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Duke Ellington

Beginning in the 1940s, Duke Ellington devoted his main creative energies to composing suites, based on his impressions of places and themes. Geoffrey Smith highlights Ellingtonian images ranging from the Deep South to the Far East, Shakespeare and H.M. the Queen.

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Sun 17 Apr 2016 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington

    Balcony Serenade

    • The Indespensable.
    • RCA.
    • 4.

  • Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & Junior Raglin

    Dancers In Love

    • Black, Brown & Beige.
    • Bluebird.
    • 12.

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington

    Happy Go Lucky Local

    • La Grande Histoire du Jazz.
    • Le Chant du Monde.
    • 6.

  • Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    Such Sweet Thunder

    • SUCH SWEET THUNDER.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 1.

  • Duke Ellington

    Half the Fun

    • Such Sweet Thunder.
    • Columbia.
    • 11.

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington

    The Single Petal of A Rose

    • The Queen's Suite.
    • PABLO.
    • 5.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Misfit Blues

    • The Great Paris Concert.
    • Atlantic Jazz.
    • 9.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Schwiphti

    • The Great Paris Concert.
    • Atlantic Jazz.
    • 10.

  • Duke Ellington

    Agra

    • The Far East Suite.
    • Bluebird.
    • 7.

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Ad Lib On Nippon

    • The Far East Suite.
    • Bluebird.
    • 9.

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    The Sleeping Lady And The Giant Who Watches Over Here

    • Latin American Suite.
    • Original Jazz Classics.
    • 5.

Performers:

听听 Title:听听Balcony Serenade 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington听
听听 Composer:听Billy Strayhorn听
听听 Album Title:听The Indispensable 听
听 听Label:听RCA听Catalogue No:听NL 89972听
听 听Duration:听03鈥�05听
听 听Performers:听Shelton Hemphill, James 鈥楾aft鈥� Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, trumpet;听 Tricky Sam Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, alto saxophone; Al Sears, tenor saxophone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, guitar; Alvin 鈥楯unior鈥� Raglin, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.

听听 Title:听听Dancers in Love 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington 听
听听 Album Title:听The Indispensable
听听 Label:听RCA听Catalogue No:听NL 89972
听听 Duration:听02鈥�16听
听 听Performers:听Shelton Hemphill, James 鈥楾aft鈥� Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, trumpet; Tricky Sam Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, alto saxophone; Al Sears, tenor saxophone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, guitar; Alvin 鈥楯unior鈥� Raglin, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.

听 听Title:听听Happy Go Lucky Local 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington听
听听 Composers:听Edward Kennedy/Mercer Ellington听
听听 Album Title:听La Grande Histoire du Jazz听
听听听Label:听Le Chant du Monde听Catalogue No:听5741918ADD7645听
听 听Duration:听05鈥�27听
听 听Performers:听Taft Jordan, Harold 鈥楽horty鈥� Baker, Ray Nance, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur De Paris, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone; Russell Procope, alto saxophone, clarinet; Al Sears, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone, clarinet; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.

听听 Title:听听Such Sweet Thunder 听
听 听Artist:听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
听听 Album Title:听Such Sweet Thunder
听听 Label:听Columbia听Catalogue No:听CK-65568听
听 听Duration: 听03鈥�19
听 听Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto saxophones; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; William 鈥楥at鈥� Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, trumpets; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman, trombones; Jimmy Woode, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

听 听Title:听听Half the fun 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington
听听 Album Title:听Such Sweet Thunder
听 听Label:听Columbia/Legacy听Catalogue No:听CK-65568
听听 Duration:听04鈥�16
听听 Performers: 听Duke Ellington, piano; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto saxophones; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; William 鈥楥at鈥� Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, trumpets; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman, trombones; Jimmy Woode, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

听听 Title: 听The Single Petal of a Rose 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington听
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington 听
听听 Album Title:听The Queen's Suite听
听听 Label:听PABLO听Catalogue No:听PACD-2405 401-2听
听听 Duration:听04鈥�04听
听听 Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, trumpets; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, trombones; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Jimmy Woode, bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
听
听听 Title:听听Misfit Blues 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington
听听 Album Title:听The Great Paris Concert
听听 Label:听Atlantic听 Catalogue No:听7567813032-2
听听 Duration:听03鈥�37
听听 Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson & Roy Burrowes, trumpets; Ray Nance, cornet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper & Chuck Connors, trombones; Johnny Hodges, alto saxphone; Russell Procope, clarinet & alto saxophone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet & tenor saxophone; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone & clarinets; Ernie Shepard, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

听听 Title:听听Schwiphti 听
听听 Artist:听听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington
听听 Album Title:听The Great Paris Concert
听听 Label:听Atlantic听 Catalogue No:听7567813032-2
听听 Duration:听02鈥�51
听 听Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson & Roy Burrowes, trumpets; Ray Nance, cornet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper & Chuck Connors, trombones; Johnny Hodges, alto saxphone; Russell Procope, clarinet & alto saxophone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet & tenor saxophone; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone & clarinets; Ernie Shepard, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

听 听Title:听听Agra 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington
听听 Album Title:听The Far East Suite
听听 Label:听Bluebird 听Catalogue No:听078636-655听
听 听Duration: 02鈥�34
听 听Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper,trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, clarinet and saxophones, Jon Lamb, bass; Rusus Jones, drums.

听听 Title听听Ad Lib in Nippon 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington 听
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington 听
听听 Album Title:听The Far East Suite
听听 Label:听Bluebird听Catalogue No:听078636-655听
听听 Duration:听11鈥�34听
听听 Performers:听Duke Ellington, piano; Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper,trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, clarinet and saxophones, Jon Lamb, bass; Rusus Jones, drums

听听 Title:听听The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches Over Here 听
听听 Artist:听Duke Ellington 听
听听 Composers:听Duke Ellington听
听听 Album Title:听Latin American Suite听
听听 Label:听Original Jazz Classics听Catalogue No:听OJC20-469-2听
听听 Duration:听07鈥�24听
听听 Performers:听Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams 鈥� trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper 鈥� trombone; Chuck Connors - bass trombone; Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone; Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet; Harry Carney - baritone saxophone; Jeff Castleman, bass; Rufus Jones - drums

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  • Sun 17 Apr 2016 00:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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