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This is the Original Duke Ellington "Ellington Indigos" 33 RPM Columbia Records (CL 1085) - 1958 - Excellent Condition,

From a review by Thomas Cuniffe: “Indigos” was marketed as a commercial album, specifically made for dancing. But Duke Ellington didn’t take orders from the marketing department and while there are no up-tempo numbers on “Indigos”, there are sections of the arrangements that are either out-of-tempo or just too slow for dancing. While the album sold well and received good reviews (including a four-and-a half star rating from Down Beat’s Dom Cerulli), it has been ignored by jazz critics and historians. A pity, since this album contains exceptional performances and settings by classic songs by Ellington and his contemporaries.

The album has gone through a dizzying series of issues. The original mono edition (Columbia CL-1085) contained nine tracks, while the simultaneously released stereo version (Columbia CS-8053) had eight. Two of the tracks on the stereo LP were different from the mono takes, and the one track that only appeared on the mono LP has been left off of most reissues. Some of those reissues included tracks from the “Indigos” sessions that may not have been intended for inclusion on the original LP. Columbia’s sole CD edition (Columbia CK 44444) is part of the blue-bordered “Columbia Jazz Masterworks” series and only adds to the confusion, jumbling the track order and mislabeling a restored version of “Autumn Leaves” as an alternate take. Several true alternates have emerged and have been occasionally substituted for the master takes. A CD with all of the existing takes was issued on the European Jazz Beat label as “The Complete Ellington Indigos”, but this unauthorized disc may go out-of-print soon in compliance with changing laws regarding public domain recordings on the Continent."