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Duke Ellington: Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Duke Ellington’s “Happy-Go-Lucky Local” was originally the final movement of his Deep South Suite premiered at his 19...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRAIN TRACKS

For big bands in the thirties, trains were the logical upgrade from the drudgery of the band bus. Airplanes wer...

Duke Ellington (featuring Al Hibbler): Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

As most Ellington fans know, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" was the pop song version of Duke's 1940 instrumental "Ne...

Duke Ellington with Ella Fitzgerald: Imagine My Frustration (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

The appearances together in 1966-67 of Ella with the Duke Ellington Orchestra quickly assumed almost legendary propor...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMANCES

Ella Fitzgerald lived to sing. Nothing in her life meant as much to her. Yet she never had a music lesson in her life...

Duke Ellington (featuring Louie Bellson): Skin Deep (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

A few years after this recording, rock bands would discover the allure of long, intense drum solos. This was more th...

Jelly Roll Morton: Deep Creek (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Once he was in New York, Morton’s recording ensembles grew in size. Single instruments gave way to sections. “Deep Cr...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JELLY ROLL MORTON

   Jelly Roll Morton, artwork by Suzanne Cerny It’s evening in Washington, D.C., and the ...

Duke Ellington: Blood Count (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

Billy Strayhorn wrote or co-composed with Duke Ellington some of the best-loved pieces in the Ellington band’s repert...

Duke Ellington: Jingle Bells (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Ten lords a leaping plus a Duke, Cat and Rabbit shake up "Jingle Bells" (1857) by James Lord Pierpont, who wasn't rea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ

First, about the name. The whole "Rudolph" thing started as a joke. To friends and family, I've always been Rudy. The...

Duke Ellington: A Tone Parallel To Harlem (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

Many fans back in the early 1950s thought that the arrival of the LP -- youngsters, that stands for "Long Playing" re...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARLEM

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Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo (1950) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

The advent of the long-playing record finally released Duke Ellington from the time constraints that had previously f...

Duke Ellington: The Tattooed Bride (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

Ellington was ahead of his time, and not just for preferring his brides with tattoos. This extended piece, premiered...

Ella Fitzgerald (with Duke Ellington): Take the 'A' Train (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 06, 08

Matching Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on its signature tune is a surefire winner. But when you ...

Duke Ellington: C Jam Blues (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 01, 09

Duke Ellington wrote “C Jam Blues” as a simple way to showcase his musicians. Its first appearance was in a “soundie”...

Duke Ellington: Solitude (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

Ellington Indigos is one of my favorite Ellington albums. Recorded right after Such Sweet Thunder, it was designed to...

Mildred Bailey: St. Louis Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 14, 08

Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo are the key players in this light take on the old standard with an element of seduction....

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MILDRED BAILEY

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Mildred Bailey: I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 14, 08

Eddie Sauter's arrangement of this lightweight tune from an earlier era is full of surprises. The bubbles float and p...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MILDRED BAILEY

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Johnny Hodges: Medley – I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Any More (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 17, 09

This medley of two Ellington classics is a real delight of superb jazz playing. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart...

Raphael, Lenore (Lenore Hyams) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Raphael, Lenore [Lenore Hyams], pianist, composer, educator, lyricist; b. Bronx, NY, 1 June 1942. She lived in the ea...

Schoenberg, Loren posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Schoenberg, Loren, saxophone; b. Paterson, NJ, 23 July 1958. Schoenberg was raised in Fair Lawn, NJ. He entere...

Mover, Bob (Robert Alan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mover, Bob (Robert Alan), alto sax; b. Boston, MA, 22 March 1952. His father is Jimmy Mover, born: 6/15/25. Played tr...

Duke Ellington: Prima Bara Dubla (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 19, 08

Whole careers, it was said, could be rejuvenated with a single triumph at the Newport Jazz Festival. Case in point: D...

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