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Where to Start? (Podcast #18-009)
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Duke Ellington recorded thousands of selections over a nearly 50 year career. If you’re new to him, where do you begin? It’s daunting! These four CD sets are a great start to a Duke Ellington collection at a reasonable price.
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Take the “A” Train/Pitter Panther Patter/The Flaming Sword (Highlights of the Great 1940-1942 Band [2 disk set] Avid, AMSC1143)
Take the “A” Train was recorded 15 February 1941, Los Angeles
Wallace Jones, Ray…
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