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ROCK 101.
From 1944, part one of "The Hot Bach," Richard O. Boyer's Profile of Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington once had to field a barrage of questions from an Icelandic music student who was determined to penetrate to the heart of the genius of jazz. At one point, Ellington was asked whether he ever felt an affinity for the music of Bach, and, before answering, he made a show of unwrapping a pork chop that he had stowed in his pocket. "Bach and myself," he said, taking a bite from the chop, "both write with individual performers in mind." Richard O. Boyer captured the moment in a Profile entitled "The Hot Bach," which appeared in this magazine in 1944. You can sense in ...
- Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington to join 1130 WNEW Make...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 22, 1989 700+ words
...CLOONEY, NAT KING COLE AND DUKE ELLINGTON TO JOIN 1130 WNEW MAKE BELIEVE...Ellington (for his father, Duke Ellington) will join 1130 WNEW's Make...contribution to America's popular music in the newly created Make Believe...
- Ellington Hits 100.(jazz musician Duke Ellington)
- Magazine article from: The Nation MURRAY, ALBERT February 22, 1999 700+ words
...that was beginning to replace the waltz as the rage of popular music. Surely the composer of Slavonic Dances should not have...its basic structural devices in the public domain of the popular music that was to be extended, elaborated and refined into jazz...
- Duke, Django, and Throttlebottom. (Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Chet Baker)
- Magazine article from: National Review De Toledano, Ralph May 27, 1988 700+ words
...The idea for that revue came from my cousin Paul Francis Webster, one of the very fine lyricists produced by American popular music--and dancers, singers, and other assorted performers added their bit. But the Duke's stamp is on everything. Sadly...
- In The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor
- Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The Don Thomas May 24, 1995 700+ words
...1995 In The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor. The site chosen for the Duke Ellington Memorial (at Fifth Avenue and 110th...was recently officially named "Duke Ellington Circle," honoring one of American...
- Alumnus Dave Chappelle Shines the Spotlight on Duke Ellington School of the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 6, 2006 700+ words
...WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Ellington School of the Arts alumnus and comedian...operations. "The experience of attending Duke Ellington had a profoundly positive effect on...performing at area comedy clubs. At the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Chappelle ...
- The Duke Ellington Orchestra: Visita el Jazz con titulo nobiliario.(Primera...
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) May 14, 2004 700+ words
...jazz sonar en el Lunario a travs de la Duke Ellington Orchestra, que visitar este sbado...swing y las grandes bandas encabeza la Duke Ellington Orchestra desde 1996, cuando apenas...conozco el 99 por ciento de la msica de Duke Ellington", coment Paul Mercer Ellington para...
- Catch the Original 1939 'A' Train With the Duke Ellington Orchestra on a Once...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 27, 2009 700+ words
...Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110th...A' Train, made famous by Duke Ellington's signature tune Take the...Ellington, members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and musicians from...
- The Famous Music Publishing Companies enter into agreement to represent Duke...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 11, 1989 700+ words
...INTO AGREEMENT TO REPRESENT DUKE ELLINGTON HOLLYWOOD, May 11 /PRNewswire...Edward Kennedy Ellington (Duke Ellington) as a composer worldwide and...publishing rights to the entire Duke Ellington catalog, it was announced...