We Got It Good And That Ain't Bad (An Ellington Songbook

Product description DGG 463456 2; DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - Germania; Amazon.co.uk As a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Duke Ellington was a genuine colossus of 20th century music. If "Take the 'A' Train" was his signature tune, he contributed countless other standards to the priceless vaults of American song. "I Got it Bad (and That Ain't Good)", "In a Sentimental Mood" and "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" are just a few of the numbers that strike an instant chord of recognition: cool, swinging, sophisticated ballads which embrace both the energy of a party in full swing and the lonely small hours of the morning when the guests have gone. This definitive set of Ellington songs marked the centenary of his birth in 1999 and is a timely reminder that great music can never be fully contained by compartments like "jazz", "classical" or "pop". Previn is a masterly pianist, taking each number on its own voyage of discovery and suddenly stripping the melody bare to reveal its accessible beauty. In these spare settings, Finck's double bass provides the perfect counterpoint. The tone is mellow indeed.-- Piers Ford

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