Orchestra leader, composer, and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In the program DUKE ELLINGTON (part 222), you will listen to 12 unique studio recordings for the SESAC label from March 1959, which, due to contractual reasons, had to consist of songs not previously released by Ellington! After that, five more songs from February and September ’59.
Technician: Willem van Schip. Presentation: Gerard Meulenberg.
Source:
D.E.: The Duke’s D.J. Special (Fresh Sound Records FSR-CD-410)
D.E.: The Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1959-1961
(10 CD-Box, Sony Music Legacy Recordings
8869798892; from this CD1: ‘Ellington Jazz Party’, CD3: ‘Festival Session’ and CD4: ‘Blues In Orbit’)
