"Unlike some tribute albums that veer off course, Planet D Nonet is staunchly devoted to Ellington's spirit and music, and Echoes of Harlem, Vol. 2 does its best to introduce a new generation of listeners to the Duke's remarkable originality, talent and resourcefulness." -Jack Bowes All About Jazz
"The group could pass for a combo taken from Ellington’s orchestra circa 1959-60. While its players do not actually copy such greats as cornetist Ray Nance, trumpeter Clark Terry, clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton, altoist Johnny Hodges, tenor-saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, baritonist Harry Carney, or Duke himself, they sound as if this was a group from the era that Ellington might have started if he wanted to have a second orchestra." -Scott Yanow Los Angeles Jazz Scene
Eastlawn ELD #042
Recorded January 3, 4 & 7 Big Sky Recording, Ann Arbor
