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Duke Ellington, Togo Brava Suite

Audio CD

Disk ID: 271765

Disk length: 1h 12m 33s (17 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 1971

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Mkis 3:34
2. Tego 7:41
3. Togo or Yoyo 5:46
4. Too Kee 2:14
5. Buss 2:59
6. Soso 3:48
7. Toto 3:02
8. Peke 4:01
9. Checkered Hat 4:18
10. There's A Place 4:45
11. Blues 3:30
12. Hick 7:52
13. Grap 3:15
14. Something 5:24
15. Making That Scene 1:55
16. Lover Man 4:20
17. Perdidio 3:58

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Review

Ellington left behind an extensive archive of music recorded at his own initiative. Togo Brava Suite comes from several such sessions, recorded in 1971. It's a portrait of Duke near the end of his career, after the deaths of key collaborators Billy Strayhorn and Johnny Hodges (although band vets Cootie Williams, Paul Gonsalves, and Harry Carney remain). Its centerpiece is the first-issued seven-movement version of "Togo Brava Suite," recorded months before the truncated Blue Note version. Like Duke's other travel suites--this is a minor one--it's affectionate exotica that never patronizes, evoking West Africa without mimicking its music. Ellington's old virtues are intact, but on this 72-minute program, he also mirrors a changing world, romping two blues with soul organist Wild Bill Davis, and serving up the genial gospel-rock "There's a Place." One modern touch is sometimes distracting: Joe Benjamin's too-amplified bass. Ellingtonians will find much of interest, but newcomers should look elsewhere. --Kevin Whitehead

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Togo Brava Suite

Tracks: 13 (-4 tracks), Disk length: 1h 7m 4s (-6m 31s)

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