Ellington DR Broadcasts (41)
After a break of almost four and a half years, Danish Radio resumed its broadcasting of Ellington material from the Mercer Ellington donation by putting on the air three programs…
Ellington in Europe 1939
Duke Ellington’s monthlong tour of Europe between April 1 and May 1, 1939 took him and the orchestra to France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. They spent most…
Concerts in Sweden 1964
Gothenburg March 11, 1964 Konserthuset in Gothenburg Harry Carney in Agra On the above date, there were two concerts at Konserthuset in Gothenburg. In our previous comments on the concerts…
Concerts in Sweden 1964
Duke Ellington in 1964 If there is an abundance of surviving recordings from Duke Ellington’s tours in Sweden 1963, the resulting recordings from the 1964 tour is rather meagre with…
Smått och gott / Bits and Pieces
The Ellington Effect David Berger – composer, arranger, orchestra leader, lecturer, Ellington collaborator and foremost expert on the music of Duke Ellington – launched last month an ambitious and important…