As one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century, Edward "Duke" Ellington led a band from the early 1920s until his death in 1974. He composed new material relentlessly, ...

1. Tourist Point of View (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 5:17 2. Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 3:17 3. Isfahan (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 4:10 4. Depk (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 2:54 5. Mount ...

Disk 1: Duke's Place, I'm Just A Lucky So And So, Cottontail, Mood Indigo, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, The Beautiful American, Black And Tan Fantasy, Drop Me Off In Harlem, The Mooche, In A ...

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TJBS proudly kicks off 2019 by presenting “Portraits of Duke Ellington” by Joe Pass presented by guitarist for the Time Jumpers Andy Reiss. Sunday, January 13, 2019 in The Lounge at City Winery ...

How a Refuge on Rails Inspired Jazz Classics For Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong, even their fame couldn’t fully protect them from the terrifying violence of Jim Crow. But the railroad ...