submitted on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 07:06 in Jazz Niche by Mike_Longo Rating:
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Nobody does Duke-style big band music better than David Bergera€(TM)s Sultans of Swing, so just hearing this big band so attuned to swing with such Ellington-ian touches as muted lead and solo brass voices, and weaving saxes and clarinets is a joy. That the arrangements all feature singer Champian Fulton is not always such a plus. Berger, like his idol the Duke, seems less perspicacious in his appraisal of singers than instrumentalists. But Ellington rarely featured a singer for more than two or three numbers, and Fulton may be fine for such brief interludes in a big band show. However, she can be wearing over the course of an album...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: George Kanzler
