Duke Ellington - Money Jungle

180-gram gatefold LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape

Plated and pressed at RTI

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

In 1962 Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach recorded Money Jungle, one of the most celebrated jazz trio albums of all time. Generational and stylistic differences between the three created fearless music. The album features some of Ellington's indelible compositions including "Caravan," "Solitude," and a stunning version of "Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower)." Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

 

Side 1

1. Money Jungle

2. Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower)

3. Very Special

4. Warm Valley

Side 2

1. Wig Wise

2. Caravan

3. Solitude

Customer Reviews (4.50 Stars) 2 person(s) rated this product.

WOW this is the one to get! posted on 03/24/2026 5 Stars Reviewer: Scott N. I owned another reissue of this one on "WaxTime" and it went (sold it) to my local record store the other day. This version is superb, wider, greater clarity, DEAD quiet vinyl - everything is done to the highest standard. If there's a pattern here it's "if you see 'Kevin Gray' and 'RTI' or 'QRP', buy with complete confidence. Especially noted how great Mingus' bass sounds here. Just awesome.

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