Duke Ellington – A Drum Is a Woman (1957)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 47:55 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
Duke Ellington’s fanciful tale of Carribee Joe and his drum, which evolved into a woman known as Madam Zajj (and a very abstract telling of the evolution of jazz) became a television special in the late ’50s but does not translate all that well to record. Dominated by vocals and narration, the music often plays a backseat to the story, which is worth hearing twice at the most. – Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1 (03:37)
2. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus) (02:56)
3. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – What Else Can You Do With a Drum, Pt. 1 (Calypso) (01:52)
4. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – New Orleans, Pt. 2 (02:32)
5. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Hey, Buddy Bolden, Pt. 2 (04:54)
6. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Carabae Joe / Congo Square (08:59)
7. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 2 (02:49)
8. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – You Better Know It (02:45)
9. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Madam Zajj / Ballet of the Flying Saucers (08:21)
10. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Carribee Joe (02:58)
11. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rhummbop / Carabae Joe, Pt. 2 (02:19)
12. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Finale (03:46)
