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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…

Inside Carnegie Hall Al Hibbler sings It Don’t Mean A Thing This is the fourth and last part from DESS with music from the Carnegie Hall concert in NYC on…

Carnegie Hall by night Dance No 3 (Liberian Suite) The third part from the Carnegie Hall concert on December 26, 1947 introduces the Liberian Suite, an extended work, commemorating the…

Carnegie Hall today New York City Blues Here comes the second part of the concert att Carnegie Hall on December 26, 1947. The show continues with On A Turquoise Cloud…

Carnegie Hall   In the Goodies Room, you will find the first 40 minutes from Duke Ellington’s 1947 Carnegie Hall concert. This is the first part of the first concert…

The Towne Casino was a local jazz bar situated in Cleveland. During its short years of existence (1951-53) it featured many great musicians such as Duke Ellington, JJ Johnson, Sarah…

We have at hand a tape with a recording of Duke Ellington’s second public performance of his complete Shakespearean Suite, which took place at Stratford, Ontario in Canada on September…

Paul Newman and Duke Ellington In this film from 1960, Paul Newman acted in the role of a trombone player, but the one who was actually playing this horn was…

From the early Fifties we have a privately recorded performance from a Fraternity Party in Madison, Wisconsin, believed to be from the end of 1953. Despite a bit of distorsion…

Nästa DESS-möte Det äger rum den 18 februari. Efter sedvanligt årsmöte kåserar konstnären Rune Sjögren på temat Jazzatmosfär. Efter mingel och förtäring blir det konsert med pianisten Davor Kajfes. Som…