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How grateful I am that a documentary (however brief) exists showing Duke going about his near-daily routine of performing, resting, reflecting, and composing while globe-trotting with that wonderfully talent band of his. He was truly one of the twentieth century's great musical minds, lending to American popular music a sophistication, depth, nuance, and verve that it had before been lacking, so making a proper lady out of the rough-hewn girl called Jazz and giving notice to the stodgy and pedantic classicists of Europe that a new cultural current was springing forth from Harlem which was destined to change the world. Imagine if there was a film documenting firsthand the lives of other bona fide geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin!
Satin Doll is one of my favorite tunes to try and practice on my keyboard. I've always said that Duke was a compositional genius. He did things that I dream of doing.
Billy Strayhorn wrote "Satin Doll", "Take the "A" Train" and many other "Ellington" songs that he did not get full credit or royalties from in his lifetime. A good biography on Duke Ellington is Terry Teachout's "Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington" - very thorough.
People should be aware that Ellington had to travel if he was to keep his band, which cost money. If he wanted to stop he had plenty of money and could have performed much less. He apparently preferred to be on the road with "the kids in the band" as he liked to call them.
What classical pieces are used for Andante, Adagio and Allegro? in the part of the lesson where it says “click in one of the tempo buttons to view examples of each of them”
- c'est Colin, dit Isis. Colin je vous présente Chloé. Colin avala sa salive. Sa bouche lui faisait comme du gratouillis de beignets brûlés. - Bonjour! dit Chloé... - Bonj... êtes-vous arrangée par Duke Ellington? demanda Colin... Et puis il s'enfuit, parce qu'il avait la conviction d'avoir dit une stupidité. Boris Vian, L' Ecume des Jours. ..
IN 1969 I COOKED A HOMEMADE CHILI, AND MY WIFE BABY SON & I BROUGHT IT TO BEN WEBSTER'S APARTMENT IN AMSTERDAM HOLLAND.........AT SOME POINT THAT NIGHT I PLAYED A CADENZA ON A NEW RECORDING THAT I RECENTLY CUT (THE TUNE WAS SIDNEY BECHET'S "LA PETIT FLEUR") BEN APPARENTLY LIKED IT SO MUCH, THAT HE REPLACED THE NEEDLE ABOUT 100 TIMES.....THEREAFTER, BEN ASKED ME IF I'D LIKE TO PLAY WITH DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS BAND....WHEN I ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY, BEN WENT TO HIS PHONE AND CALLED DUKE AT HIS HOME IN NEW YORK........SADLY, FOR ME, DUKE WAS NOT HOME.........AND THAT'S AS FAR AS IT WENT FOR ME! I'D BE LYING IF I SAID THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AT LEAST 500 TIMES IN THE LAST 50+ YEARS!😭
Class never goes out of style Mozart and Beethoven would have been playing their greatest hit also if they were here today. The Narrator script act as if Mr. Duke Ellington has something to be ashamed of. He continued to create new music regardless. Sleep in peace Sir Duke
