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Há 5 dias · Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born on this day (April 29) in Washington, D.C., in 1899. He would have been 120 years old. Celebrate with this classic recording of Duke’s “Mood Indigo” from 1930. The song is famous for its unique harmonization, in which a trio of instruments — trumpet, trombone and clarinet — perform the ...
Há 1 dia · Seringapatam. 1. 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving ...
Há 1 dia · Finally, the third ongoing series covered in today's Stream is Legacy Recordings' Ellington in Order volumes, now covering 1937 in full - the year Duke Ellington issued the immortal "Caravan." It's presented here alongside four dozen other master takes and alternates, all featuring Ellington as bandleader or sideman to a host of other acts on Sony-controlled labels and repertoire.
Há 3 dias · “Take the ‘A’ Train” is one of the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s signature tunes and one of Billy Strayhorn’s most famous compositions. It de facto replaced the band’s previous signature tune, “Sepia Panorama,” which Ellington had been prevented from using because of a 1940 dispute between the bandleader and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Há 5 dias · Bandleader and pianist Duke Ellington wrote the jaunty swing piece "In a Mellow Tone" (sometimes displayed as "In a Mellotone") in 1939, but the song wasn't officially recorded until this day (September 5) in 1940. A riff on the jazz-age dance tune "Rose Room," the composition featured a syncopated rhythm and buzzy rhythmic drive that.
