Sittin’ In, Part II (Podcast #18-016)

Ellington Reflections · Sep 22, 2018

https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/podcast-18-016-rev-1.mp3“According to biographer Charles Delaunay, when Reinhardt mounted the stage to rehearse with Duke Ellington on November 18, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio, the Duke asked him what Key the tune was in. Django told him that he didn’t understand what the word “Key” meant. When they translated it for him, he told Duke to not worry about the Key, just play. ”

-Django ‘n Duke, Gypsy Jazz UK

The recordings heard on this podcast episode:

Very Tenor (LP: “The Greatest Jazz Concert In the World&#8221…