This LP is primarily for
Duke Ellington completists and scholars. Some of the performances are run-throughs of works that would soon be discarded or rewritten while others are true obscurities. Best is trumpeter
Cootie Williams' feature on "Love Is Just Around the Corner" and a jam on "Blem." There are also several spots for organist
Wild Bill Davis and such underfeatured
Ellingtonians as trumpeter
Money Johnson, Geezil Minerve (on piccolo), trombonist
Malcolm Taylor, and trumpeter
Fred Stone. But nothing all that essential or historic occurs and there are over 100 currently available
Duke Ellington recordings that one would recommend first. ~ Scott Yanow