Never No Lament the Blanton-Webster Band

Duke Ellington - Never No Lament the Blanton-Webster Band

Never No Lament the Blanton-Webster Band
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Artist: Duke Ellington
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2003-04-01
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. You, You Darlin'
  2. Jack the Bear
  3. Ko Ko
  4. Morning Glory
  5. So Far, So Good
  6. Conga Brava
  7. Concerto for Cootie
  8. Me and You
  9. Cotton Tail
  10. Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)
  11. Dusk
  12. Bojangles
  13. A Portrait of Bert Williams
  14. Blue Goose
  15. Harlem Air Shaft
  16. At a Dixie Roadside Diner
  17. All Too Soon
  18. Rumpus in Richmond
  19. My Greatest Mistake
  20. Sepia Panorama
  21. There Shall Be No Night
  22. In a Mellow Tone
  23. Five O'Clock Whistle
  24. The Flaming Sword
  25. Warm Valley
Music CD 2
  1. Across the Track Blues
  2. Chloe
  3. I Never Felt This Way Before
  4. The Sidewalks of New York
  5. Flamingo
  6. The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
  7. Take the "A" Train
  8. Jumpin' Punkins
  9. John Hardy's Wife
  10. Blue Serge
  11. After All
  12. Bakiff
  13. Are You Sticking?
  14. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
  15. The Giddybug Gallop
  16. Pitter Panther Patter
  17. Body and Soul
  18. Sophisticated Lady
  19. Mr. J.B. Blues
  20. Ko Ko [Alternate Take]
  21. Bojangles [Alternate Take]
  22. Sepia Panorama [Alternate Take]
  23. Jumpin' Punkins [Alternate Take]
  24. Jump for Joy [Alternate Take]
Music CD 3
  1. Chocolate Shake
  2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  3. Clementine
  4. Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown)
  5. Jump for Joy
  6. Moon Over Cuba
  7. Five O'Clock Drag
  8. Rocks in My Bed
  9. Bli-Blip
  10. Rain Check
  11. What Good Would It Do?
  12. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
  13. Chelsea Bridge
  14. Perdido
  15. C Jam Blues
  16. Moon Mist
  17. What Am I Here For?
  18. I Don't Mind
  19. Someone
  20. My Little Brown Book
  21. Main Stem
  22. Johnny Come Lately
  23. Hayfoot, Strawfoot
  24. Sentimental Lady
  25. A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
  26. Sherman Shuffle

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Free Music Review: Great mastering...a tad shrill, but necessary
Hit: 5 Stars

I find some of the negative reviews a bit unfair. If you don't like the mastering job, that's one thing. You are absolutely entitled to not enjoying the way it sounds. But many reviewers are writing things they have no knowledge about. I've read several reviews where they insist that the mastering engineers "screwed up" or "could have done a better job." How do you know? Unless you're an audio engineer, sitting with the original masters in your high-tech studio (good luck on getting those originals), then you really have no way to know if they could have done better.

Also, i'm so sick of this balderdash about "greedy music companies" putting out so-called "shoddy" products. Remember, it's not one guy with an office full of cash that's making these things. It's a team. People that make the horrible box designs are more into...box designs. And yes, most box designs on old jazz music is atrocious. There are dozens of different designs, and most are very poorly done (Billie Holiday's Complete Columbia box might be the worst.) The people that set the price are the numbers crunchers. But the people who actually select and master the music are people who love the music themselves. These engineers genuinely put out what they feel is quality material, because they love the music, and want it to sound as good as they feel they can make it. They have no say in box design or price. They don't get paid by how many they sell. They get paid for the job they performed. So, blast the art designers if you think the boxes suck (and they do), and the execs if you think the price is too high. But remember, the music itself is mastered with much care.

Ok, that all having been said, i can totally understand how someone might find some of the music on here a bit too shrill for their ears. It does take some getting used to. But as one reviewer indicated, you do get used to it, and then you start to hear more of the music. With all other releases, including newer imports, they do sound less shrill, and more pleasing and warm, but so much of the bang, zap, and energy of the music is also removed, and consequently sounds lifeless and dull. To some people, that might be better. It's really all a judgment call. What's important to you? If you're willing to sacrifice the life and power of the music, because you don't like the distortion at the high end, then don't get this set. BUT, if you want to hear as much of the music as possible, as close to it sounded in the studio when it was recorded (and yes, with some unfortunate distortion, too), then this is the set you need.
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Never No Lament the Blanton-Webster Band Poster

This 75-track, three-CD set from Duke Ellington's RCA dates from 1940 to 1942, was culled from the massive, 1999 Bluebird mega-set. It's named for bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. Blanton's astonishing technique made him one of the greatest bass players of all time, and Webster's warm, raw-boned tenor tones inspired future saxophonists. Along with the famous Ellingtonians, alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, trumpeter Cootie Williams, violinist Ray Nance, and trombonist Tricky Sam Nanton, the addition of Blanton and Webster, along with the arrival of composer/arranger/pianist Billy Strayhorn, make this aggregation Ellington's first "superband."

All the vivid and varied dimensions of Ellingtonia are included in this digitally remastered set, with songs written by his son, Mercer. There's Ellington's silky blues numbers such as "Jack the Bear" and "C-Jam Blues." The Puerto Rican valve trombonist Juan Tizol's "Conga Brava," "Moon Over Cuba," and "Bakiff" contribute Latin and Middle Eastern colors. "Harlem Airshaft" and "Sepia Panorama" are but two examples of Ellington's tonal portraits. The legendary Ellington/Blanton duets, with the bouncy "Pitter Panther Patter" and the emotive "Sophisticated Lady" still sound modern. Webster's surging, pre-bop solos drive the George Gershwin-based "Cottontail," and soulfully signature Strayhorn's ballad "Chelsea Bridge." This set also marks the introduction of other Strayhorn's classics, including "Take the 'A' Train" and "Johnny Come Lately." All told, these World War II-era sides are essential for the Ellington canon. Eugene Holley, Jr.

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