And it was written by Duke Ellington. Louis Armstrong performed it as a standard.
Very true on both counts. But the mega-accompanied version with piano, strings and flute ain't shit compared to the barebones version of his trumpet, a clarinet or two and some soft snare that you can sample on iTMS (precisely the album called The Great Summit (between him and Duke)).
Don't try to get high to the 1st, Hassan. Sorry about the confusion.
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Originally posted by tonton
Uh... isn't that "Mood Indigo"?
And it was written by Duke Ellington. Louis Armstrong performed it as a standard.
Very true on both counts. But the mega-accompanied version with piano, strings and flute ain't shit compared to the barebones version of his trumpet, a clarinet or two and some soft snare that you can sample on iTMS (precisely the album called The Great Summit (between him and Duke)).
Don't try to get high to the 1st, Hassan. Sorry about the confusion.
--B