Tag Archives: Cootie Williams

Beyond the “Usual Suspects” [Again] (Podcast #19-019)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

More covers of Ellington compositions that deserve wider exposure. Continue reading →

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Ellingtonian Geography (Podcast #19-016)

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

Geographically titled songs by Ellington and his associates. Continue reading →

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Portrait of Lawrence Brown, Pt. II (Podcast #19-014)

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

Lawrence Brown (1907-88) was a major voice in the Ellington orchestra. He played with Duke for 29 years, longer than any other trombonist in the orchestra. Continue reading →

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Portrait of Lawrence Brown, Pt. I (Podcast #19-013)

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

Lawrence Brown (1907-88) was a major voice in the Ellington orchestra. He played with Duke for 29 years, longer than any other trombonist in the orchestra. Continue reading →

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Old Wine and New Bottles (Podcast #19-011)

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

Ellington never liked to set his compositions in stone. Here’s a few examples of how he would re-visit older works…
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Portrait of Otto Hardwicke (Podcast #19-010)

Posted on June 2, 2019 by

Reedman Otto “Toby” Hardwicke was one of the earliest Ellingtonians. Continue reading →

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Portrait of Bubber Miley (Podcast #19-008)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

“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 →

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