The quintessence
Duke Ellington
The quintessence
- East St. Louis toodle-oo
- Black and tan fantasy
- Creole love call
- The blues I love to sing
- Take it easy
- Jubilee stomp
- Yellow dog blues
- The mooche
- Hot and bothered
- Awful sad
- Misty mornin'
- Mood indigo
- Rockin' in rhythm
- Echoes of the jungle
- Daybreak express
- Saddest tale
- Moon glow
- Black beauty
- Reminiscing in tempo
- Echoes of Harlem
- Dimuendo and crescendo in blue
- The new black and tan fantasy (part two)
- Blue light
- Subtle lament
- Jack the bear
- Ko-ko
- Concerto for Cootie
- Cotton tail
- Harlem air shaft
- All too soon
- In a mellotone
- Chloe
- Take the 'A'
- Blue Serge
- Across the track blues
- Pitter Panther Patter
Take the A Train by Softly Jazz Quartet, Madrid
05/01/2009 : A 1939 jazz standard, which was made famous by Duke Ellington. Un tema de 1939 que popularizó Duke Ellington.
PETITE FLEUR. SIDNEY BECHET - 1952
30/12/2008 : Bechet was a child prodigy in New Orleans. He was such good clarinet player that he was featured by some of the top bands in the city, when he was still a child. Bechet's style of playing clarinet and soprano sax dominated many of the bands that he played in. He played lead parts that were usually reserved for trumpets and was a master of improvisation. In 1917 he moved to Chicago. In 1919 he started playing with with Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra which toured Europe. While overseas he bought a soprano sax and from then on it was his main instrument. Back in the U.S. Bechet made his recording debut in 1923 with Clarence Williams and during the next two years he appeared on several of Williams' records backing up blues singers. and on a classic session with the Clarence Williams Blue Five, featuring Louis Armstrong, whom he had know as a child in New Orleans. He played in an early version of Duke Ellington's Washingtonians, but unfortunately never recorded with them. From 1925 to 1929 Bechet lived and played in Europe, playing in England, France, Germany, and Russia. While living in Paris, Bechet got into a dispute with another musican and a gun fight broke out. Three people were wounded and Sidney spent a year in a French jail as a result of the fracas. He was deported upon release from prison and went to Berlin, Germany. He could not stay in France and he would not get a visa for England so he stayed in Berlin till 1931 then joined the Noble Sissle Orchestra and returned to America. Bechet managed to keep playing during the Thirties, but he also ran an unsuccessful tailor's shop with Tommy Ladnier and made some memorable recordings with the trumpeter under the name of the New Orleans Feetwarmers. In 1938 he had a hit record of "Summertime. In the Forties Bechet worked regularly in New York with Eddie Condon and tried to start a band with Bunk Johnson. Bechet was a popular figure of the Dixieland revival of the late Forties often recording with Mezz Mezzrow. .
I must have that man - Erik Berndalen 2008
26/12/2008 : I must have that man ? Erik Berndalen 2008 During a concert at the Golden Washboard Festival in Ilawa Poland Swedish trumpet player Erik Berndalen is featured in a beautiful tune. In my own collection I had this by Billy Holiday with Teddy Wilson and Buck Clayton in 1937. If you type in this title on youtube you?ll find other versions by Abbey Lincoln, Billy Holiday and Adelaide Hall. It is a tune from around 1928 and Adelaide Hall recorded it then with Duke Ellington Other great artists who have done it then as well were Jimmy Noone, Joe Venuti Jack Hylton. It came up again in the late thirties with Benny Goodman and also by Ella Fitzgerald. In this session Erik is backed up by Mikael Cinthio clarinet, Dymitr Markiewicz trombone and in the rhythm group Wojtek Kaminski piano, Wiktor Zydron and Pawel Tarntanus banjos, Kuba Olejnik bass
Amos and Andy - Check and Double Check
24/12/2008 : Classic Series 'Amos and Andy' feature film - "Check and Double Check". Amos and Andy operate a bare-bones taxi service in Harlem, struggling to keep their vehicle running and their tires inflated. When their lodge-master, Kingfish, offers them a lucrative job ferrying Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra to a gig in the Upper West Side, they jump at the chance. At the party, the two men run into an old friend, Ralph Crawford, who needs help finding the lost deed to his deceased father's house in order to prove his worth to his prospective in-laws. Amos and Andy spend a spooky night in the dead man's mansion, hoping to locate the papers that will set things right.
New Legacy Jazz Band, I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
19/12/2008 : www.simplybeth.biz www.newlegacyjazzband.com From Beth McDonald's salute to Peggy Lee, a Duke Ellington classic, I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues.
