RARE Jazz EP Cat Anderson And His Orchestra Apollo Label
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Very RARE Jazz EP~Cat Anderson And His Orchestra VG+
Label: Apollo Records – EP 607
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country: US
Genre: Jazz
Anderson's career took off when he joined Duke Ellington's orchestra. He quickly became a central part of Ellington's sound. Although Anderson was a very versatile musician, capable of playing in a number of jazz styles he is most renowned for his abilities in the extreme high or "altissimo" range. He had a big sound in all registers, but could play up to a "triple C" (the highest Bb note on a piano keyboard) with great power (he was able to perform his high-note solos without a microphone, while other members of a big band were usually amplified for their solos). Wynton Marsalis called him "one of the best" high-note trumpeters.[But he was much more than just a high-note trumpeter - he was also a master of half valve and plunger mute playing. Dan Morgenstern said of him that "he was...the band's Number One utility trumpeter, capable of filling in for anyone else who was not there." He played with Ellington's band from 1944 to 1947, from 1950 to 1959, and from 1961 to 1971, with each break corresponding to a brief hiatus to lead and front his own big band.
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