Today's Listen:
Duke Ellington -- LATIN AMERICAN SUITE
If, like me, you thought this would be The Duke's band with 30 guys on percussion instruments and 40 'Latin' trumpets, you would be wrong.
Written soon after his Band toured South and Central America. It was originally going to be called "Mexicanticipacion". Mercifully, the name was changed to "Latin American Suite".
This music shows why this man was such a special composer. He heard the sounds and rhythms of South America and expressed them in such a delicate and sophisticated way. With a lesser person, this could have been Santamaria on steroids.
This tune was recorded in 1970. So there was Jazz being made and played during the 70's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W1vR3D6S4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD5PVfMyvUs Cheers