Duke swings contemporary without cheese. And he does it well here in the 'Afro-Eurasion Eclipse'. Ever the coolest of cool hosts, Duke Ellington introduces us to a theme of contemporary world music as an ever increasing influence on everything we know.
Harold Ashby does more than his fair share of swinging here and shows us that regardless of influence Duke Ellington's music will always swing. 'Chinoiserie'=WILD! Improvisational jam!
This is a great recording in the fact that Duke really broke away from the bonds of conventional jazz and moved on to areas as yet uncharted. The greatest aspect of this, is, as he did everything else, he did it like the veteran professional he was.
This music swings in a way no one had swung before. Loosen up and listen with your body and soul and this music will grab a hold of you in a new way!
-Michael R. Lachance, amazon.com
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Duke Ellington-THE AFRO-EURASIAN ECLIPSE (1971)
P.S. Swiped this from the excellent blog seventeen green buicks.
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