This One's for Blanton

Ray Brown / Duke Ellington

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This One's for Blanton Review

by Scott Yanow

For this set of duets, pianist Duke Ellington is teamed up with bassist Ray Brown in performances a bit reminiscent of Duke's work with Jimmy Blanton three decades before. In addition to the four-part "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass," the duo plays five standards (including "Pitter Panther Patter" from the Blanton days and three other Ellington-associated tunes). Delightful and often-playful music.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Duke Ellington / Bob Russell	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	05:36	Spotify Amazon
2	Pitter Panther Patter Duke Ellington	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	03:06	Spotify Amazon
3	Things Ain't What They Used to Be Mercer Ellington / Ted Persons	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	04:00	Spotify Amazon
4	Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	05:30	Spotify Amazon
5	See See Rider Traditional	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	03:07	Spotify Amazon
6	Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: First Movement Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	04:51	Spotify Amazon
7	Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Second Movement Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	05:11	Spotify Amazon
8	Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Third Movement Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	03:40	Spotify Amazon
9	Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Fourth Movement Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	Ray Brown / Duke Ellington	04:58	Spotify Amazon