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Title: rebuttal to the sony hater
Review: It's amazing how anyone could rate this package as one star. Have you listened to the music, man? This is a fine representation of Duke's Columbia recordings, and guess what ... it's actually affordable, as opposed to RCA's mammoth 18-CD compilation. As to the other points about how the label hasn't preserved Ellington's heritage ... where were you last year when they released several of Duke's best albums with fantastic pictures, excellent essays and interesting bonus tracks. (Ellington Meets Count Basie, Ellington at Newport 1956 and the Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack are three fine examples of what I'm talking about.) Get with the program and stop grinding your ax. And for anyone looking for a solid representation of this great composer and bandleader's work with the Columbia label, this is a good place to start.
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