Duke Ellington's Sound of Love
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Matthias Rüegg's Vienna Art Orchestra have taken jazz fans on some genuine adventures, covering Anthony Braxton and Scott Joplin vividly within the span of an album. Here, they explore Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, presumably the more intimate sides of the two. Things are, as you might expect, quickly colorful, with a wild-ride swing taking the listener to emotional peaks and blaring precipices. It's not often one finds "Red Garter" and "Blood Count" among Ellington tributes, especially rendered with such a gigantic mix of sonorities. Then there's "Mood Indigo," played as a stellar duet between trombone and guitar that ranges over and riffs on the blues in a slow, plunger-mute bonanza. "Take the 'A' Train" is no less wonderful, made miniature in a bass clarinet and bass duo that rumbles with a bumpy rhythm, just like the rails to Harlem. Among Ellington tributes, Anthony Brown's rundown of the Far East Suite is an instant classic. This live session from the Vienna Art Orchestra is right behind Brown, standing tall in a crowded field of nods to the Duke. --Andrew Bartlett
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