Mulgrew Miller & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Release Date: 31 July 2020
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101848522
Description
In 1999, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Mulgrew Miller came together in a unique and unlikely pairing to pay tribute to Duke Ellington on the 100th anniversary of his birth and to celebrate his partnership with bassist Jimmy Blanton. But the original recordings were never released. For the first time ever, more than 20 years after its recording, this lost treasure is finally made available.
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen is widely celebrated as one of the greatest to ever grace the upright bass and had a long and fruitful career among the greats of jazz. He is arguably jazz's most virtuosic bassist, and his long career saw collaborations with legends like Oscar Peterson, Kenny Drew, Michel Petrucciani, Tania Maria, Philippe Catherine and Joe Pass. In the duo with Miller in particular, Niels-Henning's unique sense of harmony and his impeccable timing stand out. Meanwhile, Mulgrew Miller, one of the most accomplished jazz pianists of the 80s and 90s delivers Ellington's themes with grace and admiration. His playing is marked by versatility, skilful soloing and tasteful restraint. With NHØP on bass and Miller on piano, the talents of both are given plenty of space to explore Ellington's themes and to form a musical dynamic that rivals that of Ellington and Blanton.
Tracklisting
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Kira Martini
Duke Ellington
Frans Bak & Sinne Eeg
Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dahl
Mads Vinding Trio feat. Dado Moroni & Niclas Campagnol
Sisters of Jazz
Brian Melvin, Soren Lee & Mads Sondergaard
Fred Hersch, Steve La Spina & Jeff Hirshfield
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Chet Baker & Warne Marsh
Paul Desmond
Chet Baker & Art Pepper
Chet Baker - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Shirley Scott
Joanne Brackeen
