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  • Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Ella at Duke’s Place, 1966 on Verve

    Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Ella at Duke’s Place, 1966 on Verve

    The album is divided between “The Pretty, The Lovely, The Tender, The Hold-Me-Close Side” and “The Finger-Snapping, Head-Shaking, Toe-Tapping, Go-For-Yourself Side.” Recorded by Val Valentin and produced by Norman Granz (those are his black & white photos), this is Verve at its mid-60s best. In addition to Ellington and Fitzgerald, personnel included Louis Bellson on…

  • Johnny Hodges and Earl “Fatha” Hines, Stride Right, 1966 on Verve.

    Johnny Hodges and Earl “Fatha” Hines, Stride Right, 1966 on Verve.

    Produced by Creed Taylor, and recorded January 14th, 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder’s in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Hodges (alto sax) and Hines (piano & organ) are joined by Kenny Burrell (guitar), Richard Davis (bass), and Joe Marshall (drums). My cop via Beverly Coin & Jewelry, which has a surprisingly strong and curated vinyl selection.