Indeed, Ellington and Basie are often cited in the same breath as exemplifying everything rich and grand and irretrievable in the jazz past--the Duke and the Count, the last of a bygone aristocracy.
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Opinion: For the greats of the jazz age, life on the road was perilous as well as glamorousFor traveling musicians, there are two versions of life on the road. Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized retelling of their nomadic existence ...
In his new book, Taunton psychologist Keith Crochiere looks back on Roseland's heyday in the era of Prohibition, the ...
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America Larry Tye 416 pages ISBN: 035838043X Mariner Books 2024 In 1986, a guy walked into a Post Office in South ...
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America Larry Tye 416 pages ISBN: 035838043X Mariner Books 2024 In 1986, a guy walked into a Post Office in South ...
A historic theater on Mt. Vernon Avenue that hosted Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald is headed for an encore after receiving state financial help Wednesday. The state agreed to award ...
Whether they’re swinging to the tunes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, making a Brazilian samba come alive, or simply laying down a heavy funk groove, the musicians of the “Superband” (as director ...
TAUNTON — Frank Sinatra. Duke Ellington. Louis Armstrong. Billie Holiday. Ella Fitzgerald. Count Basie. Tony Bennett. Aerosmith. Vanilla Fudge. Cab Calloway. Benny ...
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