Product description like ellingtons piano in the foreground, money jungle is a trio recording in this case featuring charlie mingus on bass and max roach on drums. Find your preferred location and add it to your address book. The album was originally released on united artists and featured 7 of ellington s. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book is a 1957 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by duke ellington and his orchestra, focusing on ellington s songs. Listen to your favorite songs from money jungle by duke ellington feat. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book wikipedia. Irving mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung. Heim duke ellington money jungle duke ellington money jungle 5. Its no wonder that the tension between duke ellington, max roach, and charlie mingus is thick and extremely tangible, permeating this breathtaking 1962 album with passion and aggression. African flower air conditioned jungle all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles cjam blues caravan come sunday cotton tail do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore dukes place hiawatha i got it bad. This album was first recorded september 17th, 1962, however it wasnt released until february 1963 by the record label united artists. On the jagged blues very special, ellington establishes a weighty mood while his piano work almost borders on free jazz.
It was recorded on september 17, 1962, and released in february 1963 by united artists jazz. Listen to the dissonant, rumbling title track or the jolting wig wise or the sharptoothed blues very special, and its hard to believe its the duke. Considering that duke ellington recorded for seemingly every record label during. First of all, the album stands out for its superb musical quality. In 2010 the triangular park, across the street from duke. Duke ellington disliked the term jazz, preferring to refer to his style of music simply as american. Duke ellington, charles mingus, max roach money jungle. The gem of the date is the fragile, somewhat haunting ballad fleurette africaine, where mingus floating bassline and roach s understated drumming add to the mystique of an ellington work that has slowly been gathering steam.
The album features recordings of tunes from the 1964 musical film mary poppins arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Ellington certainly doesnt shrink from the fight, offering some of his most challenging, discordant, farreaching piano work. It is also what makes money jungle such a singular showstopper. Money jungle blue note it has been hailed by some as one of the greatest piano. Blue noteduke ellington pianocharles mingus bassmax roach drums. Duke ellington money jungle lyrics and tracklist genius. Very well pressed, quiet background, good quality package. Night and stars above that shine so bright the mystery of their fading light that shines upon our caravan sleep upon my shoulder as we creep.
Duke ellington rarely played in a trio setting so his proposal to united artists that he should record a pianobased album was surprising. Max roach, charles mingus, and duke ellington money jungle. Generational and stylistic differences between the three masters led to fearless musicmaking of the highest order. Part of fitzgeralds song book series, it is the only one where the composer is also featured as a performer and the first occasion fitzgerald. Feb 02, 2021 that explains how money jungle, originally a united artists jazz lp, is now part of the blue note tone poet series. A giant collection of ellington s best, all presented in the famous real book notation over 100 tunes for c instruments, including. Jazz promoter george wein describes the 1956 concert as the greatest performance of ellington s career. The 1962 lp money jungle brought together the prototypical power trio. The personal tensions between these giant personalities was reflected in the music, which was less like sparks flying and more like landmine explosions. First released in 1962 via the united artists label, duke ellington s collaboration with bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach, money jungle, was a momentous jazz summit. Mono 1a 1st us duke ellington money jungle uaj 14017 charlie mingus, max roach.
Duke ellington piano, composer, charles mingus bass, max roach drums, alan douglas producer, bill schwartau engineer, frank gauna. A giant collection of ellington s best, all presented in the famous real book notation. Not in a mood to simply rework older compositions, the bulk of the lp focused on music he wrote specifically for the session. Caravan by duke ellington chart history on spotify, apple music, itunes and youtube. But for the most part, this album is difficult, chaotic, and intense listening. African flower air conditioned jungle all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles cjam blues caravan come sunday.
