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…
DESS Bulletin 2023-4
A new issue of the DESS Bulletin has arrived. It is a solid isssue put together by its editor Bo Haufman. Oscar Pettiford is the cover artist this time. In…
In Color – More
On October 14, the website published a YouTube video with a colorized version of the 1943 RKO film Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. Here is another colorized version of an…
New Issue of Blue Light
The autumn issue of Blue Light (Volume 30:2) reached the DESUK members in mid October. It is another very good issue by Gareth Evans. It is dominated by a ten…
Ellington Reflections News
Steven Bowie published a couple of week ago a new post in his amazing blog. He is as regular as a clock! This month he has chosen to talk about…
Ellington In Order Volume 6
It has just become available and has music from January 9 1934 to July 17, 1936 As in Volume 5, a substantial part of the new Ellington In Order are…
Ellington at Santa Monica 1960
On March 2, 1960, Ellington started what was to become a twelwe week engagement at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, where the orchestra performed in the Starlight Lounge. Juan…
More of Duke at the Piano
By chance I came across a small piece of a reel-to-reel tape the other day. It had a segment of a Date With The Duke broadcast with Ellington playing a…