Ellington london concerts

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Take the "A" Train - vocal version 9. Mood Indigo C Jam Blues Don't Get Around Much Anymore Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Single Petal of a Rose Recorded live in London, England on January 22, and February 20, Includes liner notes by Stanley Dance. C; he wanted his son to become an artist. He began studying piano when he was seven or eight, learning to read music soon after, which helped him to achieve greatness later on. He made his professional debut in having learned ragtime piano from a pianist named Doc Perry; even before he made his debut, he had composed his first rag.

In he took his trio to New York City to work, but it was a failure. Encouraged to return a year later by Fats Waller, he took his Washingtonians to work in Harlem; a few months later they were uptown at the Kentucky Club on Broadway.

Soon the Duke was working up to more complicated arrangements as well as experimenting with his own material. Success meant Duke needed a manager. Irving Mills, a music publisher and all-around man about music proved to be the right choice when he secured a gig at the prestigious Cotton Club.

It took up both sides of a rpm record, something completely new for a jazz band; this is what classical orchestras did. Ellington eventually left the Cotton Club to appear in concert nationally, before in embarking upon his most ambitious tour, crossing the Atlantic to perform in Britain.

By the time Ellington returned to Britain in , Billy Strayhorn had joined the band as arranger, composer and second pianist. He added yet more depth and variety to the Ellington sound.