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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of a jazz orchestra. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz. Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians.
Indiana i/ɪndiˈænə/ is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816.
Before becoming a territory, varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Indiana is the third album by singer/songwriter David Mead, his first for Nettwerk. It was released in 2004.
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There is nothing like Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and His Orchestra. I recently discovered some forgotten gems - forgotten to me. This instrumnetal recording is from August 26, 1946.
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1969/11/1, Salle Pleyel, ORTF-TV “Newport a Paris” 2nd concert, Duke Ellington (p) & his Orch.: Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Mercer Ellington, Ambrose Jackson, Harold "Money" Johnson (t) Francois Guin, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors (tb) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Norris Turney (as,ts,cl,fl) Harold Ashby (ts,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Victor Gaskin (b) Rufus Jones (d) Georgder Wein (m.c): added Don Byas (ts*) Archie Shepp (ts**): 9:42 *Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue / 4:45 from 6:16 **C Jam Blues / I hope the copyright-holders will tolerate these two exemplary clips for non commercial historical jazz research showing two featured important jazz-saxists by Duke´s orch.- a treasury, Unfortunately from those Duke concert 66/7/29 feat.Ben Webster ...
Louis Bellson playing his own composition "The Hawk Talks" with Duke Ellington. Great drumming and a wonderful solo by a younger Louie.
1969/11/1, Salle Pleyel, ORTF-TV “Newport a Paris” 2nd concert, Duke Ellington (p) & his Orch.: Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Mercer Ellington, Ambrose Jackson, Harold "Money" Johnson (t) Francois Guin, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors (tb) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Norris Turney (as,ts,cl,fl) Harold Ashby (ts,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Victor Gaskin (b) Rufus Jones (d) Georgder Wein (m.c): added Don Byas (ts*) Archie Shepp (ts**): 9:42 *Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue / 4:45 from 6:16 **C Jam Blues / I hope the copyright-holders will tolerate these two exemplary clips for non commercial historical jazz research showing two featured important jazz-saxists by Duke´s orch.- a treasury, Unfortunately from those Duke concert 66/7/29 feat.Ben Webster ...
Indiana Nomma & Osmar Milito - Daydream (Duke Ellington)
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Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Duke Ellington Medley · Oscar Peterson · Zenph Studios · Billy Strayhorn / Billy Strayhorn / ビリーストレイホーン · E. K. Ellington / 艾靈頓公爵 · Harold Rome · Irving Mills · Jean Marie Blanvillain · Manny Kurtz · Henri Laurent Herpin · Juan Tizol · Don George · Johnny Hodges · Harry James Oscar Peterson: Unmistakable - Zenph Re-performance ℗ 2011 Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2011-10-04 Producer: David Lai Producer: John Q Walker Producer: Anatoly Larkin Auto-generated by YouTube.
This Short Film Shows How Records Were Made Back In The 30s And 40s.
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Duke Ellington - Carnegie Blues (1945)- The Overjazz Channel aims to offer only the best recordings of the begining era of modern music. Re-discover genius compositions from the parents of todays music like Miles Davis, Billie Holiday or John Coltrane. Subscribe for free to stay connected to our channel and easily access our video updates!
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of a jazz orchestra. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz. Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians.
In my solitude you haunt me
with reveries of days gone by
in my solitude you taunt me
with memories that never die
i sit in my chair
filled with despair
nobody could be so sad
with gloom ev'rywhere
i sit and i stare
i know that i'll soon go mad
in my solitude
i'm praying
dear lord above
send back my love
alternative lyric:
in my solitude you haunt me
with reveries of days gone by
in my solitude you taunt me
with memories that never die
i sit in my chair
i'm filled with despair
there's no one could be so sad
with gloom ev'rywhere
i sit and i stare
i know that i'll soon go mad
in my solitude
i'm praying
dear lord above
send back my love