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Tag Archives: Barney Bigard

And Now For Something Completely Different…. (Podcast #19-003)

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Ellington Reflections

Ellington playing the electric piano, Billy Strayhorn on harpsichord and the 1932 band in stereo are just some of the different items you’ll hear from the Ellington oeuvre.
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Posted in podcast | Tagged Apollo 11, Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Jazz Podcast, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer | Leave a comment

Tiger Rag & its Ellington Contrafacts (Podcast #18-018)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Ellington Reflections

Tiger Rag provided Ellington with composition material for many years Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Art Tatum, Barney Bigard, Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington, Harold "Money" Johnson, Harry Carney, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Hodges, New Orleans, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Piano, Russell Procope, Sonny Greer, Tiger Rag, Vince Prudente | Leave a comment

Portrait of Louis Armstrong (Podcast #18-014)

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Ellington Reflections

If there were a Mount Rushmore for American Music, Ellington and Armstrong would be guaranteed members. Here we highlight their collaborations. Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Clark Terry, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Louis Armstrong, New Orleans, New Orleans Suite, Oliver Nelson, Paris Blues, Trummy Young | Leave a comment

Portrait of Barney Bigard (Podcast #17-012)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

New Orleanian Barney Bigard joined the Ellington band in December 1927 and left in 1942 after tiring of life on the road. Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Barney Bigard, Cat Anderson, clarinet, Clarinet Lament, Duke Ellington, Geoff Winstead, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Mark Sowlakis, Mood Indigo, New Orleans, Piano, podcast, Tenor Sax, Wellman Braud | Leave a comment

“Take A Train” (Podcast #17-004)

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

Trains were a preferred mode of transportation for Duke Ellington and he captured their essence in several great compositions. Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Daybreak Express, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Happy-Go-Lucky Local, Harlem, Jazz, Ken Kimmelman, Loco Madi, Mick Carlon, Old Circus Train, podcast, Riding Duke's Train, Sam Woodyard, Sonny Greer, Steve Bowie, The the "A" Train, Track 360 | Leave a comment