Duke Ellington 'Cotton Tail'

[Carehuea]

How's Cat anderson on the B section. Ridiculous lead trumpet playing!

[Carehuea]

I have been looking and looking for this version!! I used to have it on a cassette 20 years ago. Been dreaming of finding it one day again. Thank you so much for the upload!!!

[docsax]

Paul Gonsalves!!!!! The one and only!!! 10 stars out of 5!! Duke Ellington Orchestra, late 50's masterful!!!!!!!!

[TheTixAreNowDiamonds]

cowboy bebop? :0

[dancokacole]

@TheTixAreNowDiamonds Tank. You are looking for Tank.

[alexjrmarino]

This is just.. sick!

[Synsacrus]

2:10

[Cujoxor2]

My band is taking on an arrangement, this is crazy.

[zidane3641]

does anyone know what form this follows?

[Ningxiabird]

@zidane3641 No, but apparently it uses lots of 'II-V contigus" (I don't know what you call those in English..)

[TheFast2001]

@igh00001 Lead trumpet: The Great CAT ANDERSON !!!! Yes sr....

[mscarolannstaples]

Like the comment "trumpet section is beyond imagination" ... I agree with that one..

[jbontjestudio]

wow this is incredible

[CjHost]

2:08 is the best part!

[hremdldw]

That's Paul Gonsalves and Harry Carney.Paul had the Don Byas sound Ben Webster was more like the father of the Tenor Sax Coleman Hawkins.It's all from the Hawkins school just different strains.None the less the band is seriously cooking.

[LithgowlovesBJ]

I kinda feel that this is the best overall ensemble performance of jazz ever. The chart flows like Moon River and the trumpet section is beyond imagination. I should have been exposed to this recording in the womb.

[SupahflyJazzguy]

A year after I discovered this recording, I still hold that it is one of the most virtuosic performances of jazz in the history of the genre. I find it hard to ever believe that any recording will come close, simply because Duke employed the very best at what they do in his ensemble. I think the closest ensembles in terms of skill since Duke's time were those of Buddy Rich and Stan Kenton, with notable pieces of course being Channel One Suite and Malaguena respectively, but still surpasing this.

[SupahflyJazzguy]

@SupahflyJazzguy

But still *not surpassing this.

[Spoonuser12]

So many good lines for improv in that Sax Soli.

[igh00001]

Who's playing lead trumpet on this?

[DarkShark190]

@igh00001 No idea. It may be either James D. Zollar, Chris W. Albert, Kevin D. Bryan or Barrie Lee Hall Jr.

[Lourens]

@DarkShark190 I thought the lead trumpeter on this track is Cat Anderson.

[igh00001]

@Lourens You're probably right! Thanks man.

[igh00001]

@DarkShark190 It's probably Cat Anderson -thanks though!

[thykapow]

@DarkShark190 Just based on sound (and then a check on wiki to see when he played in Duke's band) I think it might be Cat Anderson, just due that amazing upper register sound!

Thanks for the upload also =)

[DarkShark190]

@thykapow Okay, thanks for the heads up, and I am glad you liked it! =]

[guitarplayerone]

@DarkShark190 According to my jazz history prof it's Cootie Williams

[ExperimentsB]

@igh00001 Tenor Saxophonist: Ben Webster, Bass Player: Jimmy Blanton, Baritone Saxophone: Harry Carney - who has an eight-measure solo in this, during the B phrase

[SupahflyJazzguy]

@ExperimentsB

I actually think it was Paul Gonsalves on tenor in this one.

[fredrobinson1955]

Thank you. I have been looking for THIS version of Cotton Tail for years. I was beginning to wonder if I had made it up. Does anybody know what year it was (I am guessing mid '50's)? Where (I think I remember it was recorded in Paris)? And, what record it was on? Thanks again...

[DarkShark190]

@fredrobinson1955 This version is probably from late 1957, and I really don't know where It was recorded. I have too much Duke Ellington cd's can't find the date = ]

[funstuff2006]

@DarkShark190

There are people who would wash your mouth out with soap for uttering the words "too much" and "Duke Ellington" in one sentence. :D

[DarkShark190]

@funstuff2006 I'm here to correct my awful English. I acquired some level of proficiency and I'd like to state that I have too MANY CD's and that Duke Ellington is indeed too much Jazz to be swollen just once! (:

[funstuff2006]

@DarkShark190 :O no no, I wasn't critizing your english by any means! I was making a joke (or atleast trying. oh the joys of context being lost over the internet.)

[DarkShark190]

@funstuff2006 And I didn't take it as a critic! I enjoyed your commentary! (:

[DarkShark190]

@funstuff2006 And I didn't take it as a critic! I was actually amused (:

[SupahflyJazzguy]

@fredrobinson1955

It's from the album "Duke Ellington Presents..."

It also has stellar versions of Gershwin's Summertime and Laura.

[Dillontheguitarist]

@fredrobinson1955 Its from the 1930's, its one of my songs for the Acadec competiton and we are doing the Great Depression. all are music is from the great depression.

[Gh0st420666]

@Dillontheguitarist yes I agree with dillion last year's acadec theme was the Great Depression and this magnificent song was featured

[hommefriday]

@fredrobinson1955 I am also looking for a certain version of Cotton Tail - a slower tempo. Has anybody a playlist of many versionbs of Cotton Tail?

[MultiRene1963]

@fredrobinson1955 So was I but now we found it! I have the album where it was issued on: "Cottontail' Jazz Masters Vol. 15 Polydor Special, recorded in february 1956. Never found anything about this record on the internet until now. Thanks for uploading this fantastic piece!