Provided to youtube by universal music group caravan remastered duke ellington money jungle. It was recorded on september 17, 1962, and released in february 1963 by united artists jazz. Duke ellington charlie mingus max roach money jungle. Post bop tracklist hide credits a1 money jungle writtenby duke ellington 5. Money jungle duke ellington, charlie mingus, max roach. Any fans of ellingtons money jungle mingus and roach too. Max roach was born to alphonse and cressie roach in the township of newland, pasquotank county, north carolina, which borders the southern edge of the great dismal swamp. May 06, 2012 candid roach is a collection of tracks from five sessions that max roach led for candid between august 1960 and april 1961mostly midtempo vehicles for blowing, sharper versions of the work that came out of the latemercury records period just preceding them. Generational and stylistic differences between the three masters led to fearless musicmaking of the highest order. See details duke ellingtoncharlie mingus max roach money jungle. Provided to youtube by universal music group solitude remastered duke ellington money jungle.
The casual jazz fan sees ellington as a composer and bandleader, never quite realizing what a fiercely creative pianist he was. He later composed a solo drumset accompaniment to a narration of martin luther kings i have a dream speech. In 2017, saxophone colossus was selected for preservation in the national recording registry by the library of congress as being. Thats certainly the case with money jungle, his extraordinary 1962 trio record with bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. I am not a big fan of direct metal mastering dmm which is how this copy was remastered. Ellington didnt bring any music for the historic date. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 30 november 2017.
Ellington himself briefly featured roach in his band during the early 1950s, and expressed on multiple occasions his appreciation for mingus. Money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington with double bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. Duke mingus, charles roach, max ellington money jungle. On september 17, 1962, duke ellington, charles mingus and max roach gathered at sound makers studio in nyc and recorded money jungle, one of the most celebrated jazz trio albums of all time. Duke ellington charlie mingus max roach money jungle duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. Max roach, like many other modernists used a 20 x 14 bass drum which was the result of a suggestion by davey tough to the gretsch drum company as early as 1948 along with a 12 x 8 and a 14 x 14 floor tom which was first seen in the 1954 catalogue. Seen as a faceoff between the old and new guards in jazz, duke ellingtons money jungle album proved they were on the same continuum. Maxwell lemuel max roach was an american jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer. Money jungle is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified somewhere between postbop and avantgarde. Dukes piano is still a bit nasal but still better than other versions. Ellington recorded mostly with members of his own band and in occasional collaboration with people like coltrane, count basie and louis armstrong. That was christmas 1992 also the occasion on which i got my first cd player, and for the subsequent 18 years at least one cd has found its way into my pile of holiday swag. The township of newland is sometimes mistaken for newland town in avery county, north carolina. Roach also coled a pioneering quintet with trumpeter clifford brown and the percussion.
Drums unlimited 196566 members, dont git weary 1968 lift every voice and sing 1971 members, dont git weary is an album by american jazz drummer max roach recorded in 1968 and released on the atlantic label. Provided to youtube by rhino atlantic effi max roach members dont get weary. Cold devil 2017 mixtape drexciya harnessed the storm 2002 droope hungry and humble 20 ep drop nineteens delaware 1992 dua lipa dua lipa 2017 duke ellington anatomy of a murder 1959 duke ellington duke ellingtons far east suite 1967 duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. The second is force on the french uniteliis label, a double lp of duets with archie shepp. Zayde wolf the jungle official lyric video youtube. Mingus and roach can be heard more clearly, and it actually sounds like decent stereo imaging. Released in february 1963 on united artists catalog no.
I am not a big fan of direct metal mastering dmm which is. For that reason alone, the 50 th anniversary of its release merits celebration. Duke ellingtoncharlie mingus max roach money jungle 2020 reissue lp new vinyl blue note 2020. Provided to youtube by universal music group money jungle remastered duke ellington money jungle. The personal tensions between these giant personalities was reflected in the music, which was less like sparks flying and more like landmine explosions. Money jungle duke ellington, charles mingus, max roach.
A salute to the evolutionary giantmax roach gretsch. Solitude while my cd, has the same track list as the 1990 expanded version. The magniloquent ellington, suave, tactful, would be a man of distinction even. February 22, 2008 roach was one of jazzs legendary drummers an innovator and cocreator of what became known as bebop. This rerelease is not the greatest in terms of sound reproduction. Dave brubecks 1959 album time out is one of the landmark recordings in jazz history. All things considered for march 21, 2017 hear the all things considered program for march 21, 2017.
