer, Luther Henderson, Dick Vance, Andy Gibson Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, and Jimmy Jones. The playing is by nearly all of Dukes then-current stalwart sidemen, including Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, and Harry Carney, and also a few of his legendary ex band members, such as Ben Webster, one of the most compelling of all tenor saxophonists. It was he who once looked up from his music, adjusted his reed, and declared: Mercer Ellington: you got the key! His verdict is confirmed here in the rich orchestral colours and superb use of soloists found in the best of Ellington; the band is swinging, full-bodied and, where the past is revisited, puts it in a fresh perspective. Track Listing: 01. Steppin Into Swing Society 02. Black Butterfly 03. Got My Foot In The Door 04. Indelible 05. Ruint 06. Frolic Sam 07. Be Patient 08. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do) 09. The Gal From Joes 10. Afternoon Moon 11. Broadway Babe 12. Yearning For Love 13. Little White Lies 14. Azure 15. Cherry Pink 16. Maroon 17. Coral Rock 18. Black And Tan Fantasy 19. Aqua-Tonic 20. Mood Indigo 21. Dawn Of A Greenhorn 22. Blue Serge 23. The Moon Was Yellow 24. Golden Cress All tracks originally issued on Coral Records. Collective personnel includes: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker (tp), Clark Terry (flh), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, fl), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Ben Webster, Harold Ashby (ts), Harry Carney (bs), Billy Strayhorn (p), Skeeter Best (g), Wendell Marchall (b) and Gus Johnson (d). Sessions recorded in New York City between July, 1958 and July 1959

Price: 19.98 USD

Location: Lake Hughes, California

End Time: 2025-02-11T07:55:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.99 USD