Brian Landrus – Plays Ellington & Strayhorn (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Brian Landrus – Plays Ellington & Strayhorn (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:19 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Palmetto Records

An album that highlights the baritone saxophone and features Duke Ellington’s music was more than enough to pique my curiosity. The result lived up to my expectations. Ellington’s work remains decidedly modern, especially in the hands of this brilliant saxophonist and composer, who has strived to offer us sumptuous arrangements. These arrangements not only transport us back to the era of their creation through their rhythm but also play between the lines with the codes. Over the years, many artists have made use of his talent: Fred Hersch, Robert Livingston Aldridge, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Moses, the Gil Evans Orchestra, The Temptations, The Drifters, Michael Cain, The Four Tops, Ravi Coltrane, Danilo Perez, Ben Monder, Matthew Parish, Martha Reeves, Chubby Checker, Bob Berg, Joey DeFrancesco, Leo Genovese, Frank London, Gatemouth Brown, Jason Palmer, and many others. This tells us in advance that this album would not be a pale copy of Ellington’s music as originally played. Here, Brian Landrus pours all his passion for Ellington into his work, and it sounds beautiful, offering a perspective often more poetic than the original writing.

Tracklist:

1-01. Brian Landrus – Agra (02:47)
1-02. Brian Landrus – Chelsea Bridge (02:41)
1-03. Brian Landrus – A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (05:19)
1-04. Brian Landrus – Daydream (04:22)
1-05. Brian Landrus – Praise God (03:29)
1-06. Brian Landrus – Prelude To A Kiss (04:00)
1-07. Brian Landrus – Come Sunday (02:29)
1-08. Brian Landrus – The Telecasters (02:04)
1-09. Brian Landrus – Lotus Blossom (02:33)
1-10. Brian Landrus – Lush Life (05:43)
1-11. Brian Landrus – Isfahan (03:41)
1-12. Brian Landrus – Star Crossed Lovers (04:06)
1-13. Brian Landrus – Warm Valley (06:54)
1-14. Brian Landrus – Sophisticated Lady (02:04)

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