The labels often pressured musicians to play the more faddish tunes of the day or to come up with gimmicks that would increase their record sales. In Duke Ellington's case, he largely avoided the traps that were set for so many others of his era, with the exception of four albums. This one found him playing 11 tunes from the swing era and 4/

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Comment: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Will Big Bands Ever Come Back - LP - UK Pressing - Reprise - - K - 12 Track Stereo - Condition (Sleeve/Disc): VG+/EX. Worldwide shipping. Quick dispatch. International orders sent Airmail/5(6).

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Will Big Bands Ever Come Back? on Discogs. Label: Reprise Records - R • Series: Pop Series • Format: Vinyl LP • Country: UK • Genre: Jazz • Style: Big Band/5(2).

Description by heidetocalaslust.negsirenepitchpitstisiburimulhe.co: A CD reissue of Ellington's album on the Reprise label, "Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?" On it, he and his orchestra perform classics from the likes of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Les Brown, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and heidetocalaslust.negsirenepitchpitstisiburimulhe.co: Collectables Records.

This release presents two original Duke Ellington LPs in their entireties: Will Big Bands Ever Come Back? (Reprise Records RS) and Recollections of the Big Band Era (Atlantic SD).

Jun 16,  · Category Music; Song Smoke Rings; Artist Duke Ellington Orchestra; Album Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings; Writers Ned Washington, Gene Gifford.

Apr 21,  · Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Smoke Rings · Duke Ellington Orchestra Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings ℗ Reprise Records Writer: Gifford Writer: Washington Auto.

Smoke Rings is a compilation album of phonograph records released by Victor Records in featuring Swing-era recordings of eight bandleaders as a part of their Musical Smart Set series. The set was released in conjunction with Up Swing during the American Federation of Musicians strike and features popular recordings by the various artists.. Reception. The album's sides were titled Big Hit.