Duke Ellington, John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Format:Verve Acoustic Sounds Series LP H2: What Am I To

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Guitarist Mel Brown’s 1967 Impulse

Mel Brown (guitar)

Duke Ellington, John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Format:Verve Acoustic Sounds Series LP H2: What Am I ToImpulse!, 1963 This inspired intergenerational meeting of minds brings together an undisputed legend of jazz with the saxophonist then considered the vanguard of the avant garde; and it works magnificently. On Ellington evergreens such as "In a Sentimental mood" and "Billy Strayhorn" "My Little Brown Book", Coltrane effortlessly matches Ellington's graceful poise while, on Ellington's upbeat "Take The Coltrane" the saxophonist gets to stretch out with