The Duke Is King Of Jazz
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A Tribute To My Dad!
(Duke Ellington Is Pictured Here).
This lens is really a tribute to my dad, (as well as Duke Ellington, Jazz King), who taught me to love jazz, as well as how to drive a car (not a perfectly blissful experience, like jazz is), and how to appreciate all music.
He could pick up an instrument and play it "by ear" and now so can I, especially with my violin!
As I listen to the music on this lens, I think of the middle room on the second floor of the family residence where my dad had his stereo.
I think of him, with eyes closed, as he listened.
He especially loved to "hear" Duke Ellington.
He seemed to be praying.
I do believe he was!!
This lens is really a tribute to my dad, (as well as Duke Ellington, Jazz King), who taught me to love jazz, as well as how to drive a car (not a perfectly blissful experience, like jazz is), and how to appreciate all music.
He could pick up an instrument and play it "by ear" and now so can I, especially with my violin!
As I listen to the music on this lens, I think of the middle room on the second floor of the family residence where my dad had his stereo.
I think of him, with eyes closed, as he listened.
He especially loved to "hear" Duke Ellington.
He seemed to be praying.
I do believe he was!!
The Duke: King Of Jazz
- Duke Ellington on Amazon
- Satin Doll
- Duke Ellington from Google
- Duke On The David Frost Show
- Duke and His Orchestra
- King Of Jazz
- Caravan
- It Don't Mean A Thing (1943)
- The Duke Ellington Commemorative 2009 Quarter
- C Jam Blues, (1942)
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- The Duke: Tell Us How You Were Influenced By This Music
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Duke Ellington on Amazon
Satin Doll
Duke Ellington from Google
- Five questions with Duke Ellington expert David Berger
- In honor of Black History Month, the Detroit Jazz Festival is presenting Ellington's sacred music with high-powered local forces conducted by composer, arranger and noted Ellington scholar David Berger. The evening-length program includes works from ...
- Strathmore festival invites audiences to 'Discover Ellington'
- A festival celebrating one of the most legendary and prolific of American composers could be a festival dedicated to the works, versatility and showmanship of Washington, DC's own Edward "Duke " Ellington. This month, the Music Center at Strathmore ...
- Columbus Jazz Orchestra celebrates the world famous Cotton Club, March 14-18
- The Cotton Club helped launch the careers of Fletcher Henderson, who led the first band to play there in 1923, and Duke Ellington, whose orchestra was the house band there from December 4, 1927 to June 30, 1931. The club not only gave Ellington ...
Duke On The David Frost Show
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Duke and His Orchestra
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King Of Jazz
Duke Looks A Little Overwhelmed!!
My dad would go and hang out in a room all by himself and listen to his Duke Ellington records for hours.When my mother took up meditation, my dad said, "But I already meditate!"
Dad claimed to hear something new every time he reflected on the Duke's melodies. He contemplated the musical jazz giants for weeks at a time and talked to us about them.
I was raised on Duke Ellington and all the giants of jazz.
Were you?
Caravan
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It Don't Mean A Thing (1943)
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The Duke Ellington Commemorative 2009 Quarter
To Be Released Later This year
C Jam Blues, (1942)
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The Duke: Tell Us How You Were Influenced By This Music
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lwhitelaw
Feb 11, 2009 @ 1:07 pm | delete
- Wow - your Dad and my Dad have alot in common. I grew up with alot of jazz music playing in the house. Great lens!
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Joan4
Feb 11, 2009 @ 11:26 am | delete
- I agree with your Dad - beautiful music is a meditation! Enjoyed this wonderful music! Thank you!
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