Apr 21, 2017 money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington with double bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. The album was originally released on united artists and featured 7 of ellingtons. Money jungle plus 3 bonus tracks by duke ellington, charles. Duke ellington, charles mingus and max roach money jungle 1962 ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book 1957 the hilos ring around rosie 1957 billie holiday recorded on may 9, 1941 for okeh and later for billie holiday sings 1952 mulgrew miller and nielshenning orsted pedersen the duets. Contains the complete original album money jungle, which was the only trio collaboration of duke ellington with charles mingus and max roach. Duke ellington timeline featuring albums and other. Money jungle bonus tracks by duke ellington vinyl, jan. Vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, stereo country. In 1962, ellington joined bebop drummer max roach and bassist charles mingus to record the epochal album money jungle.
While the pairing might have portended a dynamic clash of the musical generations, instead we got a casual, respectful, and musically generous meeting of likeminded souls. Duke ellington, charles mingus and max roachs revelatory summit. It was recorded in 1962, and marks the only time all three artists played on the same session. Records it was one of ellingtons many collaborations in the early 1960s with musicians such as count basie, louis armstrong, coleman hawkins, max roach, and charles mingus, and placed him with a quartet in this case, saxophone. Money jungle is a superb performance from three heroes of jazz. Deeds, not words is an album by american jazz drummer max roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the riverside label. Like ellingtons piano in the foreground, money jungle is a trio recording in this case featuring charlie mingus on bass and max roach on drums. Shepp and roach both taught at u mass in amherst for years. How andy serkis jungle book differs from jon favreaus. Clifford brown and max roach at basin street is a 1956 album by the clifford brown and max roach quintet, the last album the quintet officially recorded. This followup is a reimagining of the famous 1963 duke ellingtoncharles mingus max roach release, money jungle.
Provided to youtube by universal music group fleurette africaine african flower duke ellington money jungle. Money jungle by duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. Money jungle artist duke ellington max roach charlie mingus. The 1962 lp money jungle brought together the prototypical power trio. Max also made musical history in the 60s, playing with charles mingus and duke ellington on money jungle, which is considered by many to be one of the finest trio albums ever made. The opener, money jungle, is an urban landscape far removed from that of, say, happy go lucky local. Duke ellington money jungle lp 180 gm vinyl reissue blue. The cover of duke ellingtons money jungle, featuring charles mingus and max roach. Two trips through the money jungle jazz history online. Dec 27, 2010 the first cd i ever got was the selftitled debut by a band called rage against the machine. The money jungle column takes its name from the title of the album below. Seen as a faceoff between the old and new guards in jazz, duke ellingtons money jungle album. Trio setting for ellington with roach and mingus analog planet.
Origins, but theres still a bit of bad luck that disneys version was a few years ahead of theirs. Max has never sounded more contemporary and cecil more part of the jazz tradition. Deconstructing money jungle by graham e peterson, published on october 23, 2015 at all about jazz. Max roach has died page 2 steve hoffman music forums.
Celia on east coasting better get hit in yo soul as better git it in your soul on mingus ah um also better git hit in your soul on mingus at antibes. Duke ellington piano, composer, charles mingus bass, max roach drums, alan douglas producer, bill schwartau engineer, frank gauna cover design, photography, george wein liner. Money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington money jungle is a studio album by pianist duke ellington with double bassist charles mingus and drummer max roach. Every release on every pitchfork list page 5 rate your music. A little max parfait, the complete money jungle sessions, 2.
Duke ellington, charlie mingus, max roach money jungle. Released in january 1969 on solid state catalog no. But, on a larger scale, time out represents a major development within american culture, one that was crucial to inducing the seismic shifts to occur in our country during the. Money jungle, an album by duke ellington charlie mingus max roach. Although his birth certificate lists his date of birth as january 10, 1924, roach has been. Money jungle duke ellington, charles mingus, max roach blue note bt 85129 few american popular musicians were quite as honored and lionized in their lifetime as duke ellington.
The music created at this session was the stuff legends are made of and this set was truly legendary. Blue notes tone poet vinyl reissue series will continue in 2020. This is by far the best version of money jungle i have heard. The gem of the date is the fragile, somewhat haunting ballad fleurette africaine, where mingus floating bassline and roach s understated drumming add to the mystique of an ellington work that has slowly been gathering steam. Money jungle by duke ellington vinyl, may2018 for sale. The max roach trio featuring the legendary hasaan 1964 drums unlimited 1966 members, dont git weary 1968 drums unlimited is an album by american jazz drummer max roach.
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