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Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

Ellington at Newport

1956

Composer · Bandleader · PianoNew York, USA

Recordings

Concerts

  1. Carnegie Hall, New York

    Black, Brown and Beige

    Tuesday 27 OCT 2026

    Tickets
  2. Fort Adams State Park, Newport

    Newport Jazz Festival

    Wednesday 18 NOV 2026

    Tickets
  3. Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

    A Concert of Sacred Music

    Thursday 10 DEC 2026

  4. Apollo Theater, New York

    Take the “A” Train

    Friday 1 JAN 2027

    Tickets

Reviews

Constant LambertMusic Ho! A Study of Music in Decline, 1934
I know of nothing in Ravel so dextrous in treatment as the varied solos in the middle of the ebullient Hot and Bothered and nothing in Stravinsky more dynamic than the final section.
Clare FischerDownBeat, 19 October 1967, on “Agra” from the Far East Suite
Now there, to me, is the most perfect band in existence.
Louie BellsonDownBeat, “Blindfold Test”, around 1964
He just seems to have a sixth sense about things turning out so good.

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