https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/happy-birthday-podcast.mp3 Happy Birthday, Duke! Duke Ellington was born on this date 125 years ago. Today also marks the 7th anniversary for podcast/blog Ellington Reflections. I’m currently editing my Cootie Williams biography and securing the necessary image permissions, so it may be…

“At Columbia University’s New College, where I was studying engineering, my instructors constantly inquired whether I had written any songs. I was persuaded to sit down and play several of my compositions for them. Next they demanded why I wasn’t studying music formally. Their insistence convinced me that I ought to take a try.” Mercer Ellington, N…

“Jimmy Jones is a close member of our musical family. Outside of our original version, he and Toby Hardwick were the first to do “Come Sunday.” I have had many different associations with him, the most notable being when we did My People in Chicago in 1963. I could not be there during the entire run, and he took over many of my responsibilities, pl…

“Harold “Shorty” Baker came into the band in 1942 to give us our first trumpet section of four. He joined Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, and Wallace Jones, and with his phenomenal phrasing and tone control he was an immense asset. He ad-libbed hot or blues as though he were recalling some beautiful dreams of St. Louis, his home and birthplace. His way of …

“Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Wellman Braud were like Jelly [Roll Morton]; they’d talk as long as anyone would listen and hung around outside the Band Box. After Braud got written up in Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” column, he was too big for anybody. Ripley said he could pick faster than any bass player. He quit Duke’s band and started one of his …

The recordings heard on this podcast episode: (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded 30 October 1928 and 10 November 1928, NYC) Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano;…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/portrait-of-arthur-whetsel.mp3 “As a trumpet player, [Arthur Whetsel] had a tonal personality that has never really been duplicated. Sweet, but not syrupy, nor schmaltzy, nor surrealistic, it had a superiority of extrasensory dimensions. Both as a soloist and from the point of view of t…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/portrait-of-norris-turney.mp3 Norris Turney (Photo by Jan Persson) The recordings heard on this podcast episode: Checkered Hat (CD: “Togo Brava Suite” Storyville Records STCD 8323) Recorded 3 February 1971, New York City Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Harold “Money” Johnson, Mercer Ell…

In 1967, the west African nation of Togo released a postage stamp of Duke Ellington. Ellington reciprocated by writing the four movement Togo Brava Suite in 1971, the subject of this month’s episode of Ellington Reflections. 1967 Togo postage stamp celebrating Duke Ellington A performance of the Togo Brava Suite performed by the European Broadcasti…

“Then in 1960 we came up with Suite Thursday for the Monterey Festival that year…we tried to parallel John Steinbeck’s story, “Sweet Thursday,” which was set in Monterey’s Cannery Row.” Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/suite-thursday.mp3 The recordings heard on this podcast episode:…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/parisian-celebration-23_004.mp3 “Over on the Left Bank in Paris, Billy Strayhorn and Aaron Bridgers and their In crowd used to take us to a place called Le Paysan on the Rue de Tournon, where we would have wonderful French soul food. Wine and appetizers would be served, and seated comfo…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/city-of-lights.mp3 ELLINGTON MEETING 2023 Since 1981, Ellington experts from around the world have been meeting every year in order to exchange and share their knowledge about Duke Ellington’s work and life. After the US, England, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, La Maison d…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/one-more-once.mp3 The recordings heard on this podcast episode: Drop Me Off in Harlem (CD: “Continuum” Fantasy FANCD 24765) Recorded 16-17 July 1974, New York City Mercer Ellington – conductor; Cootie Williams, James “Buddy” Bolden, Harold “Money” Johnson, Barrie Lee Hall, Jr. – trumpet…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/reminiscing-in-tempo.mp3 “Every page of that particular manuscript [Reminiscing in Tempo] was dotted with smears and unshapely marks caused by tears that had fallen. I would sit and gaze into space, pat my foot, and say to myself, “Now, Edward, you know she would not want you to disinte…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/cootie-plays-duke-part-ii.mp3 The recordings heard on this podcast episode: Concerto for Cootie (CD: Benny Goodman and Sid Catlett “Roll ’em!,” Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1032) Recorded 1941 Cootie Williams, Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (CD: “The Jubilee Shows – No. 77 and No. 78,” T…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/cootie-plays-duke-part-i.mp3 The recordings heard on this podcast episode: Echoes of Harlem (CD: “Cootie Williams and his Orchestra 1945-1946” Classics 981) Recorded 29 January 1946, New York City Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill – trumpet, vocal; Ermit V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy For…

