Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, 2 juli, 1956
IN ENGLISH Duke Ellington framträdde vid åtminstone tre olika tillfällen i Ann Arbor, Michigan. Första gången var den 15 november 1951, då han uppträdde tillsammans med Sarah Vaughan och Nat…
More on Duke Ellington Treasury Shows Series.
PÅ SVENSKA The release of the radio program “Your Saturday Date with the Duke” is a fascinating project. In 1981 the first LP in a series of 49 was issued…
Broadcasts with Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1951
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Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 6, 1951
The second surviving MBS broadcast (June 6, 1951) from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook is one of the goodies in the “Goodies of the Month” section of the website. After the theme…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (3 and 4)
The third program was broadcasted on December 2, 1984 and the fourth one week later on December 9. Both were presented by Bent Schjarff. The four selections in program 3…
Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, June 5, 1951
Love You Madly As previously mentioned (April 22), there are 8 different broadcasts surviving from Ellington’s stay at the Meadowbrook in 1951. We will make them all available during the…
Celebrating the return of Cootie Williams
PÅ SVENSKA After almost 22 years of absence, on 12 September 1962, Cootie Williams returned to the Ellington band. Ellington was then back to New York after some touring along…
The first issue of the DESS-bulletinen 2016
The first issue for 2016 of the DESS Bulletin was posted to all members on 1 February. It has among other things a long article by Bo Haufman on the…