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Beyond Category - Duke Ellington in the 1930s (1931 - 1940)
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We are joined in this hour by Peter Spaar -bassist, composer, educator and member of the performance faculty of the McIntyre School of Music at the University of Virginia.
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- Host Intro 0:00
- Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions "Creole Rhapsody—Part 1" from Classic Jazz: Vol. 056, Duke Ellington (1931-32) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 2:14
- Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions "Creole Rhapsody—Part 2" from Classic Jazz: Vol. 056, Duke Ellington (1931-32) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 5:22
- Host speaks 8:42
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" from The Jazz Singers (Smithsonian) 10:00
- Ethel Waters With Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" from The Jazz Singers (Smithsonian) 13:08
- Host speaks 16:14
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "The New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 18:50
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 24:32
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "Braggin' In Brass" from Duke Ellington: 1938 (Classics) 27:46
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "Concerto For Cootie" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 30:30
- Host speaks 33:46
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "Conga Brava" from The Norton Jazz Recordings (Norton) 37:45
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra "Cotton Tail" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 40:40
- Host speaks 43:48
- Duke Ellington Orchestra "In A Mellow Tone" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 47:07
- Duke Ellington & Jimmie Blanton "Pitter Panther Patter" from Solos, Duets, & Trios (Bluebird) 50:24
- Host speaks 53:27
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra "Star Dust from At Fargo 1940 (Storyville) 53:54
- Host Outro 58:09
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