Jump to content
  • entries
    21
  • comments
    48
  • views
    27048

About this blog

 

 
 

 

Entries in this blog

Ellington at the Sunset Ballroom, 1957

Duke Ellington's "All Star Road Band" album was recorded live at a dance in the Sunset Ballroom, in Carrolltown, PA, in June 1957. It is not among his most famous, but is interesting in several aspects.   -- The Music --   There are relatively few albums of the Ellington band performing at dances, the most famous being "Duke at Fargo", recorded in 1940. Fast-forward 17 years and we have with the "All Star Road Band" album another dance date, but with a more "modern" vers

Qhwoeprktiyns

Qhwoeprktiyns in Vintage Jazz




×
×
  • Create New...