In 1955 the great Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performed for the 10,000 seat D. C. Armory, in his hometown of Washington, D. C. As Ellington fans will of course remember, Ellington had an...
Ellington,Duke Great Concerts: Chicago 1946 CD1. Ring Dem Bells 2. Jumpin' Punkins 3. Beale Street Blues 4. Memphis Blues 5. The Golden Feather 6. The Air-Conditioned Jungle 7. A Very Unbooted...
Here we have the great Maestro, Duke Ellington in a very rare performance of his later Sacred Music, which he termed his most serious efforts of the latter part of his career. Of the three Sacred...
Duke Ellington was of course known as a bandleader and one of the greatest of all American composers, but as a pianist, he was equally as great and influential, yet often overlooked. Here for the...