In 1989, a bronze plaque was attached to the newly named duke ellington building at 2121 ward place, nw. Mar 05, 2019 the 1962 lp money jungle brought together the prototypical power trio. The album was originally released on united artists and featured 7 of ellingtons indelible compositions including caravan, solitude and a. Not in a mood to simply rework older compositions, the bulk of the original lp focused on music he wrote specifically for the session. Money jungle 0889397284015 by duke ellington vinyl album for. Listen free to duke ellington money jungle money jungle, les fleurs africaines african flower and more. But nine days before the coltrane date, he recorded money jungle, a trio. On september 17, 1962, duke ellington, charles mingus and max roach gathered at sound makers studio in nyc and recorded money jungle, one of the most celebrated jazz trio albums of all time. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book. Reviewing money jungle jazz album that features duke ellington. African flower air conditioned jungle all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles cjam blues caravan come sunday cotton tail do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore duke s place hiawatha i got it bad and that.
Duke ellington, charlie mingus, max roach money jungle. Blue note b003146101, united artists jazz b003146101, united artists jazz uajs 15017. Duke ellington surprised the jazz world in 1962 with his historic trio session featuring charles mingus and max roach. African flower air conditioned jungle all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles cjam blues caravan come sunday cotton tail do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore duke s place hiawatha i got it bad. Reviews of money jungle by duke ellington charlie mingus. The musicians freedom of individual expression on money jungle has made it a highly influential record for hundreds of musicians. Money jungle, an album by duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. More oscar history made as two black composers are nominated for best original score.
Released in february 1963 on united artists catalog no. Money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington with double bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. This album features some of the most dark, raw late ellington ever released. Money jungle is a superb performance from three heroes of jazz. This release presents the complete original album money jungle united artists uas 15017, which was the only trio collaboration of duke ellington with charles mingus and max roach. Side b wig wise caravan solitude rem blues backward country boy blues.
Pieces like wig wise and the reworkings of caravan and solitude are unsettled and move only in fits. Caravan is an american jazz standard that was composed by juan tizol and duke ellington and first performed by ellington in 1936. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Jul 19, 2002 duke ellington, charles mingus, max roach money jungle blue note it has been hailed by some as one of the greatest piano trio recordings in jazz history, but no matter what your take is on. It is not typical duke ellington, but if you get it, it is one of those albums you need to own. Two trips through the money jungle jazz history online. Rugged jungle completely unreleased live recordings from 197273, from carnegie hall as well as winnipeg, canada. Jan 20, 2021 the record features six of ellington s original compositions and an especially interesting recording of juan tizols caravan. So ive always loved this song the jungle book song and was wondering if you. From duke ellington to terence blanchard and jon batiste 20 march 2021 gold derby.
Duke ellington plays mary poppins is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded in 1964 and released on the reprise label in 1965. Money jungle by duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. Duke ellington charlie mingus max roach money jungle. The exotic sound of caravan interested exotica musicians.
Duke ellington piano 63 charles mingus double bass 40 max roach drums 38 analysis caravan money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington with double bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. Solitude duke ellington, delange, eddie solitude duke ellington, delange, eddie warm valley backward country boy blues money jungle the sound of things falling ddm. Caravan juan tizol and duke ellington song wikipedia. Listen to money jungle by duke ellington on apple music. Martin denny, arthur lyman, and gordon jenkins all covered it.
Yet most impressively, it sounds like only duke and nobody else. Thunderous percussion and wild basslines complement a wilderthanusual approach to caravan. Money jungle is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified. Ellington at newport is a 1956 live jazz album by duke ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the newport jazz festival, a concert which revitalized ellington s flagging career. Duke ellington wrote more than a thousand songs in his career which spanned five decades, making a name for himself as one of americas great. It also marks a very rare trio session in the otherwise prolific discography of duke ellington. I am not a big fan of direct metal mastering dmm which is how this copy was remastered. Complete your duke ellington charlie mingus max roach collection. Duke ellington meets coleman hawkins recorded 1962, released 1963 money jungle recorded 1962, released 1963. The music created at this session was the stuff legends are made of and this set was truly legendary. Money jungle is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified somewhere between postbop and avantgarde. Like ellingtons piano in the foreground, money jungle is a trio recording in this case featuring charlie mingus on bass and max roach.
543 912 15 153 366 183 201 411 624 133 1796 1480 86 943 785 1629 1799 382 517 248 1531 357 1506 317 1696