La Maison du Duke – A Presentation
PÅ SVENSKA I have always had the feeling that France has embraced Duke Ellington more than any other country. It is symbolically illustrated by the wonderful cartoon by the French…
By Ulf Lundin
PÅ SVENSKA I have always had the feeling that France has embraced Duke Ellington more than any other country. It is symbolically illustrated by the wonderful cartoon by the French…
The 9th Ellington program broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid-1980s is the first “Goodie” for the month of October. As usual, it is available in the “Goodies of…
The recording of “A Drum Is A Woman” would become a major activity for Ellington in September 1956 but the month started by Ellington winding up his engagement at Blue…
In April 1966, Duke Ellington appeared at the “1er Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres” in Dakar, Senegal. It was a tour arranged by the U.S. State Departement. He was quite…
IN ENGLISH Som ung Ellingtonfreak lyckades jag på något sätt nässla mig in på (i) Cirkus när Dukes orkester och Ella repeterade inför samma dags TV-inspelningar. Min kamera plockade jag…
Engelska Amazon annonserar att återutgivningsbolaget Real Gone Music kommer att ge ut “Serenade in Sweden” med Duke Ellington och Alice Babs på CD. Enligt Amazon kommer den att finnas tillgänglig…
IN ENGLISH Nästa DESS-bulletin är här. Den skickas ut till medlemmarna den 12 september. Numret är i hög grad ägnat åt Willie Cook (1923-2000). Det innehåller bl.a. en femsidig intervju…
On September 2, 1964, the respected CBC announcer and journalist Bryng Whittaker made an hour-long interview with Ellington to be used for an Ellington TV special which the Canadian Broadcasting…
The third surviving MBS broadcast (June 7, 1951) from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook is one of the goodies in the “Goodies of the Month” section of the website. Only members can…
DESS-medlemmen Ivan Sundberg var en av de många som sökte sig till Nalen för släppet av Göran Walléns bok om Arne Domnérus. Här är hans rapport. “Det var en av…