The Duke Lives On – Harmony in Harlem
In our series “Duke Lives On”, we present today the Harmony in Harlem band. It is a British orchestra with DESUK member and arranger Michael Kilpatrick as its musical director.…
The Duke Lives On – American Music Program
From time to time, the website will feature examples how Ellington’s music lives on in younger generations and is interpreted by other musicians. Today we present the jazz orchestra of…
The Style of Ellington
Jazz Review was perhaps the most ambitious jazz magazine ever. It was founded in 1958 by Nat Hentoff and Martin Williams among others and they were the editors of the…
Why Mills Split With Ellington
In the DEMS Bulletin 1982-3, there is a reprint of an article in which Irving Mills explains why he split with Ellington. The headline says it all but it is…
Blue Light – A Presentation
Blue Light is the 24 pages quarterly magazine of The Duke Ellington Society UK (DESUK) and is distributed to members of The Duke Ellington Society UK who pay an annual…
Blue Light tillgänglig för DESS-medlemmar
DESS har ett nära och bra samarbete med vår systerorganisation i Storbritannien, DESUK. Som en följd av detta kommer DESS-medlemmar från och med nu att ha tillgång till äldre årgångar…
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, 2 juli, 1956
IN ENGLISH Duke Ellington framträdde vid åtminstone tre olika tillfällen i Ann Arbor, Michigan. Första gången var den 15 november 1951, då han uppträdde tillsammans med Sarah Vaughan och Nat…
New CD from Maison de Duke
Ellington ended the extensive European tour in January-February 1963 with taking on his role as artistic director of Reprise Records. He did so by supervising five recording sessions in Paris.…
More on Duke Ellington Treasury Shows Series.
PÅ SVENSKA The release of the radio program “Your Saturday Date with the Duke” is a fascinating project. In 1981 the first LP in a series of 49 was issued…
Duke Ellington Treasury Shows volym 21
Storyvilles utgivning av serien Duke Ellington Treasury Shows serien har nu kommit till volym 21. Totalt skall det bli 24 dubbla CD-volymer. Den här volymen innehåller vad som fanns på…