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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]
YearTitles (a-side, B-side) Both Sides From ...Label & NumberChart Positions(u.s. Pop [12])1946"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" b/w ...Aladdin 154-1947"S'posin'" b/w "Don't Take Your Love from ...Aladdin 155A - 156A-1947"I Surrender Dear" b/w "Fat and Forty"Aladdin 155B - 156B-1948Miracle 501-Al Hibbler war ein amerikanischer Pop- und Rhythm-and-Blues-Sänger. Er sang im Duke Ellington Orchester.
17. Sept. 2008 · As a preeminent singer for Duke Ellington between 1943 and 1951, Al Hibbler earned his place in the jazz arena with a rich, supple baritone. Sightless since birth, he became the first blind...
It is not one of Ellington’s stronger compositions, with a vapid vocal by Al Hibbler in the opening I Like the Sunrise and five movements conveying through African rhythms the spirit of Liberia, a country founded by slaves. It is a shame that the movements of the suite offer no cohesion, so it sounds fragmentary. It is mostly rather ...
“I Like the Sunrise” features one of Al Hibbler’s most expressive vocals, and the series of dances—mysteriously left unnamed by Ellington—offer a wide range of styles and soloists, including Nance on violin, Al Sears on tenor, Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet and Tyree Glenn on vibes. Ellington’s score contains several memorable melodies ...
19. Aug. 2023 · He was also the first blind entertainer to gain national prominence. He sang with the Duke Ellington Band for eight and a half years before he left to make five recordings as a solo artist; three became Billboard pop hits. Hibbler also became a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. Records are inconsistent about Al Hibbler ...
