Presentation by Samantha Wright at DESS Duke Ellington 125 conference in Stockholm April 29, 2024.
During her presentation, Samantha plays several musical examples.
They start with Main stem (Duke Ellington Orchestra 1943), in which Hamilton solos and Ain’t Misbehavin’ also from 1943 where Hamilton is part of the backin’.
Then comes two Benny Goodman 1935 recordings – Body and Soul and After You Have Gone – to illustrate the Benny Goodman influence on Hamilton.
Next example is Ad Lib on Nippon from the Ellington concert in Paris on January 30, 1965 followed by two Artie Shaw recording of Stardust (1940 and 1941) to make comparison between Shaw and Hamilton.
After this, Samantha plays three version of Stompin’ at the Savoy exposing Hamilton. The first one is from the concert in Ontario, Canada February 8, 1954 followed by the concert recording from Los Angeles April 13, 1954 and the Capitol recording on the Ellington ’55 album.
The final set of examples is Ad Lib on Nippon. It starts with the one from Paris January 30, 1965 followed by the ones from Berlin on February 3, 1965, the BBC telecast on February 16, 1965, the stockpile recording session on March 4, 1965 and the Frankurt concert on January 28, 1966.