Gerald Wilson Presentation at Ellington ’91
At the end of the next to last day of the conference, Gerald Wilson took totally over the stage to talk about his work for Ellington, Count Basie, Nancy Wilson,…
Annie Kuebler talks about Ellington Archive
Annie Kuebler was a key figure in organizing the Ellington Archive at the Smithsonian and wellknown to the international Ellington. In the late 1980s, she began to volunteer in the…
John E. Hasse – Cotton Club Revues
John was one of the speakers at Ellington ’91 as he had been at many other Ellington Study Group conferences before. He had discovered many of the printed Cotton Club…
Phil Schaap with films at Ellington ’91
Phil Schaap had selected 9 films or film clips for his presentation. They are Jam Session (aka C Jam Blues) The Subject Is Jazz Gerry Mulligan and Friends 1961 with…
Floyd Levin Talks About Barney Bigard at Ellington ’91
Floyd Lewis, promoter of traditional jazz and author of many books and articles on jazz, made a presentation about his close friend Barney Bigard on the second day of Ellington…
Andrew Homzy – Ellington Archive Findings
Andrew Homzy was one of the speakers on the first day. He was originally scheduled to speak about Anatomy of a Murder but in the last minute, he changed the…
Ellington ’91 in Los Angeles – Program
The 10th International Ellington Conference took place in Los Angeles 13-16 June 1991. It was organised by The Duke Ellington Society Southern California Chapter and announced at Ellington ’90 in…