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• Duke Ellington Day Declared on April 29
• Vintage Black Cinema June 16, 2008
Tony Bennett and Paul Ellington at The Morrison Hotel Gallery, in New York City for the preview of "In Session" on July 17, 2008.
Duke Ellington Birhday Celebration in the New York Times
“Somebody said they want us to do ‘A Train’ again,” Paul Mercer Ellington, the musical director of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, reported just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
And why not? A full 27 minutes had passed since the orchestra’s last performance of his grandfather’s signature song, a song some Ellington fans cannot hear too often. Wednesday was, after all, the 110th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth, and the orchestra was ready to celebrate.
This time, the A train was not just any A train, but one made up of cars about as old as the song, which was written in 1939 but not performed until a couple of years later.
“I’ve never seen a train like this,”
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Duke Ellington Day, April 29, 2009
Duke Ellington’s grandchildren Mercedes and Paul Ellington will discuss and host a Q & A about the legendary musician and cultural icon’s career, life and music at Borders Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center, April 29th at 7PM.
John Pizzarelli tribute to Duke Ellington is a must have for Ellington Fans.
Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington is certainly guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli's finest CD collection to date, and each performance is a showcase work and reflects the musical genius of composer Duke Ellington.These songs have a sense of enjoyment and verve which just becomes more entertaining each time they are played. John Pizzarelli is in top form with these Ellington songs.
