Duke Ellington – Ellington Indigos – Impex Records Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP (Indigo Purple Vinyl)

Duke Ellington’s gorgeous 1958 release, already an audiophile stand out on Impex 33-rpm vinyl and 24k Gold CD, gets all the stops pulled out on our 65th Anniversary 45-rpm LPs! Exclusive new packaging and all-analog mastering provides experiential and immersive musical engagement that has The Absolute Sound’s Wayne Garcia calling it, “A musical gem, sonic knockout. What a record!” 5/5 music – 5/5 sonics

We’re also debuting a super-quiet, super-limited-edition solid Indigo purple vinyl edition! Made in collaboration with our friends at the Los Angeles Orange County Audio Society in honor of their 30th Anniversary, we carefully selected vinyl chips, with help from the vinyl gurus at RTI, to craft one of the quietest color LPs ever made — all without dramatically changing the tonal excellence of the original recording!

Strictly limited to 3,000 black and 1,000 purple HQ-180 pressings, Ellington Indigos on 45rpm HQ-180 will once again redefine definitive for this timeless jazz orchestra standard!

Features

Special Los Angeles and Orange County Audiophile Society Edition
Numbered, Limited-Edition Indigo Purple Vinyl
Mastered with a 1:1 Flat Transfer of the Original Analog Master Tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Two 45-rpm LPs Pressed at RTI
Four All-Analog Mono Bonus tracks on Vinyl for the First Time*
The Full Impex Treatment Packaging featuring a 16-Page Heavy-Stock Booklet with Rare Photos & New Historical Notes by Producer/Author/Historian Charles L. Granata
Indigo Purple Vinyl Strictly Limited to Only 1,000 Pressings

Musicians

Ray Nance trumpet
“Cat” Anderson trumpet
“Shorty” Baker trumpet
Clark Terry trumpet
Willie Cook trumpet
Sam Woodyard drums
John Sanders trombone
Britt Woodman trombone
Quentin Jackson trombone
Jimmy Wood bass
Johnny Hodges sax
Harry Carney sax
Russell Procope sax
Jimmy Hamilton sax
Paul Gonsalves sax
Duke Ellington piano

Track List

Side One:
Solitude
Where or When
Mood Indigo

Side Two:
Autumn Leaves
Prelude To a Kiss
Willow Weep for Me

Side Three:
Tenderly
Dancing In the Dark
Night and Day*

Side Four:
All the Things You Are*
The Sky Fell Down*
Love (My Heart, My Mind, My Everything)*