"Harlem Speaks" | |
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Song by Duke Ellington | |
Released | 1935 |
Studio | Decca Studios, London, England |
Genre | Jazz |
Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
Harlem Speaks (1935) is a jazz song by Duke Ellington, made in response to the film Africa Speaks (1930). [1] Ellington recorded the song at Decca Studios in London, England. [1] Gunther Schuller said that the London recording was his best recording, "a typical array of “hot” solos (the way Spike Hughes liked them), ending with an all-stops-pulled-out ensemble chorus, replete with riffing brass, torrid Nanton growls, and surging Bigard obbligatos." [2] It was also recorded by Charlie Barnet in 1941. [3]
Harlem Speaks is also the name of an album by Duke Ellington. [4]
"Harlem Speaks" | |
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Song by Duke Ellington | |
Released | 1935 |
Studio | Decca Studios, London, England |
Genre | Jazz |
Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
Harlem Speaks (1935) is a jazz song by Duke Ellington, made in response to the film Africa Speaks (1930). [1] Ellington recorded the song at Decca Studios in London, England. [1] Gunther Schuller said that the London recording was his best recording, "a typical array of “hot” solos (the way Spike Hughes liked them), ending with an all-stops-pulled-out ensemble chorus, replete with riffing brass, torrid Nanton growls, and surging Bigard obbligatos." [2] It was also recorded by Charlie Barnet in 1941. [3]
Harlem Speaks is also the name of an album by Duke Ellington. [4]