Downbeat 1943 Duke Ellington
This must be one of the earliest 33 rpm vinyl record I have ever seen. 1943. This is a record from a set , to be played for the soldiers fighting in Europe during World war 2. Badly scratched but from historic point of view very interesting. I edited out most of the music and kept the commentary.
About Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer." Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm ...
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