| Other author/creator | Rudd, Wiff, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Rex, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Shuhan, Alex, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Brantley, Tom performer. |
| Other author/creator | Villarrubia, Charles, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Gluck, David, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Elling, Kurt, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Rhythm & Brass (Musical group), performer. |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections; arranged |
| Variant title |
Ellington explorations |
| Contents |
More money jungle (2:42) / Brantley ; Gluck -- Money jungle (7:37) -- Fleurette africaine (African flower) (5:19) -- A little Max (Parfait) (2:57) -- Amad (6:41) / Ellington ; Strayhorn -- Cotton club stomp (3:05) / Hodges ; Carney ; Ellington -- Concerto for Cootie (3:25) -- Jungle nights in Harlem (2:56) -- East St. Louis toodle-oo (6:15) / Ellington ; Miley -- Ellington indigos (4:18) / Shirley -- Mood indigo (6:44) / Ellington ; Mills ; Bigard -- Caravan (4:50) / Tizol ; Ellington ; Mills -- Blue pepper, far east of the blues (4:17) -- Duke Ellington's sound of love (2:40) / Mingus. |
| General note | All selections except More money jungle, Ellington indigos and Duke Ellington's sound of love by Duke Ellington. |
| General note | Title from container spine. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes ([1] folder leaf : col. ill., col. port.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Performed by Rhythm & Brass: Wiff Rudd, trumpet and flugelhorn ; Rex Richardson, trumpet and flugelhorn, and vocals (tracks 1, 11 and 12) ; Alex Shuhan, horn and piano ; Tom Brantley, trombone and vocals (tracks 12 and 13) ; Charles Villarrubia, tuba ; David Gluck, drums, percussion and mallets. Steve McNally, Hammond C3 organ (track 13) ; Kurt Elling, vocals (track 10). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 24-27 August, 1997 in the studios of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester (except Ellington indigos, Sound Post, Grand Rapids, MI). Tracks 6-9 were recorded live. |
| Publisher number | BC9801 Bear Claw |
