As one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century, Edward "Duke" Ellington led a band from the early 1920s until his death in 1974. He composed new material relentlessly, ...
Featuring the talented solo voices of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Hamilton, trumpeter Ray Nance, trombonist Booty Wood, and most other members of this 1958-59 Ellington ...
The cover photo for this album is a bit misleading. John Brown stands with his left forearm pressed against a shiny black piano and the album title—Dancing With Duke: An Homage To Duke ...
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TJBS proudly kicks off 2019 by presenting “Portraits of Duke Ellington” by Joe Pass presented by guitarist for the Time Jumpers Andy Reiss. Sunday, January 13, 2019 in The Lounge at City Winery ...