Author: duke00

The Hawk Talks,  Louie Bellson’s probably most famous composition played by his own All Star Orchestra in 1992 Very recently DESS members received DESS Bullentin nr 4, 2017, in which…

In last week’s article on Billy Strayhorn’s “Chelsea Bridge”, Walter van de Leur was quoted as saying in his book ” Something to Live For, The Music of Billy Strayhorn”,…

Thore Ehrling & his orchestra play East St. Louis Toodle-Oo The above recording is our starter for a small programme of prominent jazz musicians who present their own interpretations of…

Duke Ellington på Hurricane Restaurant, senare omdöpt till Cafe Zanzibar Lawrence Brown är solist i Love Letters Bilden ovan är sannolikt från Hurricane Restaurant 1944. Ellington och hans orkester var…

Britt Woodman Britt Woodman plays Theme For Trambean We continue with some more music from the Ellington dance date att Trianon Ballroom on May 1, 1954 in Seattle for th…

Are Ellington and Strayhorn studying the UMMG Score? Upper Manhattan Medical Group In April and May 1954 Ellington and his orchestra were touring in western USA. This has been documented…

Duke in front of the band in Bergen Early this summer, NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation – published a video file with an Ellington concert from Bergen on November 3, 1969…

När Duke Ellington och hans orkester reste på Europa-turné i oktober 1958, så var det 8 år sedan den förra turnén och av manskapet som deltog 1950 återstod nu bara…

Thelma Carpenter sings Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me We have one last recording from Birdland in May 1951 to offer our members in The Goodies Room, namely music…

Pat Den 29 april 1899 föddes Edward Kennedy Ellington i Washington DC. Föräldrarna tillhörde stadens svarta medelklass och Duke, som han tidigt kom att kallas, fick en solitt borgerlig uppfostran.…