Tag Archives: Steve Bowie

Portrait of Mercer Ellington, Part II (Podcast #24-004)

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Ellington Reflections

Part II of Portrait of Mercer Ellington, composer, arranger, trumpeter – and drummer… Continue reading →

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When Cootie Left the Duke, Pt. I (Podcast #17-009)

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

After 11 years with Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams leaves to join Benny Goodman. Continue reading →

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Piano in the Foreground (Podcast #17-008)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

We feature piano versions of Ellington’s music, by the Maestro himself and other giants like Hines, Tyner, Waller, Tatum and others…. Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | 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 | Leave a comment

Harlem (Podcast #17-005)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

Duke Ellington lived in Harlem and celebrated the city and the people in song. Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Cab Calloway, Cootie Williams, Cotton Club, Duke Ellington, Ellington, Ellington Reflections, Ellington Uptown, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harry Carney, Jazz, Johnny Hodges, Louis Armstrong, Negro, podcast, Steve Bowie | Leave a comment

“Take A Train” (Podcast #17-004)

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

Trains were a preferred mode of transportation for Duke Ellington and he captured their essence in several great compositions. Continue reading →

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Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue (Podcast #17-002)

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Ellington Reflections

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 →