Toronto Stockpile Session 1972 – updated information
Following the publication on June 26 of Jack Chamber’s article on Duke Ellington’s stockpile session in Toronto in 1972, two people, who attended that recording session, has contacted him and…
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.…
Pentape on The Duke Ellington Hour
The radio program “The Duke Ellington Hour” is featured in the “Ellington on radio & video” section this week and the next. This program was broadcasted by public radio station…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (2)
The second program was broadcasted on 25 November, 1984 and it was presented by Bent Schjarff. The eight selections in the program are from four different occasions ranging from February…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (1)
As said in an earlier post (12 March 2016), the first two broadcasts by the Danish Radio of music from the Mercer Ellington donation are available to the members of…
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…