Arnie Somogyi & Mark Edwards - The Ellington Piano Project 2025

Исполнитель: Arnie Somogyi & Mark Edwards
Альбом: The Ellington Piano Project
Жанр: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Год: 2025
Страна: UK
Лейбл: Rubicon
Формат: FLAC (tracks)
Official DR value: DR11
Разрядность: 24bit / 96kHz Stereo
Размер: 1,17 GB
Инфо: prestomusic
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Few would imagine that jazz legend Duke Ellington, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, made his final recording in Eastbourne, on the South Coast of England. Yet it was here, at The Congress Theatre, that Ellington delivered his swan song, a live concert immortalised on the 1975 RCA album, The Eastbourne Performance. This was to be his last officially-released recording, cementing a poignant chapter in musical history.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of this landmark recording, and to celebrate this legacy leading jazz musicians, bassist Arnie Somogyi and pianist Mark Edwards, have recorded a brand-new album, ‘The Ellington Piano Project’, that rekindles Ellington’s spirit and showcases the piano played during that historic concert.

With fresh reworkings of classic Ellington compositions placed alongside original music inspired by Ellington’s improvisations on Eastbourne Performance, the album spotlights New York-based Dutch tenor virtuoso Gideon Tazelaar and rising star Matthew Holmes on drums, with special guest vocalist Sara Oschlag featured on two tracks.

"Having heard the Ellington Piano Project, ...I can say that it's one of those rare 'tribute' albums that sheds new and brilliant light on an existing work" (Jazzwise)

“Somogyi ...surely one of the UK’s finest talents” (London Jazz News)

"Edwards ...excellent" (Guardian)

Трэклист:

01. Prelude
02. Groch
03. Black and Tan Fantasy
04. My Little Brown Book
05. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
06. Love You Madly
07. Interlude
08. Brake!
09. Don't You Know I Care
10. A Little Tickle
11. Creole Love Call
12. Mr GT
13. It Never Really Ends

Arnie Somogyi, bass, vocals
Mark Edwards, piano, Hammond organ, tuned percussion, banjo, accordion
Gideon Tazelaar, tenor saxophone
Matthew Holmes, drums
Sara Oschlag, vocals
Guests:
Ashley Slater, trombones trumpet
Jon Newey, percussion

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