Seán wrote:John Dankworth adored Ellington's music here is an interesting performance of Duke's sonnets by Cleo Laine, from the fourth minute Cleo Laine introduces Duke's music and from 7:01 Dankworth's orchestra starts with Sonnet for Hank Cinq (Henry the Fifth), when it's finished Cleo Laine sings it a second time, have a listen:
Cheers for that Seán!
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Seán wrote:Paul, I really enjoyed reading your last post and I share your affection for Dolphy's music-making, he was special.
Thanks Sean. He was very special, both as a musician and as a human being. Coltrane and Mingus in particular were greatly moved by his premature death.
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On the TT. This was recorded on a cold November winter's night in 1969. It's not his Seventh Birthday concert as that was held at the White house and was hosted by one of his great admirers, 'Trick Dicky' Nixon, it's great music:
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Seán wrote:On the TT. This was recorded on a cold November winter's night in 1969. It's not his Seventh Birthday concert as that was held at the White house and was hosted by one of his great admirers, 'Trick Dicky' Nixon, it's great music:
Once heard a quote from Ellington regarding Tricky:
"When introduced to Nixon, I kissed him on the cheeks - all four of them"
