Diahann Carroll - With the Duke Ellington Orchestra (A Tribute To Ethel Waters)

Diahann Carroll With the Duke Ellington Orchestra (A Tribute To Ethel Waters) By  Diahann Carroll Very Good Condition Reissued by Laserlight, this tribute to Ethel Waters, made by Tony Award-winner Diahann Carroll with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, was recorded in Hollywood in 1978 and originally released on the Orinda label. Like most Laserlight releases, there is a dearth of discographical information. Only Carroll and Mercer Ellington, the leader of the Ellington aggregation, are identified. It's just as well that the members of the group remain anonymous, since this is not the kind of playing one usually associates with an Ellington orchestra, or Mercer's. Other than some decent sax solos, the band is not only ordinary, but inconsistent and very loud -- especially the drummer, who seems determined to overwhelm Carroll's vocalizing. Moreover, the title is deceptive -- Carroll appears on only half the tunes, the rest being instrumentals. This deception would have been acceptable if t