Duke Ellington In The Round June 4, 1958
In the first half of June 1958, Ellington and his orchestra were playing their traditional summer gig at Blue Note and Ellington took the opportunity to bring six of his…
In Bombay 10 Oct 1963, part 1
Our previous article on Ellington’s long tour of Middle East, Central East and Far East ended with his arrival in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. He, the orchestra and his…
Alice Babs
Cullberrg Balett
Duke Ellington 1963
In English
Indigo
Leif Anderson
Lennart Östberg
Night Creature
Stockholm 6 February 1963
Duke Ellington in Sweden 1963 part 3
After Helsinki, Ellington and the orchestra went to Stockholm where they were going to have a busy period. On 6 February, they played two evening concerts at the Stockholm Concert…
Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Januari 22, 1958
In Januari 1958, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra spent some time in the Gulf states from Florida to Texas. In Mississippi they performed at concerts at Keesler Air Force Base…
On The Air from Birdland, November 1952, part 3
From a tape of uncertain origin, we offer another mixture of tunes played by Duke Ellington and his men in November 1952. Ko-Ko played at Birdland in November 1952 In…
On The Air from Birdland, 25Nov52, part 2
The entrance to Birdland in the early days Betty Roché sings Take The A Train Betty Roché‘s career started around 1940 and in 1943 she performed with Duke Ellington’s orchestra…
On The Air from Birdland, 25Nov52
Lullaby Of Birdland Birdland, one of the famous jazz clubs in New York City, started its operations on December 15, 1949. It soon became one of the most popular night…
Duke at the Band Box NYC, 1953
From the Band Box: Jimmy Grissom sings Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me After his end-of-the-year engagement at the Blue Note in Chicago (see previous Goodie), Duke Ellington with…
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…
Duke Ellington at the Band Box in NYC
4 Feb. 1953 According to New DESOR, Oscar Pettiford is the bass player on this broadcast from the Band Box in NYC, but according to other sources it might be…