The Duke Speaks Out
In 1956 Carter Harman wrote the famous Time Magazine cover story on Duke Ellington – the Man of the Year. For this he interviewed Ellington on several occasions. Once the…
Duke Ellington at the Blue Note in Chicago Jan. 1953
The entrance to Blue Note in the early 1950’s In the 1950’s Duke Ellington and his men played regularly at The Blue Note in Chicago. During that decade, he performed…
Gerald Wilson Presentation at Ellington ’91
At the end of the next to last day of the conference, Gerald Wilson took totally over the stage to talk about his work for Ellington, Count Basie, Nancy Wilson,…
Annie Kuebler talks about Ellington Archive
Annie Kuebler was a key figure in organizing the Ellington Archive at the Smithsonian and wellknown to the international Ellington. In the late 1980s, she began to volunteer in the…
Ellington ’91 – Ellington and Religion
At the time of Ellingt0n ’91, Janna Tull Stead had studied and lectured about this topic for some years and in 1999 her work would result in her groundbreaking book…
Another post on Ellington Reflections
I don’t know from where Steven Bowie gets his energy but now there is a new post on Ellington Reflections. It is about Wellman Braud – Ellington’s bass player from…
In a Sentimental Mood
One of the outcomes of DESS Ellington Meeting 2022 was a list of Ellington songs that the participants wanted to hear more regularly. I have lost the list but it…