Stranger Songs
Tuesday February 27th, 2024 with Mike Regenstreif
Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1899-1974) is the theme for this edition of Stranger Songs.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Duke Ellington, who died in 1974 at age 75, was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in 1899 in Washington, DC. He was a pianist, bandleader and composer, and arguably, the greatest and most influential figure in the history of jazz. |
| Take the 'A' Train Jackie Washington - Keeping Out of Mischief - Pyramid
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| East St. Louis Toodle-oo Duke Ellington - Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-28) - Legacy 
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| Diga Diga Do Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Rattle Them Bones - Savoy Jazz |
| Mood Indigo Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington & Mose Scarlett - Sitting on a Rainbow - Borealis
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| It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) Eva Cassidy - American Tune - Blix Street |
| Solitude Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters
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| Stompy Jones Duke Ellington - Ellington in Order, Volume 6 (1934-36) - Legacy
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| Drop Me Off in Harlem Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook - Verve |
| Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me Taj Mahal - Savoy - Stony Plain |
| In a Mellow Tone Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Hottest New Group in Jazz - Columbia/Legacy |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light Claudia Schmidt - Out of the Dark/New Goodbyes, Old Helloes - Flying Fish |
| Duke's Place Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Complete Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Sessions - Roulette |
| A Tone Poem to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown - Columbia |
| Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Willie Nelson - Stardust - Columbia |
| I Didn’t Know About You Judy Collins - Bread and Roses - Elektra |
| Lucky So and So Dave Van Ronk - Hummin’ to Myself - Gazell |
| Black and Tan Fantasy Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington - Riverside |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer - It's Wonderful - Susie Arioli Swing Band
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| I’m Checkin’ Out, Goom’bye Catherine Russell - Strictly Romancin' - World Village |
| Battle Royal Duke Ellington & Count Basie - First Time! The Count Meets the Duke - Columbia |
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Correction: I mentioned that Duke Ellington began recording in 1927. He actually began recording in 1924.
3:11 PM, February 20th, 2024