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Tag Archives: Duke Ellington

October 31, 2025

Sidemen In The Spotlight – Four Classic Jazz Performances Where The Leader Defers To A Featured Soloist

Jazz, music 1938, 1939, 1941, 1945, Artie Shaw, band, bandleader, Benny Goodman, big, Charlie Christian, cornet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, leader, Lester Young, Rex Stewart, Roy Eldridge, saxophone, side men, sideman, trumpet 16 Comments J P

September 19, 2025

JP’s Book Report – End Of Summer Edition

Life Aeneid, Beach Boys, big band, Black Dahlia, book-review, books, Brian Wilson, brothers, Chernow, Count Basie, David Leaf, Duke Ellington, Fairy Tales, fantasy, fiction, George, God Only Knows, Grey, James Ellroy, jazz, Jazz Men, L.A. Quartet, Larry Tye, Louis Armstrong, Purple Sage, Riders, Satchmo, Trojan, Virgil, Washington, Zane Grey 34 Comments J P

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