Stockholm Concert Hall April 1939
Tomorrow, it is 78 years ago since Duke Ellington and his orchestra ended the 1939 tour of Sweden with a concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall. The concert was also…
Ellington Broadcasts (15)
The 15th program in the Duke Ellington series broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s based on the Mercer Ellington donation is the third ”Goodie” for April. As usual,…
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DESS-bulletinen 2015-2
Issue 2015-2 of the DESS Bulletin is now available in pdf format to anyone interested in Duke Ellington and his music – DESS member or not. It can be downloaded…
Duke Ellington at Birdland, May-June 1951
Sultry Serenade In May-June 1951, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra could be heard at Birdland during two periods: May 3 to May 9 and June 21 to June 30. We…
Blue Light – Spring 2017
The first issue for 2017 has started to arrive in the mailboxes of DESUK members. The postman delivered it to my box a couple of days after I learned about…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – TV Concert set 2
Something To Live For The first set of Cirkus concert was undoubtedly telecasted by Swedish Television (and was also rebroadcasted by the French TV-station M6 around 1990). However, it is…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – TV Concert set 1
Imagine My Frustration The performance at Cirkus in Stockholm on February 8, 1966 was carried out as one concert with an intermission. Both sets are believed to have been broadcasted…
Ellington at Cirkus in 1966 – rehearsal
On September 15, 2016, we published an article by Jan Bruér with his recollections of the rehearsal for Ellington’s telecast from Cirkus in Stockholm on February 8, 1966. In his…
New Ellington issues from Storyville
Storyville has just released volume 23 in its Treasury Shows series. Now only two more issues remain until the series is complete. It picks up where volume 22 ended, i.e.…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (14)
The 14th Ellington program broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s based on the Mercer Ellington donation is the third “Goodie” for the month of March. As usual, it…