Strayhorn-serie på Sveriges Radio (2)
Det andra programmet i Jan Bruérs serie om Billy Strayhorn sändes den 13 september 1977 och har fokus på 50-och 60-talen. Det slutar med Strayhorns sista komposition Blood Count. Dessförinnan…
Strayhorn-serie på Sveriges Radio (1)
Förra året publicerade webbplatsen Jan Bruérs och Lars Westins programserie på Sveriges Radio om Duke Ellington och hans musik. Alla tio programmen finns tillgängliga för DESS’ medlemmar här. Idag presenterar…
Chelsea Bridge – unabridged versions
On November 10 last year, the website published an article by Joe Medjuck on an unabridged version of Chelsea Bridge issued on vol. 12 in the Storyville DETS series. The…
Ellington-serie på Sveriges Radio 1994 (5)
Den här gången är det dags för det femte programmet i Jan Bruérs och Lars Westins serie om Duke Ellington. Titeln på programmet är “Lush Life” och det handlar naturligtvis…
Chelsea Bridge
Chelsea Bridge was one of the songs Billy Strayhorn wrote in 1940 when he and Mercer Ellington were called upon by Ellington to write new material for the band following…
Blue Light 2017-3 and 2015-3
The 2017 autumn issue of Blue Light has been distributed to DESUK members. Following in the steps of the previous issue, it basically has one major article and some more…
Strange Visitor
“Strange Visitor” is one of the songs in the “Serenade To Sweden” album. It is a song that Alice Babs herself wrote (“possibly already in the early 50’s”, she have…
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Boston 27 July 1939
The heritage of radio broadcasts from the late 1930s and early 1940s by Ellington and other black bands is quite small. So whatever there is, it is very valuable and…