Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In today’s DUKE ELLINGTON programme you will listen to the third and last selection of pieces that were recorded for the ‘World Broadcasting Series’ between November 1943 and August 1945, during the recording ban, which was in place from 1 August 1942 until 11 November 1944. Only recordings for radion broadcasts were allowed. These unique recordings were only released on LP in the early 80s and later remastered on CD.
Source:
D.E. : Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – 1945 (Circle Records CCD – 104)
D.E. : Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – 1945 (Circle Records CCD – 105)
