Kurt Dietrich on Juan Tizol
At Ellington ’93 in New York, Kurt Dietrich did another presentation on Ellington’s trombone players. On this occasion, he talked about Juan Tizol, Ellington’s valve trombone player 1929-1944 and 1951-1953…
Crystal Ballroom, Fargo ND 80 Years Ago
Today is the 80th anniversary of Ellington’s dance date in Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, North Dakota. Duke Ellington and his orchestra spent most of September, the whole of October and a…
Lite Ellington att lyssna till
Covid-19 pandemin har gjort att jazzklubbar och föreningar som DESS inte kan arbeta som vanligt med fysiska möten utan måste använda sig av Internet för virtuella konserter, möten och presentationer.…
Winter Issue of DESS Bulletin
The new issue of the DESS Bulletin has been with its subscribers = the DESS members since a week now. Its is another very good job by its longtime editor…
Smått och gott / Bits and Pieces
Lawrence Brown igen I början av månaden publicerade vi ett föredrag om Lawrence Brown som musikforskaren Kurt Dietrich höll på Ellingtonkonferensen i Washington D.C. 1989. I samband med publiceringen bad…
Concerts in Sweden 1969
Stockholm 4 Nov. 1969, 2nd concert Norris Turney soloing on flute in Fife At the end of 1969, Norris Turney, was a recent addition to the Duke Ellington organization. Together…
Kurt Dietrich on Tricky Sam Nanton
Kurt Dietrich continued his presentations on Ellington’s trombone players with one at Ottawa ’90 about Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton. Since the one on Lawrence Brown at Washington ’89, he had…
Ellington Interviewed by Michael Parkinson 1973
In the first days of January 1973, Ellington made a short trip to Paris and London to record in three telecasts. In London, he was interviewed on January 5 by…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (44)
A new set of programs with Ellington material from the Mercer Ellington donation was put on the air by Danish Radio in the Spring of 1991. The first one was…
Concerts in Sweden 1969
Stockholm 4 Nov. 1969, 1st concert Lawrence Brown plays Serenade To Sweden When Duke Ellington & his Orchestra arrived in Sweden on Nov. 4, 1969 it was nearly three years…