Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In this episode of DUKE ELLINGTON (part 179), we’ll listen to a selection of recordings from Ellington’s second concert in the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York on 19 December 1944, featuring the premiere of ‘Perfume Suite’.
Source:
D.E.: Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts 1943/1947
(8 CD Box Set, Prestige 0600753232491)
D.E.: Live at Carnegie Hall December 1944 (Pristine Audio XR PAJZ 005)