On The Air from Birdland, 25Nov52, part 2
The entrance to Birdland in the early days Betty Roché sings Take The A Train Betty Roché‘s career started around 1940 and in 1943 she performed with Duke Ellington’s orchestra…
Alice Babs at Ellington ’87
In 1987, Alice Babs accepted to be a speaker at the 5th Ellington Study Group Conference in Toronto. It was the first of many Ellington conferences for her. It is…
Mark Tucker at Ellington ’87 in Toronto
This was Mark Tucker’s third appearance at an Ellington Study Group Conference. His first presentation was at the Chicago conference in 1984 where he talked about The Jungle Music of…
DESS Celebrates Ellington 125
Duke Ellington Society of Sweden (DESS) will join the celebrations of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with a full day event in Stockholm on April 29. The program will have two…
Cootie Williams – Selected recordings 1928-1962
Steven Bowie – Cootie Williams expert, jazz researcher and editor of the Ellington Reflections blog – has given us a nice surprise. We have all been waiting for his book…
Ellington In Order Volume 7
It has just become available on the streaming services and covers the period from July 29, 1936 to April 29, 1937. It start withy In a Jam – a Master…
On The Air from Birdland, 25Nov52
Lullaby Of Birdland Birdland, one of the famous jazz clubs in New York City, started its operations on December 15, 1949. It soon became one of the most popular night…
Ellington ’87 in Toronto – Program
The 5th Ellington Study Group Conference took place in Toronto May 16–18, 1987 and was organized by the Toronto Chapter of The Duke Ellington Society founded in 1959 by Rhea…
Dan Morgenstern talks
A couple of years back I came across a series of interviews of Dan Morgenstern – one of the grandmasters of jazzwriting and much more. I am not sure where…
Duke at the Band Box NYC, 1953
From the Band Box: Jimmy Grissom sings Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me After his end-of-the-year engagement at the Blue Note in Chicago (see previous Goodie), Duke Ellington with…