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~ RING THEM BELLS
Views: 157 |  |  |  |  | THE HARLEM FOOTWARMERS: Duke Ellington, p, a, dir. Arthur Whetsel, Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams, t / Joe Nanton, tb / Juan Tizol, vtb / Johnny Hodges, cl, ss, as / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard, cl, ts / Fred Guy, bj / Wellman Braud, sb / So ...More nny Greer, d, chimes. Irving Mills, v. New York, October 30, 1930. |
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~ Duke Ellington - Ring Dem Bells
Views: 1274 |  |  |  |  | Duke Ellington became one of the most influential artists in the history of recorded music, and is largely recognized as one of the greatest figures in the history of jazz, though his music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, mov ...More ie soundtracks, popular, and classical. His career spanned five decades and comprised of leading his orchestra, an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies and world tours. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and in part to his refined public manner and extraordinary charisma, he is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an artistic level on par with that of classical music. His reputation increased after his death, and he received a special award citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 1999 |
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~ Alice Babs Tribute
Views: 11368 |  |  |  |  | Here is a wordless song ("Stoona"), written (and performed) by Duke Ellington, typical of the range and style of the great Alice Babs. Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilsson in 1924) is a Swedish singer and actor. While she has worked in a wide number of g ...More enres, she is best known internationally as a jazz singer. Making her breakthrough in "Swing it magistern!" ("Swing It, Teacher!") (1940), she appeared in more than a dozen Swedish language-films. Despite playing the well-behaved, good-hearted, cheerful girl, the youth culture forming with Alice Babs as its icon caused outrage among members of the older generation. A vicar called the Alice Babs cult the "foot and mouth disease to cultural life". In 1958, she was the first artist to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 4th place with the song Lilla stjärna (Little Star). The same year, she formed "Swe-Danes" with Ulrik Neumann and Svend Asmussen. The group would later tour the United States together, before dissolving in 1961. A long and productive period of collaboration with Duke Ellington started in 1963. Among other works, Alice Babs performed his second and third Sacred Concerts that were originally written for her. Her voice has an extreme range; Duke Ellington has said that when she did not sing the parts that he wrote for her, he had to use three different singers. He said also: «Alice Babs is a composer's dream, for with her he can forget all the limitations and just write his heart out ... |
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~ G-Swing - Diga Diga Doo ft. DJ Brahme
Views: 4061 |  |  |  |  | From the album "G-Swing: Swing For Modern Clubbing" (2006) by G-Swing. Tracklist: 1. Mood Indigo ft. Nina Simone 2. Cement Mixer ft. Jimi Bazzoka 3. Sing Sing Sing ft. Ania Chow 4. Ring Dem Bells 5. Busy Line ft. Le Major Melon 6. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby ...More ft. The Cotton Kids 7. Don't Be That Way ft. Itchy Mango 8. Calor ft. Rossy De Palma 9. Run Joe ft. Lindstrom 10. Diga Diga Doo ft. DJ Brahme 11. Goin' Nuts ft. Diamond Legs 12. Twenty Long Years ft. Foxtrot Parader 13. Figs and Dates ft. Berry Dept. 14. Promised Land ft. The Little Shoe Polishers 15. Caravan ft. Lindstrom 16. Heartbreaker Please support the artist and purchase the album here: www.amazon.com |
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~ Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ring Dem Bells - Victor 25076
Views: 687 |  |  |  |  | Duke Ellington, p, a, dir:Arthur Whetsel, Freddy Jenkins, t / Cootie Williams, t, v / Joe Nanton, tb / Juan Tizol, vtb / Johnny Hodges, cl, ss, as / Harry Carney, cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard, cl, ts / Fred Guy, bj / Wellman Braud, sb / Sonny Greer, d / Ch ...More arlie Barnet, chimes* / Hollywood, August 20, 1930. |
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~ The Harlem Music Masters (Duke Ellington) - Ring Dem Bells - OKeh 41468
Views: 1263 |  |  |  |  | Duke Ellington, p, a, dir. Arthur Whetsel, Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams, t / Joe Nanton, tb / Juan Tizol, vtb / Johnny Hodges, cl, ss, as / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard, cl, ts / Fred Guy, bj / Wellman Braud, sb / Sonny Greer, d, chimes**; ...More or Whetsel, Nanton, Bigard, Ellington, Guy, Braud, Greer only*; Irving Mills, v. New York, October 30, 1930. |
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~ Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Dolby Stereo Sound - Wind Ensemble NSYO
Views: 801 |  |  |  |  | Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" played by the NSYO Wind Ensemble conducted by Tim Ferrier. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. The arrangement played here is by Ralph ...More Ford. The tune was originally titled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big band instrumental. Russell's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942. Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the other by Ellington's own band, reached #1 on the R&B charts in 1943. Both were top ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached number eight on the pop chart. Duke Ellington's top 30 hit recordings include: 1927 "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" 1928 "Black and Tan Fantasy" "Creole Love Call" "Doin' the New Low Down" "Diga Diga Doo" "The Mooche" 1930 "Three Little Words" "Ring Dem Bells" 1931 "Blue Again" "Mood Indigo" "Rockin' In Rhythm" "Creole Rhapsody Parts 1 & 2" "Limehouse Blues" 1932 "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" "Creole Rhapsody"(new version) "Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland)" "Moon Over Dixie" "Blue Ramble" 1933 "Drop Me Off At Harlem" "Sophisticated Lady" "Stormy Weather" "I'm Satisfied" "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" 1934 "Daybreak Express" "#@!&tails For Two" "Moon Glow" "Solitude" "Saddest Tale" 1935 "Merry Go Round" "In a Sentimental Mood" "Accent On Youth" "Cotton" 1936 "Isn't ... |
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~ Duke Ellingtorn & His Cotton Club Orchestra - The Mooche - Victor V-38034
Views: 526 |  |  |  |  | Duke Ellington, p, a, , Arthur Whetsel, Freddy Jenkins, t / Joe Nanton, tb / Johnny Hodges, cl, ss, as / Harry Carney, cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard, cl, ts / Fred Guy, bj / Wellman Braud, bb / Sonny Greer, d / New York, October 30, 1928. |
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