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Podcast reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia.”
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31 AUG 2026 · Sidney Bechet briefly played with Ellington in the mid-1920s. They never recorded together, but Bechet played Ellington music throughout his career. https://ellingtonreflections.com/2026/08/31/portrait-of-sidney-bechet-podcast-26-004/
29 JUL 2026 · A 95th Birthday salute to guitarist, educator and Ellington advocate Kenny Burrell https://ellingtonreflections.com/2026/07/29/portrait-of-kenny-burrell-podcast-26-003/
29 MAY 2026 · The Ellington band’s State Department tour in the fall of 1963 provided the inspiration for the pieces he and Billy Strayhorn composed that was originally titled “Impressions of the Far East” and later retitled the far east suite.
29 APR 2026 · Most Duke Ellington tribute concerts and recordings rely on just a handful of his compositions (Mood Indigo, Satin Doll, In A Sentimental Mood, etc.). The Duke Ellington Society refers to these songs as “the usual suspects.” While they are worthy of their status as standards, Ellington wrote thousands of compositions; there is plenty of his oeuvre that is ripe for exploration! https://ellingtonreflections.com/2026/04/29/beyond-the-usual-suspects-happy-birthday-duke-podcast-26-001/
30 MAY 2025 · Five Ellington related books, all published by University Press of Mississippi. https://ellingtonreflections.com/2025/05/30/five-books-podcast-25-004/
29 APR 2025 · A birthday salute to Duke Ellington featuring Brian Priestley, Brian Landrus and the Planet D Nonet performing rarely covered Ellington compositions. https://ellingtonreflections.com/2025/04/29/happy-birthday-duke-podcast-25-003/
28 FEB 2025 · "The Magazine Suite is an entirely new three-part composition. The band played it a few more times in 1945 and 1946 but never thereafter. It is remarkable how many Ellington compositions were allowed to sink without trace like this, suggesting that … https://ellingtonreflections.com/2025/02/28/the-magazine-suite-podcast-25-002/
1 FEB 2025 · "The Latin American Suite," from 1968 showed that despite advancing age and the recent death of his writing partner Billy Strayhorn, there was no end in Ellington's creativity. https://ellingtonreflections.com/2025/01/31/the-latin-american-suite-podcast-25-001/
28 DEC 2024 · A look at the years Mercer Ellington led the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1974 to 1996). https://ellingtonreflections.com/2024/12/28/portrait-of-mercer-ellington-part-iii-podcast-24-005/
25 NOV 2024 · Part II of Portrait of Mercer Ellington, composer, arranger, trumpeter - and drummer... https://ellingtonreflections.com/2024/11/25/portrait-of-mercer-ellington-part-ii-podcast-24-004/
Podcast reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia.”
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