DR Ellington Broadcasts (27)
The first ”goodie” in December is program 27 in the Duke Ellington series broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…
Ellington '88 Orchestra
Ellington Study Group Conference
Ellington Study Group Conference 1988
Festival Session
Idiom '59
In English
Roger Boyes
Andrew Homzy on Idiom ’59
On June 26-27 1959, Duke Ellington appeared at a four-day jazz festival in Tamiment-In-The-Poconos, Pennsylania. Here he presented a new fourteen-minute work called Idiom ’59. One week later, on July…
Duke Ellington’s Toronto Stockpile Session 1972
Jack Chambers – member of the Toronto Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society – has contributed this article about Ellington’s stockpile session in Toronto in 1972 to the DESS website.…
6:e Ellingtonkonferensen
6th Ellington Conference
Bob Wilber
In English
Johnny Hodges
Oldham
Sam Woodyard
Oldham 1988 (5)
One of the most emotional events at the Ellington ’88 conference was when Sam Woodyard was presented with a complete new drumset to replace the one that had been stolen…
DR Ellington broadcasts (25)
The third ”goodie” in June is program 25 in the Duke Ellington series broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…
Smått och gott /Bits and Pieces
Take C of Black and Tan Fantasy During the last ten years DESS member Bo Lindqvist has tried to add all the original versions of Ellington’s recording for OKeh to…
6:e Ellingtonkonferensen
6th Ellington Conference
Bob Wilber
Herb Jeffries
In English
Max Jones
Oldham
Sjef Hoefsmit
Ellington ’88 In Oldham (3)
A highlight of the second day was another nightly concert. This time it was Bob Wilber and the Ellington ’88 Orchestra that took the stage and they did so to…
Ellington ’88 In Oldham (2)
When one looks at the program for the conference, which has got a very nice and clear design, it is easy to understand why it is considered as one of…
Ellington ’88 in Oldham (1)
The Ellington Study Group Conference in Oldham, England in 1985 was apparently very special. Roger Boyes was there and he says that “the spirit it generated was quite magical”. As…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (24)
The second ”goodie” in May is program 24 in the Duke Ellington series broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…