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Jun 8, 2021 · The venue’s theme of a white audience consuming Black talent, launched the careers of many legendary Black musicians. In 1927, famous jazz composer and bandleader, Duke Ellington, took the Cotton Club to another level. Ellington’s band became the house band, and they were expected to produce “jungle music”.
Year: New Submission ... Limehouse Blues - Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra. 3:20; Echoes Of The Jungle - Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra. 3: ...
Ellington came into his own while working at the Cotton Club. It was an ideal workshop to try out new musical ideas and Duke made the most of it. Using the unique individual voices of trumpeter Bubber Miley and trombonist Tricky Sam Nanton he perfected his “jungle style” and introduced many of his early hits including The Mooche, Rockin in ...
Feb 8, 2011 · Discover At The Cotton Club by Duke Ellington released in 2011. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Cotton Club=Nightclub in Harlem, NYC (Ellington moves there in 1923) Prohibition era Segregated club—blacks entertained but couldn't be in audience Light-skinned blacks were wanted to perform African American stereotypes Duke Ellington uses "Jungle Sound"—growling trumpet Along with syncopation(off the beat), "swung" rhythms, improvisation, blue notes Sound came to be thought of as ...
Jun 12, 2001 · Cotton Club Nights by Duke Ellington released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Jun 21, 2021 · From December 1927 to June 1931, Duke Ellington and his orchestra were the house band of the Cotton Club, Harlem, with a weekly radio broadcast, which brought him national fame. Ellington continued to lead his band with great success until his death.
