{"product_id":"duke-ellington-presents-the-dollar-brand-trio-duke-ellington-presents-the-dollar-brand-trio-vinyl-lp-record-vg-minus","title":"Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio – Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio - Vinyl LP Record (VG-) (minus)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord - VG-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover - G+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"541\" data-start=\"110\"\u003eA historic and culturally significant collaboration, \u003cem data-end=\"210\" data-start=\"163\"\u003eDuke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio\u003c\/em\u003e captures a pivotal early moment in the international recognition of South African jazz legend Dollar Brand (later known as Abdullah Ibrahim). Recorded after Ellington discovered the trio in Zurich, this session introduced the powerful Cape Town–rooted sound of Dollar Brand, Johnny Gertze, and Makaya Ntshoko to a global audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"941\" data-start=\"543\"\u003eThe music blends township rhythms, lyrical piano lines, and modern jazz structure with Ellington’s production support, resulting in an album that carries both political resonance and artistic depth. Highlights include the driving \u003cstrong data-end=\"796\" data-start=\"773\"\u003e“Brilliant Corners”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the expressive \u003cstrong data-end=\"837\" data-start=\"816\"\u003e“Dollar’s Dance.”\u003c\/strong\u003e This remains one of the most important early documents of South African jazz on an international label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1280\" data-start=\"943\"\u003eThis copy is an early Reprise pressing (R-6111). The sleeve shows visible wear, creasing, and edge damage consistent with age, which affects collector grading. The vinyl is assumed VG+ unless otherwise specified. Early pressings of this title are sought after, especially by collectors of South African jazz and spiritual jazz movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1285\" data-start=\"1282\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1297\" data-start=\"1287\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1334\" data-start=\"1298\"\u003eJazz \/ South African Jazz \/ Post-Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1339\" data-start=\"1336\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1359\" data-start=\"1341\"\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"1361\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"1361\"\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-end=\"1448\" data-start=\"1374\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1400\" data-start=\"1374\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1400\" data-start=\"1377\"\u003eDollar’s Dance (5:02)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1418\" data-start=\"1401\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1418\" data-start=\"1404\"\u003eKippi (3:58)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1448\" data-start=\"1419\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1448\" data-start=\"1422\"\u003eBrilliant Corners (6:45)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1462\" data-start=\"1450\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1462\" data-start=\"1450\"\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-end=\"1531\" data-start=\"1463\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1487\" data-start=\"1463\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1487\" data-start=\"1466\"\u003eJumping Rope (4:03)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1508\" data-start=\"1488\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1508\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003eUbu Suku (8:00)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1531\" data-start=\"1509\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1531\" data-start=\"1512\"\u003eThe Stride (4:59)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section credits toggle_section    toggle_section_remember\" data-toggle-section-id=\"credits\" id=\"credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1234\" data-start=\"1218\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1067\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448237834461,"sku":null,"price":3990.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1633\/files\/20250606_153833.jpg?v=1771516443","url":"https:\/\/www.cplanaudio.co.za\/products\/duke-ellington-presents-the-dollar-brand-trio-duke-ellington-presents-the-dollar-brand-trio-vinyl-lp-record-vg-minus","provider":"C-Plan Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}