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For its label debut, the World Saxophone Quartet explores the vast Ellington catalog, injecting its avant-garde sensibilities into classics like “Take the A Train,” “In a Sentimental Mood,” and “Come Sunday.” The New York Times called the album “a remarkable tribute—virtually a collaboration between generations, wry and piquant and full of affection.”

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For its label debut, the World Saxophone Quartet explores the vast Ellington catalog, injecting its avant-garde sensibilities into classics like “Take the A Train,” “In a Sentimental Mood,” and “Come Sunday.” The New York Times called the album “a remarkable tribute—virtually a collaboration between generations, wry and piquant and full of affection.”

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Robert Hurwitz
Recorded April 1986 at RCA Studios, NYC
Engineer: Paul Goodman
Digital engineer: Kevin Boutote
Editor: Arthur Moorhead

Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg
Cover photograph: Jan Staller
Back cover photograph: Marjorie Collins (courtesy The Library Of Congress)

Executive producer: M. Khan

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79137

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World Saxophone Quartet
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MUSICIANS
World Saxophone Quartet:
Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Oliver Lake, alto saxophone
David Murray, tenor saxophone
Hamiett Bluiett, baritone saxophone

Solos on "Prelude to a Kiss" and "In a Sentimental Mood" by Oliver Lake
Solo on "Come Sunday" by David Murray
Solo on "Sophisticated Lady" by Hamiet Bluiett

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075597913729BUN
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MP3
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603497147663
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    For its label debut, the World Saxophone Quartet explores the vast Ellington catalog, injecting its avant-garde sensibilities into classics like “Take the A Train,” “In a Sentimental Mood,” and “Come Sunday.” The New York Times called the album “a remarkable tribute—virtually a collaboration between generations, wry and piquant and full of affection.”

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    World Saxophone Quartet:
    Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
    Oliver Lake, alto saxophone
    David Murray, tenor saxophone
    Hamiett Bluiett, baritone saxophone

    Solos on "Prelude to a Kiss" and "In a Sentimental Mood" by Oliver Lake
    Solo on "Come Sunday" by David Murray
    Solo on "Sophisticated Lady" by Hamiet Bluiett

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Robert Hurwitz
    Recorded April 1986 at RCA Studios, NYC
    Engineer: Paul Goodman
    Digital engineer: Kevin Boutote
    Editor: Arthur Moorhead

    Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg
    Cover photograph: Jan Staller
    Back cover photograph: Marjorie Collins (courtesy The Library Of Congress)

    Executive producer: M. Khan