DESS Bulletin 2025-1
The first issue of DESS Bulletin for 2025 was sent to the subscribers=DESS members a couple of weeks ago. Sorry for taking too long time to write about it! The…
Blue Light Winter 2024/25
A new issue of Blue Light arrived in the beginning of 2025. This time, Gareth Evans has put together a 42 page issue plus front and back cover. As always,…
Salute to Duke Ellington (1950)
In 1950, Duke Ellington composed The History of Jazz in 3 Minutes. My friend ChatGPT told me this about it. “It is a unique composition that offers a condensed yet…
Interview with Jimmy Hamilton
On 26th March, 1991, someone from the Smithsonian Institution’s Duke Ellington Oral History Project interviewed Jimmy Hamilton. It took place in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Island where he lived. Ted…
A Tone Parallel To Duke Ellington
About a year and a half ago I received an email from Jack Chambers with a big attachment. It was the first draft of his upcoming book A Tone Parallel…
Brian Priestley talks about Far East Suite
Brian Priestley had a heavy task at Ellington ’97. He was a presenter, a panel coordinator and a musician with his own band in the concerts at the conference. Here…
David Redshaw talks about Harry Carney
David Redshaw had chosen Harry Carney as the topic for his presentation in the afternoon of the second day of Ellington ’97. From his CV one can learn that he…
Transcribing the Music of Duke and Billy
“How can we realise a definitive edition?” Jeff Lindberg had given himself the task to explain this to the conference.He also talked about this at the Ellington ’99 conference in…
Steven Lasker At Ellington ’97
Steven had of course brought with him what was “New Discoveries” at the time of Ellington ’97. As far as I can hear, he starts with the ending of take…
In Bombay 12 Oct 1963, part 2
Here is the second part of the concert on 12 Ocktober. It starts with the short Medley, which consists of Black And Tan Fantasy, Creole Love Call and The Mooche.…