Pee Wee Ellis

Pee Wee Ellis – The Spirit of Christmas (Deluxe Edition) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:28:55 minutes | 956 MB | Genre: Jazz, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © MINOR MUSIC

There are quite a few risks that a musician can expose in his business. An abrupt change in style or genre is one of the reasons, the decision to supply the formerly acoustic instrument with electricity as well as in the eighties, the transition from analog to digital. In some cases, even a new hairstyle is enough. However, the biggest risk, at least beyond smooth polished productions for a TV audience, was, is and will be the recording of a Christmas record. Wham’s Last Christmas is one of the most successful songs of the duo, but also one of his most hated. And when Jimi Hendrix once played Little Drummer Boy, one dared to send the single only for free to the members of his fan club.
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Pee Wee Ellis – In My Ellingtonian Mood (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:37 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © MINOR MUSIC

Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis is an American saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was an important member of James Brown’s band in the 1960s, appearing on many of Brown’s most notable recordings and co-writing hits like “Cold Sweat” and “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”. He also worked closely with Van Morrison. His new album “In My Ellingtonian Mood” features amazing chemistry with N.Y.C.-based jazz pianist Danny Grissett.
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