Föredrag om Joe Nanton den 9 maj 2016
Thomas Eriksons föredrag om Joe Nanton var mycket uppskattat. För dem som inte kunde avnjuta det på plats har han gjort en kort sammanfattning. LÄS OCH LADDA NER Också musiken…
Celebrating the return of Cootie Williams
PÅ SVENSKA After almost 22 years of absence, on 12 September 1962, Cootie Williams returned to the Ellington band. Ellington was then back to New York after some touring along…
DESS-rummet och lite månadsgodis
IN ENGLISH DESS-rummet är en exklusiv service för medlemmar i DESS. Genom det vill Sällskapet hjälpa er att lättare få tillgång till musik, filmer och videor, foton, artiklar m.m. som…
DESS salutes the birthday of Duke Ellington
Today it is 117 years ago since the wonderful life of Duke Ellington began. Every year on this day we salute him with Happy Birthday and sit down to…
Memories of a birthday celebration in Sweden
PÅ SVENSKA Duke Ellington’s 40th birthday on 29 April 1939 was celebrated in Stockholm from the early morning into the late night. The highlight was the concert at the Stockholm…
Duke at Meadowbrook 1951
Midriff PÅ SVENSKA Duke and the orchestra played for dancing at Meadowbrook, New Jersey in early June 1951 and we know of the existence of eight different broadcasts from…
Duke Ellington in 1956 – January
1956 is no doubt a very pivotal year in Ellington’s career. After years of struggle and many prophesies on the demise of the orchestra, a number of events brought him…