Album: Life Style: Straight Ahead, Acid Jazz Recorded: 2004 [LIVE Rec] Xenophobia [8:37 · 7.9M] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Yuma Sung, Piano [WMA stream] Song A [9:02] (Alley) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Yuma Sung, Piano [LIVE Rec] Anti-Trust [7:52 · 7.2M] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Luisa Lualhati, Vocal; Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Dave Smith, Bass [WMA stream] Looking Forward To Summer [9:05] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Yuma Sung, Piano [LIVE Rec] Billy's Dead [5:26 · 5.0M] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; John Carlson, Piano [WMA stream] Raga, Raspberry, Shizzol [3:32] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Dave Smith, Bass [WMA stream] POP [3:56] (Alley) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; John Carlson, Piano [WMA stream] Life [7:07] (Ellington) Recorded: 2004 Featured soloists: Doug Ellington, Trumpet; Chazz Alley, Alto Sax; Yuma Sung, Piano

Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove

Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove was formed in 2003 by trumpeter/composer Doug Ellington, the grand-nephew of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The group is founded on the rich jazz tradition of improvisation, and embraces a variety of jazz styles, especially straight-ahead and funk, with some elements of avant-garde and even smooth jazz. Most of the tunes are intricately arranged for the two lead horns, mainly by Ellington, and feature catchy tunes with driving grooves and plenty of room for spontaneous improvisation. In Ellington's words: "The New Urban Groove was organized not only as an outlet for the expressive musicians who comprise it, but also to provide an alternative for listeners who love the spontaneity of improvised music while still holding value to a rhythmic pulse that will get the toes tapping and the rump shaking." We are please to present the new release from this promising young band.

Doug Ellington & New Urban Groove
website: www.dougellington.com