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Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music

Read "Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music" reviewed by Chuck Lenatti


In 1964, Dean D.J. Bartlett and the Reverend John S. Yaryan invited Duke Ellington and his orchestra to present a concert to consecrate the renovated Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco during a year-long festival of Grace. At first, Duke demurred. In his autobiography, Music Is My Mistress (Da Capo, 1976), Ellington explained why he changed his mind: It has been said once that a man who could not play the organ or any ...

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Duke Ellington: Copenhagen 1958

Read "Copenhagen 1958" reviewed by Ken Dryden


Duke Ellington left a formidable discography at his death at the age of 75 in 1974, and it has expanded greatly with the number of concerts that have been uncovered and issued since then. This CD is drawn from two 1958 concerts at KB Hallen in Copenhagen, though they are not sourced from the original, long lost broadcast tapes, but dubs evidently made by a fan. What makes this a valuable find is that the band is in top form ...

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Duke Ellington: Copenhagen 1958

Read "Copenhagen 1958" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Duke Ellington hated flying so, in 1958, Ellington and Co sailed into Southampton UK to prepare for a tour of Europe. Before going on to Copenhagen, Ellington completed a tour of the UK, taking in Leeds where he met Queen Elizabeth, an event which eventually resulted in the “Queen's Suite." Earlier in the year, his strange obsession with royalty had produced a piece for Princess Margaret, “Princess Blue'" The band was particularly strong in this part of its ...

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Copenhagen 1958

Storyville Records
2024

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RCA Victor / Legacy
1965

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The Persuasive Sax Of...

Impulse! Records
1956

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