Featuring the talented solo voices of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Hamilton, trumpeter Ray Nance, trombonist Booty Wood, and most other members of this 1958-59 Ellington ...

Then again, the pictures are top-notch-the Bearden is great -and their relationship to jazz (or the blues) is far from arbitrary. Just ask Stuart Davis, who felt that “jazz was the only thing that ...

Many musicians and historians think Duke Ellington is America’s most important composer, and one of the most prolific who ever lived. He’s also one of the brightest lights of the Harlem Renaissance, ...

Jazz pianist Ellington Carthan’s skill has spanned years performing and producing his own work. He’s taken stages across the D.C. area, including at Blues Alley, the Library of Congress, and the ...

Duke Ellington left a formidable discography at his death at the age of 75 in 1974, and it has expanded greatly with the number of concerts that have been uncovered and issued since then. This CD is ...

Smithsonian Collection: R 013; additional no.: DPM 20351. Jazz. Biographical notes, program notes by Larry Gushee, bibliography, and original record numbers ([6] p ...

Jazz lore is filled with anecdotes about Charlie Parker’s fondness for country music. On the road, his sidemen would rib him as he fed jukeboxes to hear weepers like “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” When they ...

"Ellington came up, and her appreciation of music and instruments and how they're amplified just floored me for about a minute," British jazz musician Gary Crosby said of his conversation with the ...