Posts Tagged Duke Ellington
A very happy One Hundred and Twelfth birthday to the great Duke Ellington. To commemorate the anniversary, allow me to share one of my favorites, New World a Comin’. Regrettably I wasn’t able to find a copy of the orchestral[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And we’re back! today’s selection is Duke Ellington’s Creole Rhapsody
Let’s all raise a toast and wish a very happy birthday to the great Duke Ellington. So sit back and enjoy a rare filmed version of his signature piece “Take the A-Train” done in 1943 with a vocal accompaniment by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s Rhapsody is another from the great Duke Ellington the Lazy (or Swanee) Rhapsody.
A very happy birthday to Duke Ellington! So let’s celebrate this year with one of the many jazz standards we can thank him for… “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
A very happy one hundred and fifteenth birthday to Duke Ellington. Let’s celebrate with a recording of “I Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues”