Duke Ellington, Lotus Blossom (solo) (Strayhorn)

[roop46b]

the bone idle ***** were infact Ellingtons orchestra packing up after a session.And this was ellington just jamming:-)

[SmeagolTheBeagle]

YOU BONE IDOL CUNTS TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND, SHUT THE FUCK UP SO WE CAN HEAR THE MAN DO WHAT HE DID BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE WORLD. THANKYOU.

[sexyfatbastid]

I wanna kick everyone outta the club who talking!!

[mrfish4lyfe]

Words cannot describe how special this recording and album is to me

[PickleHead60]

"Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); John Sanders, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (trombone); Aaron Bell, Jeff Castleman (bass); Steve Little, Sam Woodyard (drums)."

You are an imbecile. Or perhaps deaf.

[bluesinorbit]

This performance really breaks me up. How lucky we are that the the engineer hadn't left and decided to roll the tape. I listen to Duke everyday, and I don't think there is another recording among the 60+ albums of his that I have in which he is more emotionally naked.

[iwishyourlove46]

Un sentido homenaje a su colaborador por casi 30 años (Billy Strayhorn), luego de su muerte por cáncer de esófago en 1967, fué tan estrecha esa relación profesional que algunos llaman a Billy el alter ego de Duke. Por cierto esta melodía ya había sido tocada para este disco en trío y Duke decidió tocarla de nuevo pero solo mientras sus músicos recogían sus aparejos, como puede oirse al fondo....Salve Duke, Salve Billy..........

[dhisbrook]

Leaves me speechless. 

[prunellapussywuggums]

bliss........

[ruidozo]

Touching...

[prunellapussywuggums]

heaven on earth-sublime!

[KhanShin]

so sad...

[Okbooboo]

On the back of the LP Ellington is quoted as saying "That is what he most liked to hear me play", so out of all the magnificence that he and Strayhorn created this HAS to mean a lot! A lovely tune. Also hear Ellington on the DVD "On the road with Duke Ellington", playing "Tribute to Morgan State" live on piano,also brilliant, which has echoes of this. I find it particularly interesting as well as beautiful because it includes so many Ellingtonian elements.

[btinsley1]

it is said that after recording the formal album, duke sat playing this very solo, which was also being recorded. This is what was recorded while the band members packed & were leaving the studio...you can even hear them in the background towards the end...duke was reminiscing a long-time collaboration and friendship...

[RockvilleWoof]

Billy Strayhorn was such a wonderful talent, but couldn't be openly gay back then, so Duke was the star but he owed alot of his success to Billy.

[mcghee0106]

This has to be one of the most beautiful compositions ever made. The passion behind the Duke's music is uncomprehendable...it's in essence magnificent. The way he just engulfs you into his music is simply divine. Truley tremendous!

[aardvaark069]

Magic. I think it's a baldwin piano. If voiced well a baldwin can be an awfully cultured instrument. Of course it doesn't hurt that Ellington is playing on it either!

[ferrer83]

Pure Magic...

[mcrohof]

Thank you for sharing this magical piece of music, as well as the touching info you added alongside the video. TOP CLASS!