Duke at Château de Goutelas – The Documentary
Duke’s visit to Château de Goutelas in February 1966 must have been one of the most important events in his life. He experienced things that did not talk so much…
Ellington At Chateau Goutelas 1966
Chateau de Goutelas is a castle in the natural and historical region of Forez in the center of France. 60 years ago it was a ruin. Today it is fully…
Smått och Gott
Fler bilder från Cirkus 1966 Också DESS-medlemmen m.m Boris Enquist var på Cirkus 1966 med sin kamera. Han har försett webbplatsen med några av de bilder han tog och själv…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – TV Concert set 2
Something To Live For The first set of Cirkus concert was undoubtedly telecasted by Swedish Television (and was also rebroadcasted by the French TV-station M6 around 1990). However, it is…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – TV Concert set 1
Imagine My Frustration The performance at Cirkus in Stockholm on February 8, 1966 was carried out as one concert with an intermission. Both sets are believed to have been broadcasted…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – rehearsal
On September 15, 2016, we published an article by Jan Bruér with his recollections of the rehearsal for Ellington’s telecast from Cirkus in Stockholm on February 8, 1966. In his…
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Leif Jönsson var flitig med kameran inte bara i rummet bakom scenen utan också framför scenen under inspelningen av konserten. De senare fotona kompletterar väl de som Jan Bruér tog…
Ellington in Dakar April 1966
In April 1966, Duke Ellington appeared at the “1er Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres” in Dakar, Senegal. It was a tour arranged by the U.S. State Departement. He was quite…
Duke and Ella in Stockholm 1966 – discography
In its last issue of 1998 (1998:4), the DESS Bulletin published a detailed discography/audiography of the three concerts (including rehearsals) by Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald in Stockholm on February 7…