ghost of miles Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) At the end of World War II bandleader Duke Ellington was coming off an artistic and commercial zenith, and he’d managed to keep most of his talented orchestra intact during the war years. But economic and cultural changes, along with stubbornly persistent racism, would challenge, provoke, and inspire Ellington as he continued to pursue his unique musical vision while working to stay financially viable. On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 features lesser-known Ellington compositions such as “Lady of the Lavender Mist,” “Magenta Haze,” and “Air-Conditioned Jungle,” as well as a Carnegie Hall concert performance of the atonal/stride-paino “The Clothed Woman,” singer Al Hibbler’s anthemic performance of “I Like the Sunrise” from The Liberian Suite, and one of the few recorded numbers from Ellington’s score for the failed Broadway musical Beggar’s Holiday. Historian and Ellington expert Michael McGerr offers insights into this period of Ellington’s career as well. The program airs tonight at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU, at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville, and at 11 p.m. Central Time on Oklahoma Public Radio. It also airs Sunday evening at 10 p.m. EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. It will be archived Monday morning at this link: On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 which also includes a clip of Ellington performing his "The Perfume Suite" in 1947, accompanied by a cast of dancing puppets that emerge from perfume bottles. Edited November 11, 2020 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 (edited) On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 is now archived for online listening. Edited November 11, 2020 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 We're re-airing this program this weekend, but it's already archived for online listening. Next week: "Fab Four Jazz." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Up after re-airing last week: On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47 Recent listening to the run of Naxos Ellington volumes that cover this period has made me appreciate it all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 This is my favourite compilation from that Ellington period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 19 hours ago, EKE BBB said: This is my favourite compilation from that Ellington period. That’s one of the first Ellington collections I ever got! Much, much love for that set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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