History of Ellington's Diminuendo amd Crescendo In Blue

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History of Ellington's Diminuendo amd Crescendo In Blue

#1 Post by Eyeball » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:09 am

http://www.depanorama.net/dems/043f.htm

Good comparisons of the various existing performances.

Interesting to note that he did a boffo performance here in Pasadena.

Other interesting fact - Ellington recorded 24 albums in just 6 years for Columbia. Amazing!
Will big bands ever come back?

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