Category: Bits and Pieces

Blue Light 2021-2 It reached the DESUK members quite some time. The issue is the last one put together by Patrick Olsen and he has made sure that he marks…

It is amazing to see how aliveEllington still is. Three fresh CDs with Ellington music have been issued so far this year. In addition, a book on the role of…

DESS Bulletin 2021-1 The first issue of the DESS Bulletin for 2021 was sent to the DESS members yesterday. Its editor, Bo Haufman has produced another ambitious issue. This time,…

Summer issue of Blue Light The summer issue of Blue Light is available to DESUK members since a couple of weeks ago. As usual it provides some good reading. This…

Spring issue of Blue Light This issue was delayed because of the Covid 19 pandemic and reached the DESUK members in early May. It is dominated by a 12 page…

The Ellington Effect David Berger – composer, arranger, orchestra leader, lecturer, Ellington collaborator and foremost expert on the music of Duke Ellington – launched last month an ambitious and important…

New DESS Bulletin The second 2020 issue of the DESS Bulletin was sent to the DESS members last week. It is an impressive piece of work by Bulletin’s editor Bo…

New issue of Blue Light With the 2019 Summer of Blue Light, the magazine enters into a new era. Dr. Patrick Olsen has taken over as editor and change  seems…

Nästa möte Nästa DESS-möte äger rum nästa måndag den 6 maj. Lokalen är som vanligt Franska Skolans aula. DESS-medlemmen m.m. Håkan Skytt står för kvällens föredrag. Ämnet är “120 år…

Take C of Black and Tan Fantasy During the last ten years DESS member Bo Lindqvist has tried to add all the original versions of Ellington’s recording for OKeh to…