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Jul 8, 2023 · Planet D Nonet Reignites Duke Ellington’s Magic: An In-depth Review of Blues To Be There. by Nolan DeBuke. Planet D Nonet’s tribute to the inimitable Duke Ellington, Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington, is a deeply swinging, loving homage to one of jazz’s all-time greats.
Blues to Be There: A Salute to Duke Ellington by Planet D Nonet, released 20 February 2023 The PD9 take a look at the latter years of Duke's career, starting at Newport in 1956, through the soundtrack of Anatomy of a Murder and beyond.
Join us in celebrating the legacy of a true American original. Through these 20 masterpieces, we’ll rediscover why Duke Ellington’s music continues to captivate, challenge, and inspire, ensuring his place not just in jazz history, but in the grand narrative of American cultural achievement.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. [1]
Jan 21, 2023 · The members of Planet D Nonet make a noble tribute to the great Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington was a star who fell to earth, a pianist, bandleader, pioneering musician and composer, who – with Billy Strayhorn – swept all before him with the possible exceptions of Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong.
Jan 12, 2023 · Paying homage to the works of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, the Planet D Nonet focuses on the works of these artists in their later years of the 1950's on the Nonet's recording Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington.
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May 19, 2023 · Planet D Nonet Blues to Be There: A Salute to Duke Ellington Friday, May 19 th, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Area favorite and Detroit’s nine-time award-winning swing band, Planet D Nonet, celebrates its new recording in tribute to the great maestro, Duke Ellington.