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 a few months before the podcast episodes return. In the meantime, please enjoy 2019’s birthday episode which can be found above. (Sidenote – the Cootie Williams CD compilation has received its first review.)
There are several fine Ellington birthday print celebrations. Start with John Edward Hasse’s WSJ article. Duke’s place of birth weighs in with this Washington Post tribute. The Chicago Tribune published a critic’s personal Ellington journey here. And finally, Daily Kos remembers Duke at the end of Jazz Appreciation Month (April).
Love you madly!
Portrait of Mercer Ellington, Part I (Podcast #24-002)
Portrait of Jimmy Jones (Podcast #24-001)
Portrait of Harold “Shorty” Baker (Podcast #23-011)
Portrait of Wellman Braud (Podcast #23-010)
Side by Side and Back to Back (Podcast #23-009)
Portrait of Arthur Whetsel (Podcast #23-008)
Portrait of Norris Turney (Podcast #23-007)
Togo Brava Suite (Podcast #23-006)
Suite Thursday (Podcast #23-005)
Parisian Birthday Celebration (Podcast #23-004)
Ellington 2023 – Duke and the Lights (Podcast #23-003)
One More Once… (Podcast #23-002)
Reminiscing In Tempo (Podcast #23-001)
Cootie plays Duke, Part II (Podcast #22-013)
Cootie plays Duke, Part I (Podcast #22-012)
The New York Choral Society performs Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts (Podcast #22-011)
Portrait of Louie Bellson (Podcast #22-010)
The Perfume Suite (Podcast #22-009)
The Deep South Suite (Podcast #22-008)
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