At The Piano: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
From the early Fifties we have a privately recorded performance from a Fraternity Party in Madison, Wisconsin, believed to be from the end of 1953. Despite a bit of distorsion…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (34)
The second ”goodie” in February is program 34 in the Duke Ellington series broadcast by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (33)
The first ”goodie” in February is program 33 in the Duke Ellington series broadcast by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The broadcast is available in the…
10th Ellington Conference
Bjarne Busk
Ellington Study Group Conference 1992
Erik Wiedeman
Flemming Sjølund Jensen
In English
Mercer Ellington donation
The Mercer Ellington donation
The program of the Ellington ’92 conference also included a presentation on the Mercer Ellington donation to Danish Radio. It was delivered by Erik Wiedemann, Bjarne Busk and Flemming Sjølund…
10th Ellington Conference
Brian Priestly
Duke Ellington Study Group conferences
Ellington Study Group Conference 1992
In English
Brian Priestly on Duke – The Pianist
Brian Priestly was also one of the speakers at the Ellington ’92 conference in Copenhagen. Photo Bjarne Busk He talked about “Ellington The Pianist”. During the 45 minutes presentation, Priestly…
Smått och gott /Bits and pieces
Nästa DESS-möte Det äger rum den 18 februari. Efter sedvanligt årsmöte kåserar konstnären Rune Sjögren på temat Jazzatmosfär. Efter mingel och förtäring blir det konsert med pianisten Davor Kajfes. Som…
Copenhagen Sep. 30, 1959 corrected
The file with the Copenhagen Sep. 30, 1959 concert made available to DESS members on Jan. 26 turns out to be something totally different. It brings together selections from Ellington’s…
DESS Bulletin 2019-1
The new issue of the DESS Bulletin is on its way the subscribers=DESS members. They can look forward to some good reading. Wild Bill Davis is the featured artist this…
10th Ellington Conference
Austin H. Lawrence
Clark Terry
Duke Ellington Study Group conferences
Ellington Study Group Conference 1992
Leonard Feather
Rolf Ericson
Ellington ’92 in Copenhagen (3)
Another theme of the Copenhagen conference was “Remembering Duke”, which allowed speakers to share the memories of Duke and experiences from working with him. The first speaker on this theme…
Sherman Hotel, Chicago, juli-augusti 1942
För några år sedan gav DESS ut en CD till sina medlemmar med material från The Panther Room, Hotel Sherman, Chicago. inspelat från radioutsändningar i september/oktober år 1940. Två år…