Ellington In Order Volume 7
It has just become available on the streaming services and covers the period from July 29, 1936 to April 29, 1937. It start withy In a Jam – a Master…
Ellington ’87 in Toronto – Program
The 5th Ellington Study Group Conference took place in Toronto May 16–18, 1987 and was organized by the Toronto Chapter of The Duke Ellington Society founded in 1959 by Rhea…
The Duke Speaks Out
In 1956 Carter Harman wrote the famous Time Magazine cover story on Duke Ellington – the Man of the Year. For this he interviewed Ellington on several occasions. Once the…
Ellington ’91 – Ellington and Religion
At the time of Ellingt0n ’91, Janna Tull Stead had studied and lectured about this topic for some years and in 1999 her work would result in her groundbreaking book…
Another post on Ellington Reflections
I don’t know from where Steven Bowie gets his energy but now there is a new post on Ellington Reflections. It is about Wellman Braud – Ellington’s bass player from…
Ellington In Order Volume 6
It has just become available and has music from January 9 1934 to July 17, 1936 As in Volume 5, a substantial part of the new Ellington In Order are…
In the Rain Paris July 2 1970
Ellington started his 1970 concert tour in France on July 29 with a concert in Lille in the north of France with a concert of sacred music. After a one…
Hodges in Stockholm and Copenhagen 1961
In January, the Danish record label Steeple Chase issued a CD with the concert by The Duke Ellington All Stars, directed by Johnny Hodges in Copenhagen 17 March 1961. Norman…
From Facebook 19 August 2023
There is always something to find about Ellington thanks to the hard work of people mentioned below and others. Here are some of today’s harvest. Steven Bowie Tom Samuels Jean-Marie…
From Facebook 17 Aug 2023
Just some snapshots from today’s visit to Facebook. But there are of course much more! Duke Ellington Group Duke Ellington Society Group Cootie Williams Group In his Ellington Live, Ian…