Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Vol. 2: 1943 in Bloomington, MN

The second in this nine-LP series of transcriptions documents the 1943
Duke Ellington
Orchestra shortly after tenor star
Ben Webster
had departed, but the band had so many talented soloists that he was barely missed.
Volume Two
is one of the strongest in this collector's program, containing nine selections (in addition to alternate takes and false starts) that are highlighted by features for
Johny Hodges
and
Ray Nance
. ~ Scott Yanow