Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Vinyl LP) Kids

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Vinyl LP) KidsThe classic 1962 album Duke Ellington & John Coltrane showcased the rising jazz saxophone innovator performing alongside the long established piano institution. While the pairing might have portended a dynamic clash of the musical generations, instead we got a casual, respectful, and musically generous meeting of like minded souls. Similarly, while one might have assumed that Ellington would use his sidemen, instead producer Bob Thiele (who also

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The band is propelled by drummer Idris Muhammad who keeps a fire burning under Green

rolling rhythms and lush crescendos filling the space where verbal expressions normally reside

Evans reached a rapport that sounded whisper-intimate

but on His 'n' Hers everything clicks: his lyrics are scalpel sharp

This is a great album deserving appreciation by a wider audience with such an amazing collection of important songs