Konserten med Kustbandet 9 oktober 2016
Det var festligt och fullspikat när Kustbandet i samarbete med DESS bjöd på Ellington-konsert på Scalateatern i söndags. Många DESS-medlemmar men också andra tog tillfället i akt att få två…
DUKE & ELLA at Cirkus, Stockholm, Feb 8, 1966
Duke’s European Tour in 1966 was organized by Norman Granz with Ella Fitzgerald and her trio also taking part. The format of these concerts were: Duke and his orchestra performed…
Nytt nummer av Bulletinen
IN ENGLISH Nästa DESS-bulletin är här. Den skickas ut till medlemmarna den 12 september. Numret är i hög grad ägnat åt Willie Cook (1923-2000). Det innehåller bl.a. en femsidig intervju…
Willie Cook tells about Newport 1956
One of the focuses of the DESS’ website this month has been the Newport Jazz Festival 1956 (articles July 3, 7, 8, 11). Willie Cook was one of the members…
50th Anniversary at Château de Goutelas July 9, 2016 (1)
Ellington fans know of course everything about Ellington’s visit to the Château Goutelas in Loire in February 1966 and the “Une poule sûr un piano” concert he gave there. The…
Books on Ellington for beginners
There are probably more books on Duke Ellington – his life, career, music and band – than on any other jazz artist. It reflects the world-wide interest in Ellington in…
Mer om Duke och barn
I anslutning till gårdagens artikel om Duke i Kamratposten nr.2 1959 vill vi påminna om Sonja Svensson artikel i DESS-bulletinen nr. 2-2012 om litteratur för barn om Ellington. https://ellingtongalaxy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/duke-focc88r-barn-dess-bulletinen-2012-2.pdf I…
Newport 1956 – The Day After
On Monday July 9 1956, Newport and the jazz world woke up to get to grasp what had happened at the Newport Jazz Festival on the Saturday night before. It…
The Emergence of the Wailing Interval
Duke Ellington wrote and recorded Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue in 1937. The recording made on 20 Sept. that year was a swinging and bluesy performance, covering both…