Kenny Burrell - Ellington is Forever (1975 Fantasy release)

[fasstrack]

I finally listened to the whole thing. (4 sides of an LP is what I have). It is wonderful. One of Kenny's shining hours and great work also by Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Mel Lewis (percussion!), Ernie Andrews, et. al. The ensembles are beautifully underplayed also. A total labor of love.

I don't know if this ever made it to CD.

[Robert de St. Loup]

This sounds great! And both volumes are on eMusic so I will download pronto.

[clinthopson]

The set was reissued on cd several years ago. Check out the Fantasy/Concord catalog. They have been having a pretty good sale.

I agree, it's a wonderful collection.

[fasstrack]

The set was reissued on cd several years ago. Check out the Fantasy/Concord catalog. They have been having a pretty good sale.

I agree, it's a wonderful collection.

tank-a-you fellas.....

[Mike Schwartz]

There's a Kenny Burrell/Ellington II that's not nearly as good as the one in discussion, but has it's moments.

[BlueMiles]

Oh yeah, these two have been on CD for quite some time--each CD really jam-packed.

I think I actually prefer the second one a bit better. The first one seemed to get bogged down a couple of times in long jams.

"In a Sentimental Mood" (Vol. 2) gets a beautiful reading.

I really enjoy Kenny's brief solo leadoff numbers: "Jump for Joy" and "Azure."

[BlueMiles]

P.S. I've been waiting for another album (or two) like this from Kenny, but it has not happened. The closest is the intimate "Ellington a la Carte" (a duo with Rufus Reid). Kenny, of course, has recorded plenty of Ellington numbers over the past 30 years, but not another full tribute (except maybe the duo records).