Tonight's Book: Music Is My Mistress By Duke Ellington
"This is the story of Duke Ellington - the story of jazz itself. Told in his own way and in his own words, this is a symphony written by the King of Jazz. His story spans and defines a half-century of modern music.
This man who created over 1500 compositions was as much as home in Harlem's Cotton Club in the 20s as he was at a White House birthday celebration in his honour in the 60s. For Duke knew everyone and savoured them all. Passionate about his music and the people who made music, he counted as his friends hundreds of the musicians who changed the face of music throughout the world: Bechet, Basie, Armstrong, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra, to name a few of them. Here are 100 photographs to give us an intimate view of Duke's world - his family, his friends, his associates.
What emerges most strongly is his commitment to music, the Mistress for whom he saves the fullest intensity of his passion. "Lovers have come and gone, but only my mistress stays," he says. He composed not only songs that all the world has sung, but also suites, sacred works, music for the stage and screen, and symphonies. This rich book, the embodiment of the life and works of the Duke, is replete with appendices listing singers, arrangers, lyricists and the symphony orchestras with whom the Duke played. There is also a discography and a chronological listing of all his compositions. This is a book to own and cherish by all who love Jazz and the contributions made to it by the Duke."
Tonight's Playlist
Note: I - click to buy from the iTunes store (Canada) (You must have iTunes installed on your computer in order to buy tracks from the iTunes store); A - click to buy from Amazon.ca (Canada) (All subject to availability)Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Wallace Roney - "Inflorescence" A
Ann Hampton Callaway - "It's Alright With Me" I A
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - "Ring Dem Bells" I A
Wynton Marsalis Septet - "In A Sentimental Mood" I A
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band - "No Big Deal" I A
Horace Silver - "Filthy McNasty" A
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - "Cotton Club Stomp" I A
Peter Beets Trio - "Chelsea Bridge/Upper Manhattan Medical Group" A
Paul Bley - "Spontaneous Combustion" A
Sarah Vaughan - "Tenderly" I A
Tito Puente and his Orchestra - "Donna Lee" I A
Bill Evans Trio - "Solar" I A
Diana Panton - "I'm Old Fashioned" I
Wes Montgomery Trio - "Yesterdays" I A
Kenny Dorham Quartet - "Osmosis" I A
Cameron Wallis and Paul Shrofel - "Mile By Mile"
Dick Hyman - "Tonk" I A
Art Tatum - "I've Got The World On A String" I A
Weather Report - "Tears" I A
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, cond. Igor Stravinsky - "Ebony Concerto"
Roy Haynes Quartet - "Snap Crackle" I A
Mose Allison - "I Love The Life I Live" I A
Keith Jarrett Trio - "The Song Is You" I A
Elvis Costello - "Can You Be True?" I A
Stephan Moccio - "Cadeau" A
Abbey Lincoln - "Ten Cents A Dance" A
Clark Terry and Thelonious Monk - "In Orbit" I A
Duke Elllington - Layin' On Mellow" I A
Bobby Short - "Let's Misbehave" I A
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Doug Riley's B3 Quartet - "Child Eyes" I A
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