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Ellington Uptown (also released as Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown) is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia label in 1951 and 1952. The album was re-released on CD in 2004 with additional tracks recorded in 1947 and originally released as the Liberian Suite EP.
Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915 – April 24, 2001) was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blues , but he is best seen as a bridge between R&B and traditional pop music . [1]
[3] [5] Mientras trabajaba con Ellington, Hibbler ganó el premio New Star de la revista Esquire en 1947 y el premio de la revista Down Beat como mejor vocalista de la banda en 1949. [ 4 ] Hibbler dejó la banda de Ellington en 1951, después de una disputa sobre su salario.
17 de sept. de 2008 · Al Hibbler: Unchained Melodist. After leaving Duke Ellington, Al Hibbler recorded with Count Basie, Gerald Wilson and several other jazz bandleaders. As a preeminent singer for Duke...
Betty Roché, Al Hibbler, Yvonne Lanauze, Jimmy Grissom - Vocals Ellington Uptown was released in 1952 with five tracks: the first four here, plus Tone Parallel to Harlem. This was a strange mixture containing several gems. Louie Bellson’s composition Skin Deep established him as a top-class drummer.
27 de abr. de 2001 · Al Hibbler, the blind baritone singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington's orchestra in the 1940's and then scored a hit with his version of the Alex North song ''Unchained...
28 de abr. de 2001 · Music. Al Hibbler; Distinctive Jazz Singer With Ellington Band. By JON THURBER. April 28, 2001 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Al Hibbler, a singer with an idiosyncratic baritone style...
