Tag Archives: New Orleans

Portrait of Wellman Braud (Podcast #23-010)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Ellington Reflections

“Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Wellman Braud were like Jelly [Roll Morton]; they’d talk as long as anyone would listen and hung around outside the Band Box. After Braud got written up in Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” column, he was … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Barney Bigard, Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, New Orleans, Otto Hardwicke, Wellman Braud | 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 →