1955 Duke s Men Jazz LP (Bigard/Hodges/Williams/Stewart
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Jun 13, 2011
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Jun 6, 2011
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1955 Duke’s Men Jazz LP (Bigard/Hodges/Williams/Stewart
Barney Bigard & His Jazzopaters, Rex Stewart and His 52nd St Stompers, Johnyy Hodges and His Orchestra, and Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters – “The Duke’s Men” (Epic 3108). This record is part of the mid-50s “Epic In Jazz” series and is a compilation of great small group sessions led by Duke Ellington’s sidemen Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart and Barney Bigard. Duke Ellington composed for his orchestra as a unit and for his most skilled improvisers as individuals. Beginning in 1934 and up until 1941, miniaturized editions of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded under the nominal leadership of four master musicians: trumpeter Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, cornetist Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers, clarinetist Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, and saxophonist Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra. Each man shared the responsibilities of composing, arranging, and leading the band with Duke, who usually sat in at the piano. With few exceptions, the recordings suggested a distillation of the larger ensemble, with the combined advantages of artistic autonomy and cooperative collaboration. In 1955 and 1956, selected examples of small group swing played by these Ellington offshoot bands during the years 1936-1939 were issued on two different LPs under the heading of The Duke's Men. This billing was invented by executives working for the Epic record label. None of these groups ever recorded under that name. Cuts include: by Bigard, “Caravan”, “Clouds In My Heart”, and “Stompy Jones”; by Stewart, “Rexatious”, “Lazy Man’s Shuffle”, and “Swimg Baby Swing”, by Williams, “Echoes of Harlem”, “Swing Pan Alley”, and “I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With me”; by Hodges, “The Rabbit’s jump”, “Pyramid”, and “Jitterbug’s Lullaby”. The cover is by children’s book author and illustrator William Steig. Steig was a cartoonist for the New Yorker beginning in the thirties. Record and cover are in strong VG+ condition. Postage will be paid by purchaser.
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