Jazz Articles about Duke Ellington

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Duke Ellington: Chicago 1946 & Cornell University 1948

by George Kanzler
May 15, 2010

Duke EllingtonChicago 1946MusicMasters-Nimbus2009 Duke EllingtonCornell University 1948MusicMasters-Nimbus2009 The depth and breadth of the Ellington Orchestra's repertoire/book over the half-century Duke led the band is mind-bogglingly vast. And commercially-released studio recordings are only the tip of the iceberg. There are compositions, versions of tunes and unique collaborations contained on these two albums found either nowhere ...

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Duke Ellington London and New York 1963-1964 The Great Concerts, The Duke of Elegant - Gems From the Duke Ellington Songbook

by Andrew Velez
October 3, 2009

Duke EllingtonThe Great Concerts (London & New York 1963-1964) Musicmasters-Nimbus 2009 Various ArtistsThe Duke of ElegantHighNote2009 “First of all the kids in the band want you to know they love you madly" are debonair Duke Ellington's playful opening remarks on this live concert set. Those “kids" he refers to are an incredible array of ...

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Duke Ellington: Symphony of the Body and Soul

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 1, 2009

A study in sepia It was the package that arrived, which prompted me to open an album of memories in the first place. Looking at the photograph, I recall some--not all--of the many details of the evening it was taken. The boy in the photograph is I, and I am in a black mood. Suddenly my memory stirs vigorously, and it is then that I to go back to a dusky evening in 1963. My father who is ...

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Duke Ellington: New York New York, The Treasury Shows, Vol. 13 & A Tone Parallel to Harlem

by George Kanzler
July 20, 2008

Duke Ellington New York New York Storyville 2008 Duke Ellington The Treasury Shows Vol. 13 Storyville 2008 Claude Bolling A Tone Parallel to Harlem Fremeaux and Assoc. 2008

New CDs of Duke Ellington music from vaults and archives provide more evidence of how ...

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The Music of Duke Ellington: Live in Zurich 1950 + Thank You, Uncle Edward

by Ken Dryden
May 10, 2008

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950 TCB 2007 Duke Ellington Legacy Thank You, Uncle Edward Renma 2008

Duke Ellington's half-century of commercial recordings provides a ready comparison for any jazz group that chooses to explore his music. A newly discovered Ellington concert and a band led by tenor saxophonist Virginia Mayhew with Ellington's grandson, guitarist Edward Ellington II, both provide ...

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Duke Ellington: Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950

by David Rickert
April 20, 2008

The end of the Swing Era and the advent of small group jazz signaled the death for many of the big bands, but some, like Duke Ellington's, were able to soldier on and continue to produce some compelling work. In 1950 Ellington toured Europe to enthusiastic crowds; Zurich, where this concert was recorded was no exception. Caught between the innovations of the Blanton/Webster band and the resurgence marked by the Newport Jazz Festival later, we find Ellington taking advantage of ...

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Duke Ellington: Live in '58

by Jim Santella
November 18, 2007

Duke Ellington Live in '58 Jazz Icons 2007

Duke Ellington's 80-minute concert at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw was filmed in black & white for television and recorded for radio. At this point in his career, Ellington had quite a following, aided by his best-selling record of the band's sensational appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. The Swing Era had come and gone, but his band continued to explode. His soloists were the best ...