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The Duke in Boston. Back from a successful spring tour in Europe, Duke Ellington and his orchestra, riding a wave of popularity, played several major theater dates interspersed with one-nighters before opening at Boston’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel on July 24, 1939. It was a marvellous group.
Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. He also played tenor saxophone.
The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961. Bill Evans. Released. 2005 — US. CD —. Compilation, Remastered. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1993 CD release of "The Duke In Boston 1939-40" on Discogs.
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Oct 18, 2021 · Duke Ellington's finest year. Monday, October 18, 2021. For Duke Ellington 1940 was a triumph against the odds, says Stuart Nicholson. In 1940, Ellington was in the recording studio 11 times, and the majority of material he committed to wax were some of the best performed, most adventurously crafted and emotionally serious work ever produced by ...
Jan 21, 2020 · (Above right – L-R: Otto Hardwick, Barney Bigard and Johnny Hodges playing their clarinets, late 1930s. The bell in the upper right corner is a part of Harry Carney’s clarinet.) The ensemble then falls silent, and we hear Fred Guy playing a few bars on his guitar, surely a rarity in Ellington’s music, which leads into the tune’s first ...
The Duke In Boston 1939-40. ... July 26, 1939. Tracks 10 to 18 recorded at Southland, Boston, January 9, 1940. ... Barney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US
The Duke In Boston, 1939-1940 performed by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Harry Carney, 1910-1974, Johnny Hodges, 1906-1970, Sonny Greer, Otto 'Toby' Hardwick, Barney Bigard, 1906-1980, Tricky Sam Nanton, 1904-1946, Juan Tizol, 1900-1984, Lawrence Brown, 1907-1988, Cootie Williams, 1911-1985, Rex Stewart, 1907-1967 and Wallace Jones, 1906-1983 ...
