Todays classic 11/18/13: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Merry Go Round (2/15/33). Personnel: Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsol, Cootie Williams (trumpets); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (trombones); Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor sax); Johnny Hodges (alto sax, soprano sax); Otto Hardwick (alto sax, clarinet, bass sax); Harry Carney (baritone sax, clarinet, alto sax); Duke Ellington (piano); Fred Guy (guitar); Wellman Braud (bass); Sonny Greer (drums). This one swings. Its essentially a series of solos starting with brief efforts by Cootie Williams (trumpet), Barney Bigard (clarinet), and Lawrence Brown (trombone). Following this are longer solos by Johnny Hodges on alto sax, Williams, Bigard, Harry Carney on baritone sax. The band then takes over with a series of riffs followed by a short coda. youtube/watch?v=qau4xzqGD44
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:07:40 +0000
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