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The Latin American Suite (Podcast #25-001)
“The Latin American Suite,” from 1968 showed that despite advancing age and the recent death of his writing partner Billy Strayhorn, there was no end in Ellington’s creativity. Continue reading
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Portrait of Mercer Ellington, Part I (Podcast #24-002)
Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington, is an underrated contributor to the world of Ellingtonia. Continue reading
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Tagged concerts, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Jazz, Johnny Hodges, Johnny Mercer, Mercer Ellington, music, news, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer
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Portrait of Norris Turney (Podcast #23-007)
Multi-reedman Norris Turney became the first flute soloist featured with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He was with the band for 4 years, leaving in 1973. Continue reading
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Togo Brava Suite (Podcast #23-006)
In 1967, the west African nation of Togo released a postage stamp of Duke Ellington. Ellington reciprocated by writing the four movement Togo Brava Suite in 1971, the subject of this month’s episode of Ellington Reflections. Continue reading
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Ellington 2023 – Duke and the Lights (Podcast #23-003)
Since 1981, Ellington experts from around the world have been meeting every year in order to exchange and share their knowledge about Duke Ellington’s work and life. After the US, England, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, La Maison du Duke welcomes for the first time in France the international symposium dedicated to one of the greatest creators of the 20th century. Continue reading
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The Symphonic Ellington (Podcast #18-008)
Borrowing the title of a 1963 album to survey a few of Ellington’s recordings with symphony orchestras.
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Tagged Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops, Brooks Kerr, Classical Musical, Duke Ellington, Erich Kunzel, Jazz, John Lamb, Louie Bellson, Piano, Roi Ottley, Symphony Orchestra
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Portrait of Ben Webster, Pt. II (Podcast #18-003)
A look at the music of Ben Webster after his tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Continue reading
Portrait of Ben Webster, Pt. I (Podcast #18-002)
The addition of Ben Webster in 1940 permanently brought Ellington’s saxophone section to five members. But Webster’s tenor voice was to impact the band far beyond his four year tenure. Continue reading
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Tagged Art Tatum, Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Carnegie Hall, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Jimmie Blanton, Juan Tizol, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer, Tenor Sax
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The River (Podcast #17-015)
Ellington was commissioned
by the American Ballet Theatre to write a ballet, which became “The River” in 1970.
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Tagged Akira Endo, Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet, Calefax Reed Quintet, Duke Ellington, Jazz, The River, Tony Overwater, Vijay Iyer
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Reflections from the Avant Garde (Podcast #17-014)
Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp and others interpret Ellington’s music. Continue reading
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Tagged Archie Shepp, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Avant Garde, Billy Strayhorn, Cecil Taylor, Clark Terry, David Murray, Duke Ellington, Famadou Don Moye, Jazz, John Gilmore, Joseph Jarman, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Mercer Ellington, Roscoe Mitchell, Roswell Rudd, Steve Lacy, Sun Ra, World Saxophone Quartet
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Ellington & 100 years of Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie (Podcast #17-013)
Celebrating the 100th birth anniversaries of Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie through their connections with Duke Ellington. Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Jimmy Rushing, Newport Jazz Festival, Piano, Thelonious Monk
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When Cootie Left the Duke, Pt. II (Podcast #17-010)
Cootie Williams starts his own big band after a year long stint with Benny Goodman.
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When Cootie Left the Duke, Pt. I (Podcast #17-009)
After 11 years with Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams leaves to join Benny Goodman. Continue reading
Piano in the Foreground (Podcast #17-008)
We feature piano versions of Ellington’s music, by the Maestro himself and other giants like Hines, Tyner, Waller, Tatum and others…. Continue reading
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Tagged Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Earl Fatha Hines, Erroll Garner, Fats Waller, Jay McShann, Jazz, Jazz Podcast, Jimmie Blanton, Jimmy Jones, John Hicks, Luigi Polombi, McCoy Tyner, Orson Welles, Oscar Peterson, Piano, Piano Jazz, podcast, Ray Brown, Solo Piano, Steve Bowie, Thelonious Monk
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Reflections on “The Far East Suite” (Podcast #17-007)
Examining different interpretations of Ellington’s Far East Suite Continue reading
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Tagged Alban Wesly, Billy Strayhorn, Calefax Reed Quintet, Cat Anderson, Chris Stormquist, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Ivar Berix, Jazz, Jelte Althuis, Jimmy Hamilton, John Carlson, John Lamb, Johnny Hodges, Kenny Warren, Lawrence Brown, Maarten Ornstein, Matt Moran, Matt Musselman, Oliver Boekhoorn, Paul Gonsalves, Peter Hess, Peter Stan, podcast, Ron Caswell, Rufus Jones, Slavic Soul Party!, Tim Vaughn, Tony Overwater, Wim Kegel
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Portrait of Mahalia Jackson (Podcast #17-006)
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and the Ellington orchestra meet in 1958.
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Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Black Brown and Beige, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Gospel, Jazz, Julian Priester, Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, New Orleans Suite, Newport Jazz Festival, Norris Turney, Paul Gonsalves, podcast, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, United Methodist Hymnal
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Harlem (Podcast #17-005)
Duke Ellington lived in Harlem and celebrated the city and the people in song. Continue reading
Portrait of Clark Terry (Podcast #17-003)
Trumpet virtuoso and flugelhorn pioneer Clark Terry was a featured soloist with the Ellington band from 1951-1959 Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Duke Ellington, Flugelhorn, Jazz, Justin Kauflin, keep on keepin' on, Mumbles, Oscar Peterson, podcast, Quincy Jones, Trumpet
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Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue (Podcast #17-002)
Duke Ellington’s career is given a boost by the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival by a spirited performance of
a pair of vintage compositions. Continue reading
Introduction (Podcast #17-001)
An overview of the format of the “Ellington Reflections” podcast series. Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Ellington, Introduction, Jazz, Paul Gonsalves, podcast, Stefon Harris, Steve Bowie
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