DUKE ELLINGTON - Four Classic Albums (Swinging Suites / At The Bal Masque / Midnight In Paris / The Count Meets The Duke First Time!)

New Series:- Phase Compensated Stereo; revealing hidden qualities of stereo sound.“Swinging Suites”; “At The Bal Masque”; “Midnight in Paris”; “The Count Meets The Duke First Time!”“Swinging Suites” kicks off our new series revealing the hidden qualities of stereo sound and here the Duke goes classical ….again! Following the success of the Ellington & Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite, the pair take on Greig’s Peer Gynt Suite No’s 1 & 2 coupled with their own Suite Thursday. For “At The Bal Masque” the Ellington band line up at the famous Bal Masque supper club at Miami Beach’s famed Americana Hotel. This time however the great man was billing himself as “his piano, his band and his orchestra”, revealing himself finally as not only the greatest band leader but also a very fine piano player! “Midnight in Paris” and here we again quote from the original liner notes to give you a flavour of what to expect within the grooves. “These songs comprise the Paris of Duke Ellington and Billy Str