Alexandre Rado on Ellingtonians in Paris
Alexandre Rado was a key component of the international community of Ellington experts until his too early death in 1997. He was a friend of many members of the Ellington…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (19)
The first ”goodie” for November is program 19 in the Duke Ellington series broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…
Bertil Sundin
Cootie Williams
Duke Ellington 1965
Ellington i Sverige
Goodies of the Month
Johnny Hodges
Leif Anderson
Orkesterjournalen
Paul Gonsalves
Roland Sterner
Ellington In Copenhagen and Stockholm 1965
Ellington’s 1965 European tour lasted from January 25 to February 28. It started in France where Duke and the orchestra performed in Paris, and Lyon. They then went north, first…
The Emergence of the Wailing Interval
Duke Ellington wrote and recorded Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue in 1937. The recording made on 20 Sept. that year was a swinging and bluesy performance, covering both…