Duke Ellington Trio - Fleurette Africaine

[grilliard]

man, trying to tackle the real book and this bass track is gnarly. mingus is a beast

[G7flat5]

Dukes harmonized melodies are great!

[dbeckster]

This is probably my favorite piano-bass-drums jazz trio album. Even the standards sound incredibly unique and original. What a lineup, too. Mingus and Roach and Duke. Soooo sick.

[zorob37]

sounds like a classical piece.. written in the romantic period

[Draples]

Does any one know what Max is hitting?

[tarnopol]

@Draples No idea, and I'd love to know. Muffled drums? Something non-Western?

[chichuna]

De lo mejor!

[LukeSniper]

Just discovered this album. I must have it.

[Amimegusta17]

Mingus and Duke are beautiful in this track... As always!

[007meus]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[bobthemage]

OH MY GOD! Our choir performed his concerts of sacred music a couple of years ago and it was amazing. But this takes my breathe away...

[bobsunda]

3 musician that i have the utmost respect. STunninglly beautiful.

[themusicman1973]

that fluttering bass is haunting

[tarnopol]

@themusicman1973 Agree -- the interaction between the bass and piano is amazing, but to my ear, the bass is what takes this song into that unique zone. Call it the Mingusphere.

[bkennedy]

I saw this record in a thirft store and thought all the artists involved seemed worthy of investigation. Heard this track and was just blown away.

[StageExitLeft]

one of my favourite compositions ever. love mingus´s playing especially

[moonstar7]

Amazing! Art at it's finest. A master piece!

[Ugazful]

gotta love that bass, it sounds so eerie in an attractive way :D

[jimmyj1969]

Probably Duke's greatest work! A great musician, capable of defining jazz and, at the same time, go beond the frontiers of jazz! In this record he is actually deconstructing and reinventing its own work, bringing it up-to-age and going from 30's "jungle" to 60's "money jungle", giving a new artistic & political meaning (as usual with the help of younger artists like Mingus)- instead of the easy way of resting on his laurels and spend his life exploiting his early success,like other artists do.

[logosfails]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thanks for putting it up.