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| Roger Kellaway |
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| Eddie Daniels |
Eddie Daniels and Roger Kellaway are each true major league Jazz masters in their own right, but when you record the two together, it produces musical magic! "Duke at the Roadhouse Live in Santa Fe" is their third CD duet and it's as good as Jazz can get. These two brilliant musicians have selected five of Ellington's most recognized compositions and two more that are closely associated with the "Duke". Daniels and Kellaway each contributed one original song for this CD that were dedicated to Duke. Trying to reduce orchestral works into a duo format is most difficult in itself but then Daniels and Kellaway added a third voice into the mix on four pieces, Cellist James Holland.
This album was recorded live at the benefit concert in New Mexico for a group called "Santa Fe Center for Therapeutic Riding" which utilizes horses to help young people with disabilities. Daniels focuses primarily on the clarinet but also utilizes the sweet sounds of his Tenor perfectly. Roger Kellaway's piano work on this CD is simply brilliant! The virtuosity of both Daniels and Kellaway is simply astonishing and the listener can sense that the members of the audience lucky enough to attend this concert were held captive by the music of Ellington as performed by these two Jazz giants.
This CD was released a few months ago in June of 2013, and I never got a chance to do a review but this CD has kept calling me and I needed to share it with my readers. This CD presents a marvelous Jazz interpretation of the genius of the writing of Duke Ellington that offers the listener a new understanding of the brilliance of his composing.
Roger Kellaway- Piano
Eddie Daniels- Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone
James Holland- Cello
Musical Program
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Creole Love Cal
Perdido
Duke At The Roadhouse
In A Mellow Tone
In A Sentimental Mood
Sophisticated Lady
Duke in Ojai
Mood Indigo
It Don't Mean A Thing
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