shostokovich

Ellington did not have a freestyle approach to composing. Rather, when writing a piece whether it was an extended suite like work or a song, he had specific musicians in mind as he wrote the work. He was as meticulous and fully formed in what he wrote before the musicians saw it as a (modern) classical composer.

Respectfully, it did not.

A brief rememberance http://maxwellchandler.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/remembering-two-great-ladies/

Article at Jazzpolice.com about Bix Restored (under CD reviews)