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Portrait of Harold “Shorty” Baker (Podcast #23-011)
Duke Ellington said of trumpeter Harold “Shorty” Baker that “his way of playing a melody was absolutely personal, and he had no bad notes at all.” Continue reading
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Side by Side and Back to Back (Podcast #23-009)
The recordings heard on this podcast episode: (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor – 09026-63386-2) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded 30 October 1928 and 10 November 1928, NYC) Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton … Continue reading
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The Deep South Suite (Podcast #22-008)
“In 1946, we might remind ourselves, the American South was a one-party apartheid society, the Klu Klux Klan still operated without police intervention and lynchings were still an accepted form of justice; in Congress, Southern senators and representatives prevented the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Cat Anderson, Duke Ellington, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves
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Ellington Reflections 