Duke Ellington With Ella Fitzgerald At Newport 1966
On July 3, 1966, Duke Ellington was back at the Newport Jazz Festival after a couple of years of absence. His previous performance at the Festival was in 1963. He…
Duke Ellington Treasury Shows vol. 22
Earlier this month, Storyville released volume 22 of its “Duke Ellington Treasury Shows” and the end of the series is slowly approaching. Like volume 21, it gives us two broadcasts…
Duke Ellington at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago, 1942
All I Need Is YouDuke and his orchestra played for dancing at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago several times, the most well-known of these occasions being that of September-October 1940,…
The Duke Lives On – The Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra
The Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra is one of the few orchestras in the world entirely devoted to the music of Ellington. It was founded in 2003 by the trumpeter/composer Laurent…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (10)
The 10th Ellington program broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s is the third “Goodie” for the month of October. As usual, it is available in the “Goodies of…
La Maison du Duke – A Presentation
PÅ SVENSKA I have always had the feeling that France has embraced Duke Ellington more than any other country. It is symbolically illustrated by the wonderful cartoon by the French…
Konserten med Kustbandet 9 oktober 2016
Det var festligt och fullspikat när Kustbandet i samarbete med DESS bjöd på Ellington-konsert på Scalateatern i söndags. Många DESS-medlemmar men också andra tog tillfället i akt att få två…
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 8, 1951
Brown Betty Duke Ellington’s broadcast from the Meadowbrook on June 8, 1951 is now available for downloading for the DESS members. Click on the arrow above and listen to a…
New Issue Of Blue Light
Last week, the members of DESUK were blessed with a new issue of Blue Light. It is another issue full of interesting articles, information and comments. The dominant theme is Ellington…
DESS-mötet den 3 oktober 2016
Vi har frågat ett par av de av de närvarande vad de tyckte om mötet. Bosse Haufman var nöjd med det även om alltför få medlemmar hade tagit tillfället i…