roachboy

since i cant seem to make up my mind what to do, i decided to start a duke ellington thread. add more: this is only a tiny sampler.

1929: duke and orchestra at the cotton club (sound with a photo to stare at)


cotton club stomp, misty morning, going to town, freeze and melt

creole love call (with adelaide hall)

yikes.

1929: same train


1930: old man blues (from an amos and andy movie)


1934: with mae west


1935: blues (with billie holliday)


1941: flamingo

this song is 2 and a half minutes in the finest of tiki bars.
so great.

40s: mood indigo


this stuff is like opium.


speaking of billie, this is pretty amazing
1957--fine and mellow

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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

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