Duke Ellington - In Memorium - from the Archives - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Directly after World War II, the great Duke Ellington recorded his most ambitious and experimental works. The selections here all hail from that glorious period and feature one of the best line-ups of his famed orchestra including Ray Nance on violin and trumpet, vocalist Kay Davis, who positively shines on InchThe Beautiful IndiansInch; Harry Carney's baritone sax is featured on InchGolden FeatherInch and the golden alto sax of Johnny Hodges features on InchMagenta HazeInch. All selections newly re-mastered.

Through the ranks of Duke Ellington's Orchestra passed some of the biggest names in jazz, including Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, Ben Webster, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney and Clark Terry, to name a few. The selections presented here feature the phenomenal Ellington Orchestra in it's prime, recorded between 1943 and 1946. InchThe Kissing BugInch features the vocals of Joya Sherrill; InchIt Don't Mean a ThingInch features Ray Nance and Taft Jordan on vocals; InchFrankie and JohnnyInch features the jazz violin of Ray Nance. All selections have been newly remastered.

This album carries the message of having faith, believing in yourself, and being Independent. With rich vocals laced in every song, Ramiyah has been dubbed InchDestiny's Child meets gospel.Inch This album takes the approach of using more hip hop/R&B oriented music, making it much more versatile than just a normal gospel album sitting in the racks.