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Duke Ellington Orchestra: Big Bands Live

by Dan McClenaghan
December 30, 2012

By 1967, the heyday of the big band was over. Rock and Roll ruled as the popular music of the day, and the financial challenges of keeping a large ensemble together for recording--and especially touring--were huge. But Duke Ellington--one of American's finest bandleaders, pianists, and composers--was more than just a genius in the field of music. ...

Duke Ellington Day! Catch the Original 1939 a Train

April 23, 2009

CELEBRATION: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legends birth. To commemorate his life, The Islands Of The Bahamas are sponsoring a special run of the last surviving 1939 A Train, made famous by Duke Ellingtons signature tune Take the A Train. WHAT: ...

Symphony in Black

Featuring the music of Duke Ellington Orchestra
Duration: 9:29
September 16, 2006

The Treasury Shows, Vol. 1

By Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Label: Storyville Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Take the "A" Train; Blutopia; Midrff; Creole Love Call; Suddenly It Jumped; Frustration; I'm Beginning to See the Light; Duke Ellington, introduces the Perfume Suite; Love (Balcony Serenade); Violence (Strange Feeling); Dancers in Love (A Stomp for Beginners); Sophistication (Coloratura); Air Conditioned Jungle; I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues; Subtle Slough; Passion Flower; Take the "A" Train; Hayfoot, Strawfoot; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship); Take the "A" Train; Moon Mist; New World a-Comin'; Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; Mood Indigo; Chant for FDR (American Lullaby); Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow (A City Called Heaven); Creole Love Call; Moon Mist; Any Bonds Today?; Take the "A" Train; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Caravan; Bond Promo; It Can't Be Wrong; Johnny Come Lately; Any Bonds Today?; Any Bonds Today?;Take the "A" Train; Wait for Me Mary; Moon Mist; Bond Promo; A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship); Things Ain't What They Used to Be; Any Bonds Today?

Duke Ellington Orchestra: The Treasury Shows, Vol. 1

by Dave Nathan
February 1, 2001

On April 7, 1945, Duke Ellington begand a series of shows sponsored by the U. S. Treasury Department which ended 45 shows later on October 5, 1946. These albums were released by Sweden's Phontastic label's Nostalgia Series beginning in the early 1980's. Now almost 20 years later, Denmark's excellent Storyville label begins an undertaking to reissue ...