Word: ellington
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...hard to argue with eitherthe song selections or the track-by-trackdescriptions of their place in the history ofmodern music. Every track on here is a classic,and most for good reasons, and there are those ofus who genuinely treasure having Judy Garland's"somewhere Over the Rainbow," Duke Ellington's"Mood Indigo," and Dean Martin's "Memories AreMade of This" on one collection...
...series of reports, The Invisible People, focusing on contemporary Native American issues (on CNN in late 1994). It's a praiseworthy effort for at least two reasons. First, at a time when TV viewers are being regaled with lavishly researched documentaries on everything from the Civil War to Duke Ellington, American Indian history is still largely ignored. Second, Turner's effort seems sincerely aimed at making a contribution, not just a buck...
...story of a man who is beloved for spendthrift indulgence of his friends, then abandoned the instant his considerable fortune is gone, has been set in the jazz age and augmented with music by Duke Ellington. The semimodern dress and judicious pruning of the most convoluted language makes the text accessible, and its cynicism about the rich is timeless. But the play's rage depends in large part on the context of classical notions about the sacred nature of hospitality. These ideas of mutual obligation, almost unto ruin, were antique in Shakespeare's day, and are alien...
Harvard University Jazz Band. Big and small group jazz by Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, Ken Schaphorst, Allen Feinstein and Lester Young. Paine Hall, 8 p.m. $3 for students...
Celebrity professor Spike Lee has returned again to offer Afro-American Studies 182, "Contemporary African-American Cinema." Also in Afro-American Studies, visiting professor Mark T. Tucker will offer a seminar on Duke Ellington tracing his history and importance for music and American culture...