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The Three Concerts – Part III

Posted on October 24, 2013 by garOctober 24, 2013
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The Eastbourne Performance Duke Ellington hated endings, as I’ve noted in previous entries. He dreaded his own mortality the most, as many of us do. In 1971, he was probably already suffering early symptoms of the cancer that would ultimately … Continue reading →

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The Three Concerts – Part II

Posted on October 20, 2013 by garOctober 20, 2013
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Togo Brava Suite There are two CDs by this title. One is a studio session of never released tracks of the sort that Duke Ellington recorded when he wanted to hear how certain pieces in development sounded. It features a … Continue reading →

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The Three Concerts – Part I

Posted on October 14, 2013 by garOctober 14, 2013
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Sometime in 1931 Duke Ellington hit the road in earnest for the first time. Commentators noted that he was able to make a “graceful” exit from the mob-owned Cotton Club in Harlem by arranging Cab Calloway and His Orchestra to … Continue reading →

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Late Era Ellington: . . .And His Mother Called Him Bill

Posted on May 25, 2013 by garMay 25, 2013
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{Ed. note: Much of the biographical information in this article is supported by Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn by David Hajdu (North Point Press, 1996).} By the time the Duke Ellington Orchestra went on their first State Department-sponsored tour, … Continue reading →

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Late Era Ellington: The Far East Suite

Posted on May 18, 2013 by garMay 18, 2013
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In 1956, during the halcyon days of the Cold War and immediately after the McCarthy era, the US State Department began an interesting experiment.  Take some of America’s top jazz talent and put them on tour to spread goodwill and … Continue reading →

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Late Era Duke Ellington

Posted on May 12, 2013 by garMay 12, 2013
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My mom used to say of Mozart that one can like only a third of Mozart’s music and still like a lot of Mozart.  Very true.  In his short 30 years of composing he wrote a staggering number of pieces. … Continue reading →

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