Product details
- Label Impulse!
- Artist Duke Ellington
- Series Acoustic Sounds Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2022
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins by Duke Ellington.
When two titans of American music share a studio, the results speak for themselves. Recorded on August 18, 1962, this meeting between Duke Ellington and the great tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins captures a moment of genuine mutual respect, with Ellington's compositional world opening its doors to the man they called "the Bean." Originally issued in 1963 on Impulse! Records, the album has long stood as a highlight in both leaders' extensive catalogs.
The program moves with the easy confidence of masters at play. It opens with the loose, Latin sway of "Limbo Jazz" before settling into one of Ellington's most beloved statements, "Mood Indigo," a piece whose smoky elegance takes on new color in Hawkins's hands. "Ray Charles' Place" and "Wanderlust" round out the first side, offering a mix of blues feeling and swinging invention.
The second side keeps the conversation flowing, from the bluesy "You Dirty Dog" to the tender, unhurried "Self Portrait (Of The Bean)," a feature that lets Hawkins muse in his own reflective language. "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" brings back the buoyant Ellington swing, and "The Ricitic" closes the set on a spirited note. Across all eight tracks, the pairing feels natural, two distinct voices finding common ground in the shared vocabulary of jazz.
This 2022 reissue arrives as part of the acclaimed Acoustic Sounds Series, a program devoted to audiophile pressings drawn from the world's greatest jazz labels. Mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, it is presented under reissue supervisor Chad Kassem of Acoustic Sounds. The Sterling mastering stamp appears in the runout among the etched markings, a small but telling detail for collectors who value provenance.
Presentation matches the care taken with the sound. The album comes in a tip-on gatefold sleeve printed on high-grade board, with the opening along the back outer edge, and the vinyl is housed in a non-branded rice paper inner sleeve. An 11 by 11 inch Acoustic Sounds Series insert is included to complete the package.
Issued as a Verve Records release under the Impulse! banner and distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, this pressing was manufactured in the U.S.A. For anyone drawn to the deep well of Ellingtonia or the timeless warmth of Hawkins's tenor, this reissue offers a definitive way to experience their historic collaboration, honoring the original 1963 session with the fidelity and craftsmanship the music deserves.
Pressing Details:
Released in a gatefold sleeve with one opening on the back outer edge. Vinyl comes in a non-branded rice paper inner sleeve. An 11"x11" insert for 'Acoustic Sounds Series' is included.
[From back cover]
Printed In U.S.A.
A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1963 on Impulse! Records
© 2022 UMG Recordings Inc.
Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, A Division of UMG Recordings.
[From gatefold interior]
Made in U.S.A.
The recording took place August 18, 1962
Reissue Supervisor: Chad Kassem, Acoustic Sounds
[From labels]
Printed In U.S.A.
A Verve Records release. Originally released in 1963 on Impulse! Records © 2022 UMG Recordings Inc.
[From 1st sticker (Acoustic Sound Series)]
Audiophile vinyl reissues from the world's greatest jazz labels
• Mastered from the original analog tapes by top mastering engineers
• Manufactured at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) on 180 gram vinyl
• Tip-On gatefold sleeves printed on high-grade board
STDACOUST2
[From 2nd sticker]
60
impulse!
STDIMP60LP
Runouts are etched except 'STERLING' is stamped.
Track Listing:
A1. Limbo Jazz
A2. Mood Indigo
A3. Ray Charles' Place
A4. Wanderlust
B1. You Dirty Dog
B2. Self Portrait (Of The Bean)
B3. The Jeep Is Jumpin'
B4. The Ricitic
Artist: Duke Ellington
Supporting Artists: Coleman Hawkins
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Impulse!
Catalog Number: B0033795-01
Series: Acoustic Sounds Series
Release Year: 2022
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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