Ellington, Duke/ Count Basie - Battle Royal Released:1961 Saxon's third straight and ultimately

Saxon's third straight and ultimately last (mostly) universally acclaimed studio album

One of the most significant pianists to emerge since the 1960s

Garcia played on Eurythmics' Touch and Be Yourself Tonight

RARE/2HAND 12"VINYL PICTURE MAXI SINGLE ON EMI 2005

On Future Days

Ellington, Duke/ Count Basie - Battle Royal Released:1961 Saxon's third straight and ultimatelyNEW VINYL LP ON WAX TIME 2012 180 GRAM VINYL. At first glance this collaboration should not have worked. The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras had already been competitors for 25 years but the leaders' mutual admiration (Ellington was one of Basie's main idols) and some brilliant planning made this a very successful and surprisingly uncrowded encounter. On most selections Ellington and Basie both play piano (their interaction with each other