Take a trip back in time and enjoy Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington's classic collaboration, Together For The First Time! It's a musical treat that'll have you swinging and swaying to the rhythms of the past. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!
Artist(s): Piano – Duke Ellington
Trumpet – Louis Armstrong
Voice – Louis Armstrong
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Contrabass – Mort Herbert
Drum – Danny Barcelona
Trombone – Trummy Young
Recording Info: Engineer - Ray Hall
Producer - Bob Thiele
Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City on April 3 & 4, 1961
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by a Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
1 Duke’s Place 5:03
2 I'm Just A Lucky So And So 3:09
3 Cottontail 3:42
4 Mood Indigo 3:57
5 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 2:38
6 The Beautiful American 3:08
7 Black And Tan Fantasy 3:59
8 Drop Me Off In Harlem 3:49
9 The Mooche 3:38
10 In A Mellow Tone 3:48
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