Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In the DUKE ELLINGTON series (episode 208), you will be listening to the iconic LP ‘Daybreak Express’ from the 1964 RCA Victor Vintage Series, with recordings from the period June 1931 – May 1934. As one seasoned Ellington connoisseur said, “Daybreak Express changed my life.”
Sound engineer: Willem van Schip. Host: Gerard Meulenberg.
Source:
D.E. : LP ‘Daybreak Express’ (RCA Victor Vintage Series 1964, LPM 506)
D.E. : Jubilee Stomp (CD RCA BMG Bluebird 74321101532)
D.E. : Early Ellington 1927 – 1934 (CD BMG RCA Bluebird 6852 -2 – RB)
D.E. : And His Cotton Club Orchestra: Jungle Nights In Harlem (CD Bluebird BMG RCA ND82499)