Tag Archives: Oscar Peterson
Variations on a Theme Song (Podcast #20-003)
Billy Strayhorn wrote “Take the “A” Train,” which became the band’s theme song in 1941. We survey a number of diverse treatments from a thirty year period. Continue reading
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Tagged Al Killian, Billy Strayhorn, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton, Oscar Peterson, Ray Nance, Take the "A" Train
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Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Pt. I (Podcast #18-020)
Johnny Hodges one of the most unique voices in jazz, graced the Ellington band for almost 40 years.
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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
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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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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