Category: Duke Ellington 1951

Sultry Serenade In May-June 1951, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra could be heard at Birdland during two periods: May 3 to May 9 and June 21 to June 30. We…

Aberdeen A little more than a week after his stay at Meadowbrook, we find Ellington and the orchestra playing at Birdland, the famous jazz spot in Manhattan. Their stay there…

Willie Smith and Harold Baker are soloing in Sophisticated Lady To complete our series of broadcasts from the Meadowbrook in New Jersey, we can now present to the DESS members,…

Pompton Turnpike VIP’s Boogie This article covers the MBS “Coast To Coast” broadcast with Ellington and his orchestra from Meadowbrook on June 11, 1951. The full broadcast is available to…

Frank Dailey & Duke Ellington ‘ The Eighth Veil Back in Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook Ballroom  it is now June 10 in 1951. The programme offered to our members this time…

Sultry Serenade We continue our visits to Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove NJ. The date is now June 9, 1951 and this time we offer a program that is…

The third surviving MBS broadcast (June 7, 1951) from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook is one of the goodies in the “Goodies of the Month” section of the website. Only members can…

The second surviving MBS broadcast (June 6, 1951) from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook is one of the goodies in the “Goodies of the Month” section of the website. After the theme…

Love You Madly As previously mentioned (April 22), there are 8 different broadcasts surviving from Ellington’s stay at the Meadowbrook in 1951. We will make them all available  during the…