Duke Ellington & Count Basie - First Time! The Count Meets the Duke. 1962 USA

An embarrassment of riches! Two of the greatest jazz orchestras of their day come together and blast out a good time. As a former stage band performer, it's exactly this kind of music we played 80% of the time. It's not easy to play, but it's easy on the ears. It was the pop music of a bygone era. As The Duke liked to say "Jazz is music. Swing is business."

Not something I need to own and would not pull it off the shelf by choice. Was part of a large buy of jazz CDs, and was fun to hear, for the memories alone.

CD: 1987 Columbia