The Feeling of Jazz – Spotlight on Duke Ellington Small Groups, 01-09-2022

By David Woodworth

Published February 20, 2022 at 3:39 PM CST

The 1956-58 Small Group Recordings - The Jazz Messengers — The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 447 airing January 9, 2022 featured a spotlight on the Duke Ellington Small Groups.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 447 airing January 9, 2022 featured a spotlight on the small groups of Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C.; Died: May 24, 1974, New York, NY), in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like Scott Hamilton, Slim Gaillard, Woody Herman and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

8 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist (Album), Composer, Time length

1. The Intimacy of the Blues, Duke Ellington Small Groups, The Intimacy of the Blues (Fantasy), Billy Strayhorn, 3:58 min.

2. That Old Devil Called Love, Scott Hamilton-Ken Peplowski-Spike Robinson, Groovin' High (Concord 1992), Allan Roberts-Doris Fisher, 7:32 min.

3. Diminnendo & Crescendo in Blues, Duke Ellington feat. Paul Gonsalves, The 1956-1958 Small Groups Recordings (Compilation by Lone Hill Jazz), Duke Ellington, 7:21 min.

4. Dizzy Boogie, Slim Gaillard, Slim Gaillard 1945 Vol. 2 (Classics - France), Slim Gaillard, 3:13 min.

5. St. Louis Blues, Duke Ellington Small Groups, Duke Ellington Space Men - The Cosmic Scene (compilation) (Columbia), W.C. Handy, 5:05 min.

6. Northwest Passage, Woody Herman, Woody's Winners (Columbia 1966), C. Jackson-R. Burns-W. Herman, 5:01 min.

7. I'm Beginning to See the Light, Duke Ellington Octet, At The Rainbow Gfrill 1967 (Gambit Recordings), Duke Ellington, 4:13 min.

8. Groove's Blues Groove, Goove Holmes, Get Up and Get It (Prestige 1967), Richard "Groove" Holmes, 8:02 min.

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<b><i>The Feeling of Jazz</i></b>, Program No. 447, Hour-2, 01-09-2022

9 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist (Album), Composer, Time length

1. The Blues, The Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke's Big 4 (Pablo), Duke Ellington, 5:25 min.

2. Ain't Misbehavin', Zoot Sims-Al Cohn, Stretching Out (United Artists 1959), T. Waller-A. Razaf-H. Brooks, 6:51 min.

3. Duke's Place, Louis Armstrong-Duke Ellington, The Great Summit (Roulette Jazz), Duke Ellington, 5:00 min.

4. Giant Steps, John Coltrane, Giant Steps (Atlantic 1960), J. Coltrane, 4:43 min.

5. Just a Memory, Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn-Johnny Hodges, Side By Side (Verve), Henderson-DeSilvia, 5:53 min.

6. Goin' Out the Back Way, Johnny Hodges, Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Camden 1978), J. Hodges, 2:42 min.

7. Royal Garden Blues, Duke Ellington-Johnny Hodges, Back to Back (Verve Records), Clarence & Spencer Williams, 5:24 min.

8. Green Dolphin Street, Jack Sheldon, Jack's Groove (GNP 1961), Bratislav Kaper-Ned Washington, 3:04 min.

9. Love You Madly, The Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke's Big 4 (Pablo), Duke Ellington, 6:35 min.