Duke Ellington - S02E09

A celebration of the life and music of the legendary and prolific composer Duke Ellington, whose six decade long career created some of the most iconic music in American history. We'll explore the stories and songs behind his politically charged musicals, hear how international tours pushed him to infuse his music with Latin rhythms to Middle Eastern melodies, and learn more about Ellington’s unexpected comeback and his later years composing sacred suites. One from the vaults – this episode was produced for Jazz Connections, an earlier version of The New Jazz Archive.   Episode Transcript   Content Warning: use of dated derogatory racial terms in some historical quotes   Host: Jeff Haas   Music Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" Duke Ellington “Mount Harissa” from Far East Suite Duke Ellington and Alice Babs “Heaven” Duke Ellington “Soda Fountain Rag” Duke Ellington “Soda Fountain Rag” Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn “Take the ‘A’ Train” Duke Ellington “Prelude to a Kiss” Medeski Martin & Wood “Caravan” Duke Ellington “Conga Brava” Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol “Caravan” Duke Ellington “Amad” from Far East Suite Duke Ellington “Single Petal Of A Rose” Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke” Duke Ellington “Retrospection” Duke Ellington “Perdido” Duke Ellington “Reflections in D” Junko Onishi Quintet and Marcus Belgrave “Take the ‘A’ Train” Duke Ellington “Chelsea Bridge” Duke Ellington “Come Sunday” Charles Mingus “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love” Announcements from The Newport Jazz Festival Duke Ellington “Black and Tan Fantasy” Duke Ellington “Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue”   Radio broadcast produced by Lou Blouin and Jeff Haas Radio broadcast audio engineering by Jack Conners and Brock Mormon Podcast audio remastering by Sam Boase-Miller Transcripts by Erik Saras   Theme Song: Jeff Haas Trio & Friends “Giving In”   Visit our website and join us on Facebook   The email address [email protected] is no longer active. The New Jazz Archive radio broadcasts originally sponsored by Chateau Chantal. The New Jazz Archive receives no revenue from podcast reissues of radio broadcasts.