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Musician

Duke Ellington

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By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world’s greatestcomposers and musicians. The French government honored him with theirhighest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the UnitedStates bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal ofFreedom. He played for the royalty and for the common people and by theend of his 50-year career, he had played over 20,000 performancesworldwide. He was The Duke, Duke Ellington.

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and taught himeverything from proper table manners to an understanding of the emotionalpower of music. Duke’s first piano lessons came around the age of seven oreight and appeared not to have had that much lasting effect upon him. Itseemed as if young Duke was more inclined to baseball at a young age.

Album

The Giants Of Jazz

Label: uMe
Released: 2025
Track listing: It Might As Well Be Swing

1. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
2. I Wish You Love
3. I Believe In You
4. More (Theme From Mondo Cane)
5. I Can’T Stop Loving You
6. Hello, Dolly! (From Hello, Dolly!)
7. I Wanna Be Around
8. The Best Is Yet To Come
9. The Good Life
10. Wives And Lovers

Francis A. & Edward K.:

1. Follow Me
2. Sunny
3. All I Need Is The Girl
4. Indian Summer
5. I Like The Sunrise
6. Yellow Days
7. Poor Butterfly
8. Come Back To Me

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dan Weiss, David Kikoski, and Enrique Haneine

Read "Dan Weiss, David Kikoski, and Enrique Haneine" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program covers a wide range of sounds. There is new music from drummers Dan Weiss and Enrique Haneine as well as older work from Duke Ellington, Ralph Towner, Dave Douglas, David Kikoski and others. (Note: on the selection “Trouble," I transposed the names of the group and album when I spoke.)Playlist Henry Threadgill ...

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Article: Album Review

Ted Piltzecker: Peace Vibes

Read "Peace Vibes" reviewed by Jack Bowers


With the world desperately in need of more Peace Vibes in these times of seemingly endless strife and division, vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker is happy to oblige, putting his Colorado-based “quartet" to work on the problem via a series of bright and handsome themes whose gracefulness and charm are designed to calm even the most savage beast. ...

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Article: Album Review

Nelson Devereaux: Three Lights in the Dark

Read "Three Lights in the Dark" reviewed by Scott Lichtman


Nelson Devereaux is a highly creative sax/woodwind player, singer, multi-instrumental sound manipulator and composer who fills the alt-jazz and alt-pop spaces with a unique brew of avant/free/ambient sound. Based in Minnesota, the artist has been both prolific and under-the-radar. He has played with Bon Iver, Lizzo and Miley Cyrus. His album, Three Lights in the Dark ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lost and Found, part III. Rare recordings of Ellington, Ben Webster, Art Tatum and Gil Evans

Read "Lost and Found, part III. Rare recordings of Ellington, Ben Webster, Art Tatum and Gil Evans" reviewed by Larry Slater


There are so many Duke Ellington recordings available. How much undiscovered music of the band can there be?In this hour, you'll hear rarely heard gems from the Ellington discography. Music that's so rare, I doubt even die-hard Ellington aficionados have heard some of these tracks. The Duke Ellington Orchestra with Django Reinhardt at Carnegie ...

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Article: Book Review

The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life

Read "The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life John Gennari 264 Pages ISBN: #978-1-68458-285-3 Brandeis University Press 2025 Award-winning author, University of Vermont professor and Berkshire County native John Gennari encapsulates his fascinating history of The Jazz ...

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Article: In Pictures

The Jazz Loft's Harbor Jazz Festival: Winard Harper & Jeli Posse / Eric Alexander Trio

Read "The Jazz Loft's Harbor Jazz Festival: Winard Harper & Jeli Posse / Eric Alexander Trio" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The Jazz Loft's 10th Annual Harbor Jazz Festival, which ran from Wednesday, September 17 through Saturday, September 20, 2025, offered high-caliber hits to please both jazz neophytes and the fully initiated. Things kicked off with an opening reception and the Frank Hansen-helmed Jazz Loft Trio running the venue's weekly jam session; newly-installed Stony Brook Director of ...

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Article: Live Review

European Jazz Conference 2025: Italian Showcases

Read "European Jazz Conference 2025: Italian Showcases" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Italian Jazz Showcase Various venues European Jazz Conference Bari, Italy September 26-27, 2025 Jazz rang out in Bari for four days during the Europe Jazz Network's annual European Jazz Conference. It rang out in Bari's streets, piazzas and theatres, and in ancient church and castle too. It may have been ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe Webb: Hamstrings & Hurricanes

Read "Hamstrings & Hurricanes" reviewed by Neil Duggan


Open to all musical genres from the UK and Ireland, encompassing pop, rock, folk, urban, dance, jazz, blues, electronica and classical, the Mercury Prize stands as music's equivalent to literature's Booker Prize or art's Turner Prize. Past winners span from Arctic Monkeys and PJ Harvey to Arlo Parks, representing the award's diverse scope. Jazz ...


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