Duke Ellington's concert music gets its due as the ASO and the Marcus Roberts Trio celebrate his fusion of jazz and classical at Carnegie Hall.
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Music Review: Flying Horse Big Band – ‘Big Man on Campus’
The band fuses decades of melodic jazz into a single recording, regaling audiences with their multi-faceted brew.
Read More »Music Review: Marlene VerPlanck – ‘The Mood I’m In’
From torchlight ballads to casino room swing, Marlene VerPlanck covers the spectrum of jazz standards.
Read More »Music Review: Jörn Marcussen-Wulf – ‘Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts’
Iconic Ellington reinvigorated live in Germany.
Read More »Concert/Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘The Count Meets The Duke’ Celebrates Count Basie and Duke Ellington
Count Basie and Duke Ellington, both phenomenal pianists, composers and bandleaders were fierce competitors. But not at the recording studio or concert hall.
Read More »MPS Records’ Back Catalog Release Includes Jim Hall and Hank Jones Trio
MPS Records to release back catalog including some jazz legends.
Read More »Music Review: Sasha’s Bloc – ‘Heart On Fire’
If Gershman and company have done nothing else, they have completely captured the sounds of the past.
Read More »Music Review: Sophisticated Lady – ‘Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet’
The quartet clearly demonstrates there is life in tradition yet.
Read More »Music Review: Tchaikovsky and Ellington/Strayhorn – ‘The Nutcracker Suites’
Harmonia Mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn versions of ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ on the same CD for the very first time.
Read More »Music Review: Duke Ellington – ‘The Ellington Suites’ [Expanded & Remastered]
This Grammy-winning album consists of three suites, a form Ellington favored for the extended exploration of musical ideas.
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