Dia de los muertos
18/12/2008 : une vido de Dan Boord, Luis Valdovino La riche iconographie du Jour des Morts, l'esprit de Luis Bunuel, la musique de Duke Ellington, et un groupe de touriste partagent la dernire clbration du Jour des Morts quelque part au Mexique. Attention : cette fte pourrait ne pas convenir aux vgtariens.
ibü
12/12/2008 : TRAIN DE NUIT présente son 1er film : ibü (2008 / animation / 8min32) . réalisé par Anaïs Ibert & Victor De Las Heras . musique : Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol / Moondog
André Losquin Quintet à Pluméliau
05/12/2008 : Concert "Hommage au swing" organisé par Baud Communauté et son école de musique. André Losquin au bugle, Jean-Philippe Le Coz au trombone, Gérard Mace à la batterie, Jacquy Thomas à la bass et Jacques Bouilliol au clavier interprètent notamment plusiuers thèmes de Duke Ellington.
What a Dream Bechet 1938
05/12/2008 : What a Dream Sidney Bechet 1938 Sidney Bechet, the first great jazz horn soloist to be featured on records, was a remarkable soprano saxophonist and clarinetist. He dominated ensembles, often taking over the role of a trumpet or cornet, and was such a dazzling soloist that he ended up being the favorite musician of both Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. The posted tune was from 1938, during a recording under his own name. Sidney Bechet and his Orchestra recorded just four tunes. In this session he was joined by Ernie Caceres on baritone sax, Dave Bowman piano, Leonard Ware electric guitar, Ed Robinson string bass and yes, the great Zutty Singleton on drums. It is so good that the tradition of playing this music is maintained by the younger generation. I was very impressed by the performance of Erik Greiffenhagen I saw this morning on youtube. Keep it up, Erik! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ohxPZzrLg
Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (1943)
20/11/2008 : Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 ? May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader. Recognized during his life as one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music, Ellington's reputation has increased since his death, including a special award citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board. Ellington called his style and sound "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category", including many of the musicians who served with his orchestra, some of whom were themselves considered among the giants of jazz and remained with Ellington's orchestra for decades. While many were noteworthy in their own right, it was Ellington who melded them into one of the most well-known orchestral units in the history of jazz. He often composed specifically for the style and skills of these individuals, such as "Jeep's Blues" for Johnny Hodges, "Concerto for Cootie" ("Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me") for Cootie Williams and "The Mooche" for Tricky Sam Nanton. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's "Caravan" and "Perdido" which brought the "Spanish Tinge" to big-band jazz. After 1941, he frequently collaborated with composer-arranger Billy Strayhorn, who he called his alter-ego.
Sexual Freedom: Urban Erotic Poetry by Alphonso Taylor
06/11/2008 : LIVE AND AVAILABLE NOW! Alphonso Taylor's third book, Sexual Freedom dives deep into the dirty and raw side of sex, sexuality and occasionally the love relationships that accompany it. Although Mr. Taylor does not sugar coat the very sexually charged scenes that make up his newest release, his purpose is not to inundate the reader with over the top sexual images. Quite the contrary, Mr. Taylor attempts to fight the worlds sexual repression by challenging it from the core. He uses his talent as a writer and experience in the arts and acting to bring together the multiple voices that are on display in this erotic debut. This book is not for every reader, but for the open minded and sexually liberated adults. Sexual Freedom can become a dynamic part of any poetry collection and a must-have on your nightstand. Read Sexual Freedom with a lover close by because its hot! Alphonso "Al" Taylor was born and bred in Southeast, Washington DC. He is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts. Also, hes an alumni from the University of the District of Columbia with a BA in Theatre Arts. Aside from writing, Alphonso enjoys acting, which he performed in many theatrical productions in the DC area. He released his first book of poetry, Bible of an Owl: A Collection of Poems in 2006. On the follow-up, he released the sequel, his second book, Bible of an Alligator: A Collection of Poems in 2007. The creativity in his books gives him an art of being spiritual and sexual. Mr. Taylor is a student of the human condition, wielding the written craft to enrapture the mind much like an artist wields a brush. The pages are a blank canvas on which to draw from a talent heralded by many and matched only by an imagination that rises to the task. He writes in a rap style of the Apocalypse to destroy all evil forces surrounding him. He resides in DC. ANYWHERE BOOKS ARE SOLD! $11.95 www.outskirtspress.com/alphonsotaylor www.myspace.com/alphonsotaylor
