Duke Ellington - Isfahan

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Watching the Duke Ellington Jazz 65 show (kindly encoded by Mr lfbarfe), I was VERY taken with the performance of Isfahan, from the "Far East Suite." I've chopped it out to share on YouTube, partly so I can keep it handy. Hope you enjoy it. Johnny Hodge's playing is extraordinarily beautiful, very warm and emotive. If you like this, then check out Demonoid for the full thing.

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[Rodney Thomas]

Couldn't Duke spring for a music stand? haha.

[John Geers]

Rabbit probably had the piece down cold. He was a notoriously poor reader. Duke is surely the most elegant music stand ever.

[Wellington Silva]

Thanks for posting... this video shows how Duke really liked the Hodges´s sound..... Really was a Greeeeeeeeat sound, best lyric sax sound....

[steverlfs]

Wow! This is the evil sax that will lead the women to perdition!

[Potato Chiptree]

This is the most beautiful thing.

[Omid Amirian]

im a persian and a man from esfahan /// its powerful romantic and its from heart of esfahan

[u414tsan]

could someone please upload bill charlap trio playing isfahan?

[bluesborn]

Rabbit's playing always hits me like a rush of warm air on a cold and rainy day.

[art brockmeyer]

I will hopefully be performing this piece with the BIG O OUSD Teachers Big Band at Yoshi's In Oakland in Feburary 2013. Check it out!

Art Brockmeyer Lead Alto Big O

Soprano Saxophonist The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet

[hommefriday]

I heard the reason was that the producer of the show wanted Duke to be in the picture?

[darzil007]

all the duke,s beautiful melodies was written by billy what a genius he was,, r i p

[ronan delisle]

yeah drew