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Ellington Reflections
Podcast reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia.”
Reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia.”
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Portrait of Juan Tizol (Podcast #20-005)
Valve trombonist Juan Tizol (1900-84) was an important member of the Ellington band. Besides instrumental duties, he was a composer, arranger and copyist.
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Tagged Barney Bigard, Caravan, Clark Terry, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, Juan Tizol, Nat "King" Cole, Perdido, Puerto Rico, Valve Trombone
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Ellingtonian Geography (Podcast #19-016)
Geographically titled songs by Ellington and his associates. Continue reading →
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Tagged Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer
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Portrait of Otto Hardwicke (Podcast #19-010)
Reedman Otto “Toby” Hardwicke was one of the earliest Ellingtonians. Continue reading →
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Tagged Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Barney Bigard, Bass Sax, Bubber Miley, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Fred Guy, Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Sonny Greer
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Portrait of Bubber Miley (Podcast #19-008)
“Bubber Miley was from the body and soul of Soulville. He was raised on soul and saturated and marinated in soul. Every note he played was soul filled with the pulse of compulsion….. Bubber was born in South Carolina, but … Continue reading →
And Now For Something Completely Different…. (Podcast #19-003)
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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Tagged Apollo 11, Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Jazz Podcast, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer
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Tiger Rag & its Ellington Contrafacts (Podcast #18-018)
Tiger Rag provided Ellington with composition material for many years Continue reading →
Portrait of Louis Armstrong (Podcast #18-014)
If there were a Mount Rushmore for American Music, Ellington and Armstrong would be guaranteed members. Here we highlight their collaborations. Continue reading →
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Tagged Barney Bigard, Billy Strayhorn, Clark Terry, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Louis Armstrong, New Orleans, New Orleans Suite, Oliver Nelson, Paris Blues, Trummy Young
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Portrait of Barney Bigard (Podcast #17-012)
New Orleanian Barney Bigard joined the Ellington band in December 1927 and left in 1942 after tiring of life on the road. Continue reading →
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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
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“Take A Train” (Podcast #17-004)
Trains were a preferred mode of transportation for Duke Ellington and he captured their essence in several great compositions. Continue reading →
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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
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