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. Anatomy of a Murder
Search: Grace Valse
by: Duke Ellington
Release Date May 10, 1999
This is Duke's soundtrack to a 1959 Otto Preminger film. The sound is pure Ellington at its best. The tracks on the original release are integrated by many additions (such as alternate takes, rehearsals and whatnot). The additions, however, are not always musically outstanding, only just over half of the time. That's why I gave this CD only 4 out of 5 stars, which for a CD of this length is a high score. You'll get about 70 minutes of music, with 50 minutes who belong in the best orchestral jazz ever heard. Here are a few details about the music. The soloists are--you bet--top notch, but space for improvised solos (as opposed to written ones) is less than we are accustomed to. I guess Duke approached the soundtrack work with a mentality ... Read More:
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