The Newport Jazz Festival was in full ... bass; Omar Clay, drums. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Duke Ellington, piano and composer; Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone; Harold Ashby, tenor saxophone ...

In the last years of Duke ... 1965 and 1973, Ellington wrote three massive works that combined elements of jazz, classical music, choral music, spirituals, gospel, blues and dance.

Now, we’re shifting the focus to jazz — and what better place to start than with Duke Ellington ... The ’56 live version from Newport is legendary for the saxophonist Paul Gonsalves ...

DUKE ELLINGTON and I faced each other alone for the first time in a tent in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1956. He was waiting go on stage to play at George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival. It was an ...

More explicitly, he is a composer of jazz ... Ellington’s system. At this point, Boyd tears off to the dance hall, leaving some hanger-on behind to see that Ellington does not go to sleep again ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke ... Ellington’s talent for crafting emotive and timeless pieces that transcend generations. Black History Connection: This song was an example of how jazz could transcend ...

That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work ... "And I don't like to mix spirituals with dance tunes," said the Duke. He was pretty firm about this. While he said that ...