ghost of miles Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 One of the CDs I picked up in the recent Allegro blowout sale of Storyville titles was Duke Ellington's LIVE AT THE HURRICANE, a collection of 1943 broadcasts from the club at 49th and Broadway in New York City. The CD concludes with a Sunday-night "Pastel Period" performance, a sort of mood-music series that Ellington evidently did every Sunday evening throughout most of his Hurricane stand. Nice stuff--I'm going to feature it on Afterglow in a couple of weeks along with Frank Kimbrough's PLAY. From Kenneth Steiner's 2002 liner notes: Producer Carl Hallstrom hopes for a future double CD devoted solely to Pastel Period broadcasts, which continued right up to the final Sunday evening at the Hurricane. Many airchecks survive, containing rarely heard Ellington performances, including Strayhorn arrangements of "And Russia Is Her Name" and Ellington's "Blue Belles of Harlem." Despite the flood of Ellington reissues since the Ellington centennial, the Pastel Period broadcasts have not been available on CD. This distinct style of Ellington and Strayhorn was later cited by both Gil Evans and Miles Davis as an inspiration to their "cool" school of music of the later 40s and 50s, and deserves further attention. Is this a project that has fallen by the wayside? Also, any news on the Treasury Show series? (I know that some of the CD reissues have included material from '43 Hurricane broadcasts... will double-check when I'm at home to see if any more Pastel Period broadcasts ended up on the first 12 volumes.) Quote
ghost of miles Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Posted June 20, 2006 Found this on a Duke Ellington Music Society newsletter posting from a year or two back: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Dooji Record Club DE-5 Hurricane broadcasts. Summer 1943 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - DEMS 04/3-43 28May43, The Hurricane, New York City Way Low Around My Heart (comp. by Tizol) Perdido Ogeechee River Lullaby (vcl Jimmy Britton) 11Jul43, The Hurricane, New York City A complete Pastel Period broadcast Moon Mist Out of Nowhere And Russia Is Her Name It Don't Mean a Thing Blue Serge Blue Bells of Harlem Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Leonard Feather was the producer for this unique series of Ellington "mood music".) 14Aug43, The Hurricane, New York City "Dinner music by the Duke" Clementine I Didn't Know About You (Sentimental Lady) A Slip of the Lip There Is a Man in My Life Pitter Panther Patter Rockin' in Rhythm Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Main Stem Don't Get Around Much Anymore The session of 28May had a wrong date (28Apr43) in the New DESOR. This error has been corrected with a small correction in DEMS 02/1-25. This broadcast has not been released previously. The 11Jul and the 14Aug broadcasts have been issued in 1979 on the LP Hurricane HC-6002, titled "Duke Ellington at the Hurricane Club – Volume 2" DEMS** Can't seem to find a listing for the recording on Amazon, however. Is the Dooji Record Club a mailorder-only affair? Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Can't seem to find a listing for the recording on Amazon, however. Is the Dooji Record Club a mailorder-only affair? Yes, these are limited editions, non-commercial CDs, only available by mail order. Try sending an email to this Swedish club (Carl A. Hallstrom is the contact): dooji@swipnet.se Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 what do u mean 'pastel period' what do u mean mood music-- did duke ever do any lps w/ strings???? Quote
jazzbo Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Yes, he did, though almost all as far as I know were orchestral pieces, not "mood pieces with strings." Quote
ghost of miles Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Posted June 22, 2006 Can't seem to find a listing for the recording on Amazon, however. Is the Dooji Record Club a mailorder-only affair? Yes, these are limited editions, non-commercial CDs, only available by mail order. Try sending an email to this Swedish club (Carl A. Hallstrom is the contact): dooji@swipnet.se Hey, thanks much--sent an e-mail a couple of days ago, but have yet to hear anything. Does it generally take them some time to get back to people? Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Can't seem to find a listing for the recording on Amazon, however. Is the Dooji Record Club a mailorder-only affair? Yes, these are limited editions, non-commercial CDs, only available by mail order. Try sending an email to this Swedish club (Carl A. Hallstrom is the contact): dooji@swipnet.se Hey, thanks much--sent an e-mail a couple of days ago, but have yet to hear anything. Does it generally take them some time to get back to people? David: I´ve never ordered anything from Dooji Records, but have asked at the dukelym list: supposedly that is the correct email and contact (Carl A. Hallstrom was, at a time, member of that mail list). But also someone told me that he had never got any reply from that mail. If I receive further information, I´ll keep you informed. Regards, Agustín Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 There's Harry Carney with strings, and Ben Webster with strings, some of which Ellington had a hand in, and some that Strayhorn did.....Night Creature jumps to mind as an orchestra meets the jazz ensemble piece, as well as a version of Harlem. Quote
Pete B Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 The Pastel Period broadcasts are not with strings (other than Ray Nance on violin of course). It's more about the mood. The emphasis was on the quieter side of the orchestra. Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 Found this on a Duke Ellington Music Society newsletter posting from a year or two back: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Dooji Record Club DE-5 Hurricane broadcasts. Summer 1943 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - DEMS 04/3-43 28May43, The Hurricane, New York City Way Low Around My Heart (comp. by Tizol) Perdido Ogeechee River Lullaby (vcl Jimmy Britton) 11Jul43, The Hurricane, New York City A complete Pastel Period broadcast Moon Mist Out of Nowhere And Russia Is Her Name It Don't Mean a Thing Blue Serge Blue Bells of Harlem Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Leonard Feather was the producer for this unique series of Ellington "mood music".) 14Aug43, The Hurricane, New York City "Dinner music by the Duke" Clementine I Didn't Know About You (Sentimental Lady) A Slip of the Lip There Is a Man in My Life Pitter Panther Patter Rockin' in Rhythm Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Main Stem Don't Get Around Much Anymore The session of 28May had a wrong date (28Apr43) in the New DESOR. This error has been corrected with a small correction in DEMS 02/1-25. This broadcast has not been released previously. The 11Jul and the 14Aug broadcasts have been issued in 1979 on the LP Hurricane HC-6002, titled "Duke Ellington at the Hurricane Club – Volume 2" DEMS** ... I´ve found this from an earlier issue (2002) of the DEMS Bulletin: Storyville 101 8359 Duke Ellington at the Hurricane featuring Ben Webster This CD is scheduled for a December 2002 release (at least in selected European countries). It contains the complete broadcasts of 3 and 4Apr43, and six titles out of the 6Jun43 "Pastel Period" broadcast. 3Apr43: Take the "A" Train (opening theme); Hayfoot, Strawfoot; It Can't Be Wrong; What Am I Here For?; Main Stem; Could It Be You?; Goin' Up; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Nevada; Things Ain't What They Used To Be (closing theme). 4Apr43: Take the "A" Train (opening theme); Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Main Stem; I Don't Want Anybody at All; Johnny Come Lately; Things Ain't What They Used To Be (closing theme). 6Jun43: Moon Mist (opening theme); You'll Never Know; Tonight I Shall Sleep; I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Moon Mist (closing theme). There is a 20 page booklet and Ken Steiner has written the notes. Carl Hällström The 3Apr43 broadcast was issued (by Benny Aasland) in 1979 on the LP Azure 431; the 4Apr43 broadcast was issued in 1977 on the LP Rarities 56 and the complete 30' broadcast of 6Jun43 was discovered by DEMS member Dennis Askey in 1997 on a real bootleg LP, "Duke Ellington Pastel Period". You'll Never Know and Tonight I Shall Sleep have been released previously on LP Jazz Archives 15. DEMS Quote
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