Duke Ellington was born 125 years ago this week. We will explore Duke’s Canadian connections and I interview Canadian Darcy James Argue about Duke Ellington as a composer.
| East St. Louis Toodle-oo/Lots O' Fingers/Black and Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington Orchestra 1931-1932 - The Classics Chronological Series, 1991 |
| Interview with Duke Ellington in 1967 (excerpt) Duke Ellington - Ellington In Canada: North of the Border - Attic Records, 1995 
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| It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing Fraser Macpherson - Ellington ‘87 - Sackville Recordings, 1996
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| Lush Life Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny - Dual Vision - Sea Jam, 1994
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| Such Sweet Thunder Duke Ellington - Hot Summer Dance - Red Baron/Sony, 1991 (recorded 1960) |
| The Star-Crossed Lovers Duke Ellington - The Great Paris Concert - Atlantic Records, 1989 (1963 recording) |
| The Telecasters Duke Ellington Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia Records, 1957 |
| Half the Fun (aka Lately) Duke Ellington Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia Records, 1957 |
| For some more background on Such Sweet Thunder, see a post I recently wrote: https://jazzontherideau.substack.com/p/in-a-mellow-tone-april-24-duke-at |
| Aurora Borealis Ron Collier Orchestra (feat. Duke Ellington) - Ellington In Canada: North of the Border - Attic Records, 1995
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| Nameless Hour Ron Collier Orchestra (feat. Duke Ellington) - Ellington In Canada: North of the Border - Attic Records, 1995
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| Take the “A” Train Duke Ellington and Count Basie - The Count Meets The Duke: The First Time! - Columbia, 1962 |
| Diminuendo in Blue Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - Diminuendo in Blue/Crescendo in Blue - Brunswick, 1937 |
| Tensile Curves Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Dynamic Maximum Tension - Nonesuch, 2023
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| Love You Madly Duke Ellington (feat. Yvonne Lanauze) - Duke’s Singing Ladies (compilation) - Saga Jazz, 2003 |
| In A Mellotone Fraser Macpherson - Ellington ‘87 - Sackville Recordings, 1996
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