Ellington-serie på Sveriges Radio 1994 (9)
Den här gången är det dags för det nionde programmet i Jan Bruérs och Lars Westins serie om Duke Ellington. Titeln den här gången är Praise God and Dance. Den…
Juan Tizol, the composer
Juan Tizol His most famous composition is undoubtedly Caravan, which was first recorded in 1936 by a small group, Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, and then in early 1937 by…
A Birthday Party with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (3, n.c.)
Joe Williams and Oliver Nelson also participated in the celebrations The third part of Bob Udkoff’s birthday party is not complete, due to problematic source material, but if we…
Duke Ellington i Storvik den 23 april 1939
Storviks järnvägsstation som den kan ha sett ut vid Ellingtons besök 1939 Många av våra medlemmar kanske är osäkra på var man kan hitta Storvik på världskartan, eftersom orten idag…
A Birthday Party with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (2)
Jimmy Jones also took part in the birthday party The first part of Bob Udkoff’s birthday party ended with Duke at the piano playing New World A-Comin’, an important composition…
Duke at The Hollywood Empire in 1949 (3)
The predecessor to The Hollywood Empire was called Tom Breneman’s Thomas Breneman Smith (June 18, 1902 – April 28, 1948) was a popular 1940s American radio personality known to his…
The Duke at The Hollywood Empire in 1949 (2) with Billie Holiday
Duke & Billie around 1949 Our next visit to the Empire Hotel in Hollywood brings you music from February 9, 1949, originally issued on AFRS JJ-47 (AFRS=Armed Forces Radio Service).…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – TV Concert set 2
Ella sings Satin Doll Around a year ago we wrote, when presenting a copy of a telecast from Cirkus in Stockholm on Feb. 8, 1966: “The first set of the…
Black, Brown and Beige (2)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 1943 Joe Williams i The Blues Black, som är den första delen av Black, Brown and Beige tar c:a 20-21 minuter…
Black, Brown and Beige
Duke Ellingtons introduktion till Black, Brown and Beige Den 23 januari 1943, alltså för i dagarna 75 år sedan, gjorde Duke Ellington och hans orkester sitt första framträdande i New…