Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: A Drum Is a Woman
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 1957
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 47:55
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 1,07 GB

Tracklist:

1. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 1 (03:37)
2. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rhythm Pum Te Dum, Pt. 1 (Chorus) (02:56)
3. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – What Else Can You Do With a Drum, Pt. 1 (Calypso) (01:52)
4. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – New Orleans, Pt. 2 (02:32)
5. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Hey, Buddy Bolden, Pt. 2 (04:54)
6. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Carabae Joe / Congo Square (08:59)
7. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – A Drum Is a Woman, Pt. 2 (02:49)
8. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – You Better Know It (02:45)
9. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Madam Zajj / Ballet of the Flying Saucers (08:21)
10. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Carribee Joe (02:58)
11. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rhummbop / Carabae Joe, Pt. 2 (02:19)
12. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Finale (03:46)

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Duke Ellington’s fanciful tale of Carribee Joe and his drum, which evolved into a woman known as Madam Zajj (and a very abstract telling of the evolution of jazz) became a television special in the late ’50s but does not translate all that well to record. Dominated by vocals and narration, the music often plays a backseat to the story, which is worth hearing twice at the most. – Scott Yanow