Duke Ellington in 1956 – July
Ellington’s Newport Festival concert finished well after midnight. When he and the band left the following morning, they were faced with a full set of road bookings. “As it had…
Willie Cook tells about Newport 1956
One of the focuses of the DESS’ website this month has been the Newport Jazz Festival 1956 (articles July 3, 7, 8, 11). Willie Cook was one of the members…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (5 and 6)
The 5th and 6th Ellington programs broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid 1980s are part of the “Goodies of the Month” offer for July-August. The 5th program was…
Broadcasts with Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1951
Goodies of the Month
In English
Månadsgodis
Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 6, 1951
The second surviving MBS broadcast (June 6, 1951) from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook is one of the goodies in the “Goodies of the Month” section of the website. After the theme…
Månadsgodis för juli-augusti
De första godisbitarna för juli-augusti är nu på plats i Godisrummet. De är En radioutsändning från Frank Dailys Meadowbrook Ballroom i Cedar Grove, New Jersey den 6 juni 1951 Program…
50th Anniversary at Château de Goutelas July 9, 2016 (2)
The day started with typical French lunch. Around the table of the musicians, there was a heated discussion on interpreting Ellington. In the afternoon Claude Carrière gave a workshop…
50th Anniversary at Château de Goutelas July 9, 2016 (1)
Ellington fans know of course everything about Ellington’s visit to the Château Goutelas in Loire in February 1966 and the “Une poule sûr un piano” concert he gave there. The…
Books on Ellington for beginners
There are probably more books on Duke Ellington – his life, career, music and band – than on any other jazz artist. It reflects the world-wide interest in Ellington in…
Mer om Duke och barn
I anslutning till gårdagens artikel om Duke i Kamratposten nr.2 1959 vill vi påminna om Sonja Svensson artikel i DESS-bulletinen nr. 2-2012 om litteratur för barn om Ellington. https://ellingtongalaxy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/duke-focc88r-barn-dess-bulletinen-2012-2.pdf I…
Gunilla träffar Duke 1958
Kamratposten är ju en tidningen för barn mellan 8 och 15 år och många DESS-medlemmar tillhörde säkert dess prenumeranter på 1950- och 1960-talet. Kamratposten nr 2 år 1959 innehåller en…