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3 days ago · In April 1999, for example, JAZZIZ celebrated the 100th anniversary of composer Duke Ellington with an issue that featured Duke from cover to cover, complete with an interview with Wynton Marsalis and a comic written by Harvey Pekar.
3 days ago · Mosaic Records is proud to announce the April 10, 2021 release of The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946 – 66, a 7-CD boxed set that will take listeners into the studio with Armstrong in a way never previously imaginable.
4 days ago · Interview with Larry Tye, author of The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America... The author talks about his book, an intensely researched, spirited, and beautifully told story – and an important reminder that Armstrong, Ellington, and Basie all defied and overcame racial boundaries “by opening America’s eyes and souls to the magnificence of their music.”
3 days ago · The 1971 Atlantic collection joins the titular suite (commissioned for the city’s Jazz Festival the preceding year) to portraits of such Big Easy luminaries as Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet.
4 days ago · New York City has been the muse for countless jazz artists, a place where the genre blossomed in the early 20th century. Icons like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday shaped the soundscape of the city, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire.
15 hours ago · “She was an amazing character – and a bit of a handful. She always wanted to be picked up in a car and would pile mountains of dresses into the back. You couldn’t move in the car for all her clothes. Then she would start eating chocolate biscuits while telling you about Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
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2 days ago · Duke Ellington's orchestra went to Roseland to catch Armstrong's performances. During this time, Armstrong recorded with Clarence Williams (a friend from New Orleans), the Williams Blue Five, Sidney Bechet , and blues singers Alberta Hunter , Ma Rainey , and Bessie Smith .
