Duke Ellington

 

Artist:  Dave Brubeck
Birth Name:  David Warren Brubeck
Born:  December 6, 1920.  Concord, California, USA
Died:  December 5, 2012 (Aged 91).  Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Piano

Dave Brubeck was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer, and considered to be one of the foremost exponents of Cool Jazz.  His best remembered piece "Take Five", and one of the Top-Selling Jazz Album, Time Out in 1959 with Columbia Records.

Artist:  Duke Ellington meets Count Basie

Title:  Battle Royal (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  Jazz Wax Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Battle Royal (5:36)

 2.  To You (3:57)

 3.  Take The "A" Train (3:48)

 4.  Comer Pocket (aka Until I Met You) (4:56)

 5.  Blues In Hoss (Blues In Frankie's Flat) (3:16) *

Side B:

 1.  Wild Man (aka Wild Man Moore) (6:24)

 2.  Sigue In C (8:25)

 3.  B D  B (4:46)

 4.  Jumpin' At The Woodside (3:11)

 5.  One More Once (3:29) *

* Bonus Tracks

Personnel:

Duke Ellington Orchestra (Heard On The Right Channel)

Duke Ellington:  Piano

Billy Strayhorn:  Piano

Aaron Bell:  Bass

Sam Woodyard:  Drums

Cat Anderson:  Trumpet

Willie Cook:  Trumpet

Ed Mullens:  Trumpet

Fats Ford:  Trumpet

Juan Tizol:  Trombone

Lawrence Brown:  Trombone

Louis Blackburn:  Trombone

Jimmy Hamilton:  Clarinet

Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxopone

Russell Procope:  Alto Saxophone

Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone

Harry Carney:  Baritone Saxophone

The Count BasieOrchestra (Heard On The Left Channel)

Count Basie:  Piano

Freddie Green:  Guitar

Eddie Jones:  Bass

Sonny Payne:   Drums

Thad ones:  Trumpet

Sonny Cohn:  Trumpet

Snooky Young:  Trumpet

Lonnie Johnson:  Trumpet

Henry Cocker. Trombone

Quentin Jackson:  Trombone

Benny Powell:  Trumpet

Marshall Royal:  Clarinet,  Alto Saxophone

Frank Webb:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute

Frank Foster:  Tenor Saxophone

Budd Johnson. Tenor Saxophone

Charlie Fowlkes:  Baritone Saxophone

Battle Royal is an album by Duke Ellington meets Count Basie, released on February 28, 2025 by Jazz Wax Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.