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...None of the usual labels apply to the Duke. He doesn't play Dixieland, he doesn't play bop; he plays a brand of music which is his own, and which has survived decades of fads. Although he uses techniques which have gone out of style, such as the wa-wa trumpet mute, Ellington never sounds dated. It is not so much that he has changed with the times; the times are out of breath trying to change with him. With such soloists as Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams and Cat Anderson, Ellington's orchestra remains the best big band...
That bright view of the future include some basic assumptions: 1) the cold wa will worry along at its present intensity draining goods and manpower into defense against a catastrophic war that will no occur; 2) the U.S. will continue to foo the bill for expensive space exploration and aid to foreign countries; 3) most important of all, the nation's technology will continue to improve, for freedom from want is not in the cards for a static society. Some sample predictions...
North Shore Music Theater (Beverly); telephone WA...
North Shore Music Theater (Beverly): telephone: WA...
North Shore Music Theater (Beverly): telephone WA...