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More by Carlos Barbosa-Lima:

Now: Earlier:

NP: Jack Walrath & the Masters of Suspense - Out of the Tradition (Muse, 1992)

More Hilton Ruiz:

I enjoyed this so much yesterday that I'm listening to it again today:

Me too.

There's no tidy, agreed-upon divisions. By "mid- and late-period" Ellington, I'm basically referring to everything after the Blanton-Webster band. So, yes, mid-1940s onward.

My recommendations: - The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance - Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington by John Edward Hasse - Duke: A Portrait of Duke Ellington by Derek Jewell - Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir by Mercer Ellington I would avoid the biographies by James Lincoln Collier and Terry Teachout, who both fail to understand/recognize the brilliance and importance of mid- and late-period Ellington.

Apparently, he's taking some time off from the forum. There was a whole thread about it: https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/92533-soulpope-mia/

Yeah.

Now spinning: Junior Mance - Holy Mama (East Wind/Inner City, rec. 1976) with Martin Rivera and Salvatore LaRocca

My "reference recording" for these works. Sublime stuff.

R.I.P.