COMPOSERS: Ellington
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Arrangements by John Harle
PERFORMER: Barbara Hendricks (soprano); Monty Alexander Trio; The John Harle Band and Friends
CATALOGUE NO: EMI 948 9452
The Duke might have bridled at John Harle’s arrangements of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist’s virtuosity would have brought him to his feet. Christopher Cook