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https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/sacred-concert-podcast-2022.mp3 “The concert was performed for the first time on September 16, 1965, and it was successful beyond my wildest dreams, both in San Francisco and at a subsequent performance in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York on December 26. Duke Ellington T…

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https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/portrait-of-louie-bellson.mp3 “Louis Bellson is the epitome of what Paul Gonsalves means when he says, “He’s a beautiful cat, man!” For in spite of his outrageous beauty, Louis Bellson is truly a beautiful person. With never a thought about getting even or getting the better of any man,…

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ERRATA — In the podcast, I said the later version of “The Perfume Suite” was recorded in 1961. Only “Strange Feeling” was recorded in 1961. The other three movements were recorded in 1957. https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/the-perfume-suite.mp3 “Date with the Duke” is a George Pal production from 1947. This short film f…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/the-deep-south-suite.mp3 “In 1946, we might remind ourselves, the American South was a one-party apartheid society, the Klu Klux Klan still operated without police intervention and lynchings were still an accepted form of justice; in Congress, Southern senators and representatives preve…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/portrait-of-russell-procope-pt-ii.mp3 “I enjoyed every day I was a member of the Ellington band even though it was grueling trying to keep up with Duke. I knew I was a part of something that was very special, something that would never die. But the biggest joy I had, and I think the oth…

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https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/portrait-of-russell-procope-part-ome.mp3 “Russell Procope…. a man of dignity and gentility, of clean and gentlemanly appearance. What is more, he became a conscientious, all-around musician, one always to be depended on.” Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress This documentary features in…

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https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/beyond-the-usual-suspects-part-ii.mp3 Most Duke Ellington tribute concerts and recordings rely on just a handful of his compositions (Mood Indigo, Satin Doll, In A Sentimental Mood, etc.). The Duke Ellington Society refers to these songs as “the usual suspects.” While they are worthy of…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/beyond-the-usual-suspects-part-i.mp3 Most Duke Ellington tribute concerts and recordings rely on just a handful of his compositions (Mood Indigo, Satin Doll, In A Sentimental Mood, etc.). The Duke Ellington Society refers to these songs as “the usual suspects.” While they are worthy of …

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/portrait-of-charlie-barnet-part-ii.mp3 “Meanwhile, I was looking around for musicians who were sympathetic to my musical ideas and would fit my plans. I now wanted to incorporate Duke Ellington’s harmonic approach and tone colors with Count Basie’s rhythmic drive.” Charlie Barnet, Those…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/portrait-of-charlie-barnet-part-i.mp3 “Charlie Barnet has always been a wonderful friend to me. Because of his musicianship, good judgement, and good taste, he has always had people working for him whose potential was immense. Some who come to my mind are Lena Horne, Kay Starr, Judy Ell…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/ellingtonians-play-ellington.mp3 “Spanning over five decades (1923-1974), the Duke Ellington orchestra was nursery, proving ground and finishing school for dozens of jazzmen. ” – Jazzmessengers.com Ellington alumni Charles Mingus and Cat Anderson play “Perdido” The recordings heard on t…

https://ellingtonreflectionsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/portrait-of-jimmy-hamilton-part-iii.mp3 “It took considerable courage for Mr. Hamilton, whose quietly conversational improvising was so memorably showcased in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, to join a trio of players associated with the jazz avant-garde and make music without the support …

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