Blue Note , Chicago, 31 December 1956
Blue Skies The Blue Note, one of Chicago’s premiere jazz clubs during the 1950s, showcased nationally renowned musicians as regular acts, including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman.…
God Jul & Merry Christmas
I DESS-rummet finns det en tillfällig avdelning som heter “Julklapp / Christmas Gift”. Där hittar man alla “godbitar”, som gjorts tillgängliga till DESS’ medlemmar sedan starten av webbplatsen plus en…
Jig Walk
Jig Walk was written by Duke Ellington and Jo Trent for the 1925 Chocolate Kiddies revue and the song became sort of a hit. There are several recordings of the…
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 10, 1951
Frank Dailey & Duke Ellington ‘ The Eighth Veil Back in Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook Ballroom it is now June 10 in 1951. The programme offered to our members this time…
Alice Babs
Duke Ellington 1969
Goodies of the Month
Gustav Vasa-kyrkan
In English
Second Sacred Concert
Sveriges Television
Protected: Sacred Concert Nov. 6, 1969
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Serenade To Sweden – alternativa tagningar
Serenade To Sweden take 7 IN ENGLISH Det skulle dröja ända tills 1966 innan inspelningarna från Studio Hoche i Paris den 28 februari och 1 mars 1963 gavs ut av…
Indigo 1963
Indigo! This very word makes you think about Duke Ellington’s music. It has been used in some of his song-titles but in 1963, Swedish Television used this word as a…
Duke Ellington at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago, 1942
All I Need Is YouDuke and his orchestra played for dancing at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago several times, the most well-known of these occasions being that of September-October 1940,…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (10)
The 10th Ellington program broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s is the third “Goodie” for the month of October. As usual, it is available in the “Goodies of…
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 8, 1951
Brown Betty Duke Ellington’s broadcast from the Meadowbrook on June 8, 1951 is now available for downloading for the DESS members. Click on the arrow above and listen to a…