Re: Duke's Rare Groove

Charles H Berg (chb@world.std.com)
Tue, 9 Apr 1996 10:48:20 -0400

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Jon Jung writes:
>For those who don't know Duke's stuff, he was known more as a sideman (with
>Byrd and others) and a producer/A&R man for Blue Note records (I have picked up
>almost everything he has produced because he has an excellent tracks record).

Not really true. Among jazzers, he's known as a consummate arrangeer
and hard bop pianist more than as a BN producer. He wrote and
arranged a lot of little-big-band stuff (octets, nonets, etc.).
For instance, "The Right Touch" album you mentioned is a good
example of this stuff.

Charlie Berg
Charlie Berg
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