Duke Ellington's Sacred Music

[Mark Stryker]

Brief interview with composer, arranger and Ellington scholar David Berger who is conducting a big concert of Duke's sacred music on Sunday in Detroit. http://www.freep.com/article/20120216/ENT04/202160341/Five-questions-with-Duke-Ellington-expert-David-Berger

Edited February 16, 2012 by Mark Stryker

[Lazaro Vega]

We'll still get calls from listeners who have the choral parts handed out by Ellington for the Second Sacred Concert performed in Grand Rapids at Fountain Street Church. Looking forward to the article.

[AllenLowe]

just a btw, years ago there was a nice woman at Yale, Jana Steed, who was doing a lot of work on Duke's religious stuff; don't know where she is now.

[jazztrain]

Her name is Janna Tull Steed. She wrote a spiritual biography on Ellington.

Here's something that covers subsequent activities: Janna Tull Steed

Some recent information on line indicates that she's in Creston, Iowa.

just a btw, years ago there was a nice woman at Yale, Jana Steed, who was doing a lot of work on Duke's religious stuff; don't know where she is now.

[AllenLowe]

I've never read her book, but I helped her do some research. She's very nice. The Tull must be a later development.