Smått och gott / Bits and Pieces
In English Nästa klubbmöte Nästa DESS-möte äger rum torsdagen den 7 december 2017. Fullständig kallelse finns i nästa nummer av Bulletinen. Grundaren av skiv- och distributionsbolaget AdLib, Ivan Sundberg, kommer…
Ellington-serie på Sveriges Radio 1994 (1)
In English Den 10 januari 1994 sände Sveriges Radio det första av tio program om Duke Ellington och hans musik. Idén till serien kom från Lars Westin och Jan Bruér,…
Time Magazine Cover
PÅ SVENSKA Tomorrow, it is 60 years since Duke Ellington appeared on the cover of the Time Magazine and was featured in a five-page article. He himself said that it…
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 in 1956 – July
Ellington’s Newport Festival concert finished well after midnight. When he and the band left the following morning, they were faced with a full set of road bookings. “As it had…
DR Ellington Broadcasts (5 and 6)
The 5th and 6th Ellington programs broadcasted by the Danish Radio in the mid 1980s are part of the “Goodies of the Month” offer for July-August. The 5th program was…