If you’re a dapper dresser, you might already know about a new album that features trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (pictured) with his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) playing the music of Duke Ellington. If you’re a slob, you’re probably in the dark. The CD, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Plays the Music of Duke Ellington, is sold exclusively at Brooks Brothers, makes of fine clothing since way, way back when. In fact, the new LCJO recording was made especially for this promotion with Brooks Brothers, which has been the official clothier of the LCJO for three years. Of course, diehard jazz nerds know that Brooks Brothers’ suits have long been the choice of many of jazz’s top players. Louis Armstrong, Doc Cheatham, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker all sported B.B.’s in the past. Miles Davis, too. Who knows how many times he plugged the clothier’s “sharp suits” in his autobiography.
Below is a track list and full personnel list for The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Plays the Music of Duke Ellington, as well as info on where and when each track was recorded. At first the CD was only available at Brooks Brothers retail shops, but now it’s also available on the store’s Web site, brooksbrothers.com.
Track list:
1. ANITRA’S DANCE (2:53)
(Edvard Grieg/Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
2. ALMOST CRIED (2:20)
(Duke Ellington)
arr: Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
3. I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART (2:55)
(Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Henry Nemo/John Redmond)
4. JUMP FOR JOY (2:54)
(Duke Ellington/Sid Kuller/Paul Francis Webster)
5. SUGAR RUM CHERRY (3:09)
(Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
6. CONCERTO FOR COOTIE (3:46)
(Edvard Grieg/Duke Ellington)
7. KINDA DUKISH/ROCKIN’ IN RHYTHM (MEDLEY) (5:32)
Kinda Dukish: (Duke Ellington)
Rockin’ In Rhythm: (Duke Ellington/Harry Carney/Irving Mills)
8. ZWEET ZURZDAY (3:43)
(Duke Ellington)
9. BLI BLIP (3:04)
(Duke Ellington/Sid Kuller)
10. PYRAMID (3:07)
(Duke Ellington/Irving Gordon/Juan Tizol/Irving Mills)
11. RHAPSODY IN BLUE (6:16)
(George Gershwin)
12. JACK THE BEAR (3:21)
(Duke Ellington)
13. THE SHEPHERD (WHO LOOKS OVER THE NIGHT FLOCK) (7:39)
(Duke Ellington)
Personnel:
Wynton Marsalis – Trumpet (except Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson -Alto Saxophone
Ted Nash – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Walter Blanding, Jr. – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet (except Track 8)
Andy Farber – Tenor Saxophone (on Track 8)
Victor Goines – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Joe Temperly – Baritone Saxophone
Ryan Kisor – Trumpet
Seneca Black – Trumpet
Marcus Printup – Trumpet
Michael Rodriguez – Trumpet (on Tracks 4, 7, 8)
Terell Stafford – Trumpet (on Tracks 5, 11)
Vincent Gardner – Trombone (on Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Wycliffe Gordon – Trombone (except Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Ron Westray – Trombone
Wayne Goodman – Trombone (on Tracks 6, 13)
Andre Hayward – Trombone (on Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 10)
Farid Barron – Piano (except Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Fredrick Sanders – Piano (on Tracks 4, 7)
Richard D. Johnson – Piano (on Tracks 9, 11, 12)
Rodney Whitaker – Bass (except Tracks 5, 9, 11, 12)
Carlos Henriquez – Bass (on Tracks 5, 9, 11, 12)
Herlin Riley – Drums
Will Terrill – Maracas (on Track 10)
Doug Wamble – Guitar (on Track 7)
Matt Munisteri – Guitar (on Tracks 9, 12)
Carmen Bradford – Vocals (on Track 4)
Grady Tate – Vocals (on Track 9)
Recording/performance info:
Tracks 1, 6, 13: Recorded at Boettcher Hall, Denver, CO on March 26, 1999
Tracks 2, 3, 10: Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, NY on May 18, 2000
Track 8: Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, NY on May 20, 2001
Tracks 4, 7: Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York, NY on May 19, 2002
Tracks 5, 9, 11, 12: Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York, NY on May 20, 2003
