Carol Sloane: I Didn't Know About You
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Recorded: Westwood, MA, January 22, 2007
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
Given the range of Duke Ellington's accomplishments across half a century, we tend not to think of him as a "songwriter." The term isn't grandiose enough to befit his eminence. Yet Duke in that role was as cool and classy as Ellington the maestro/composer, especially when collaborating as here with Hall of Fame lyricist Bob Russell. (They also did "Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me" and "Don’t Get Around Much Any More.") Accompanied only by pianist Brad Hatfield, Carol Sloane intimately reminds us what a masterful melodist Duke was. A warm and wise performance by a sensitive, mature artist.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: ellington covers · jazz vocals
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