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Duke Ellington Tames The Savage Beasts: Lions and Tigers and Bears (and Gazelles!)

by Dan Bilawsky
July 14, 2010

I begin this edition of Old, New, Borrowed and Blue with a confession. I have an unabashed love for the music of Duke Ellington. From his brilliantly scored compositions, to the singular instrumental personalities in his band(s)--with Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton and Johnny Hodges ranking at the top of my list--Ellington seems to transcend the “big band" ...