Tag: Duke Ellington
Echoes Of Ellington Jazz Orchestra – Jazz Planets
The Echoes of Ellington Jazz Orchestra is under the direction of Peter Long and the subtitle of this release is A Tribute To Gustav Holst and Duke Ellington.
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Maynard Ferguson – Memories Of Maynard: The Best Of The Columbia Years
There were some cool big bands around when I was young – though this was long after Basie, Rich, Bellson and Ellington’s heyday – Don Ellis, pal of Jimi Hendrix Gil Evans but for pure, loud horn and brass action and adventurous charts Maynard Ferguson surely carved out his own territory.
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Marcus King Band Announces April 2017 UK Shows
Marcus King Band Announces April 2017 UK Shows. This follows on from a successful run of October...
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