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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…

Feb. 2, 1947 Civic Opera House, Chicago Here is another live performance in which Oscar Pettiford is present. Ellington played at the Civic Opera House in Chicago a few times…

Oscar Pettiford Some years ago, I got a parcel from the late Sjef Hoefsmit. The contents was  a CD, with some notable recordings with the Ellington orchestra where Oscar Pettiford…

Such Sweet Thunder Stony Brook is a small University town situated on the north shore of Long Island, NY. It  is famous for its University and an open air amphi…

We can now offer a new video montage to the DESS members. You’ll find it in the Goodies section. When clicking on the arrow below, you will find the introduction…

There is a new video montage for DESS members available in the Goodies Room. As usual it is a mixture of old and new. But any visitor to the website…

Today, DESS members can find a new video montage in the Goodies Room.   But all visitors to the website can watch Take The A Train from the movie Reveille…

There are numerous video and film clips with Duke Ellington available on internet. We have grouped some of the more unusual together in a video montage spanning from 1930 to…

Full blast at the Hurricane! We follow up our series with unissued Ellington broadcasts from the Hurricane Restaurant in 1943 with two more. They are from the end of Ellington’s…

A busy night at the Hurricane We are continueing our presentations of rare broadcast recordings from the Hurricane in 1943. Here is a file with 35 minutes of music by…