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Duke Ellington – V.I.P. Boogie/Jam With Sam
In 1962, the Goodyear Tire Company sponsored a series of half-hour shows that showcased swing-oriented performers. This color excerpt from the Duke Ellington program features baritonist Harry Carney and clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton in the spotlight during the medium-tempo blues “V.I.P. Boogie.” Continue reading
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Three Duke Ellington Classics: Medley – Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooch
16 October 2013 — Jazz on the Tube I think I could have been no more than 13 or perhaps 14 when I bought my first jazz album and it was the 1957 classic, ‘Duke Ellington Presents – The Bethlehem Years Volume 2’ made I think after his epic return to fame at the Continue reading
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Video: Duke Ellington Orchestra at Newport: 'Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue'
6 March 2012 I suppose I must have been around fourteen years old when I first heard this and later when I bought the album I wore out this track that had Paul Gonsalves 27 choruses nearly causing a riot. But for me, it was hearing the rap of a rolled-up newspaper on the stage Continue reading
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Duke Ellington ‘Caravan’
Duke Ellington’s orchestra playing Juan Tizol’s Caravan. Juan Tizol, trombone player, co-wrote the song with Ellington. 1952. Continue reading
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Duke Ellington ‘Sophisticated Lady’
Duke Ellington and his orchestra in concert in Copenhagen (1965) – featuring Harry Carney on tenor saxaphone. Duke Ellington ‘Sophisticated Lady’ Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
The New Dark Age 