Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – February 27, 2024: Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

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Theme: Take the ‘A’ Train: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Duke Ellington, who died in 1974 at age 75, was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in 1899 in Washington, DC. He was a pianist, bandleader and composer, and arguably, the greatest and most influential figure in the history of jazz.

Jackie Washington- Take the ‘A’ Train

Keeping Out of Mischief (Pyramid)

Duke Ellington- East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-28) (Legacy)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- Diga Diga Do

Rattle Them Bones (Savoy Jazz)

Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington & Mose Scarlett- Mood Indigo

Sitting on a Rainbow (Borealis)

Eva Cassidy- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

American Tune (Blix Street)

Sneezy Waters- Solitude

Sneezy Waters (Sneezy Waters)

Duke Ellington- Stompy Jones

Ellington in Order, Volume 6 (1934-36) (Legacy)

Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra- Drop Me Off in Harlem

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve)

Taj Mahal- Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

Savoy (Stony Plain)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross- In a Mellow Tone

The Hottest New Group in Jazz (Columbia/Legacy)

Claudia Schmidt- I’m Beginning to See the Light

Out of the Dark/New Goodbyes, Old Helloes (Flying Fish)

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington- Duke’s Place

The Complete Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Sessions (Roulette)

Duke Ellington- A Tone Poem to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)

Ellington Uptown (Columbia)

Willie Nelson- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

Stardust (Columbia)

Judy Collins- I Didn’t Know About You

Bread and Roses (Elektra)

Dave Van Ronk- Lucky So and So

Hummin’ to Myself (Gazell)

Thelonious Monk- Black and Tan Fantasy

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (Riverside)

Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

It’s Wonderful (Susie Arioli Swing Band)

Catherine Russell- I’m Checkin’ Out, Goom’bye

Strictly Romancin’ (World Village)

Duke Ellington & Count Basie- Battle Royal

First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia)

Next week: Title Characters.

--Mike Regenstreif