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Edward Kennedy Ellington A Weekly Guide to African-American Culture November 4-10, 1991 • (212) 6 27-5241• VoL I, No. 24 • Sl.OO LISTINGS INSIDE: ART • CABARETS • CONCERTS • THEATER RESTAURANTS • FREE·FOR·ALL Edward Kennedy Ellington n 1923, on the promise of a job, the Washingtonians, a I small band of musicians w ith a penchant for syncopated music, left the nation's capitol for New York. The decade was just beginning to roar, jazz was a relatively new musical form, and the Washingtonians more o ften than n ot found them­ selves playing "sweet" music, to please less venturesome ears. Edward Kennedy Ellington , whose Oashy clothes and suave mannerisms earned him the nickname "Duke," found society jobs for the this and othe r bands by advertising himself prominently in the D.C. yell ow pages, but New York was clearly becoming the Mecca for musicians of the jazz persuasion. Still-having previously found himself stranded, penniless-in the Dig Apple, Ellington decided to forego this trip, so leadership of the Washingtonians fell to banjoist Elmer Snowden, who doubled as the group's business manager. "Things got real tough when the job fell through," Snowden recalled forty years later, "and we were about to give up when Bricktop rescued us." Then known as Ada Smith, Dricktop-later to gain international fame as the hostess of chic European cabarets­ used her considerable networking skills to land Elmer Snowden's Washingtonians a job at Darren's Exclusive Club on West 135tb Street. It was an enormously populnr club. so Ellington needed little persuasion to join his friends there. As things turned out. that may havr. been his most important cnreer move. After three fairly uneventful months a t Darren's, the band-still under Snowden's leadership-took up residency at the Hollywood Club, on West 49th Street. It was there that things started to fall into place. When a musician suggested to the club's management that it was time for the band to get a raise, he was told that several raises had already been given. Indeed they had, but Elmer Snowden had kept that bit of information-not to mention, money-to himself. After ousting him, the band's remaining members elected Duke as their leader, and that is how the famous Duke Ellington Orchestra started. Other members were soon added, but the original band of Washingtonians stayed with Duke for many years. Drummer Sonny Greer, who first played with Ellington in 1920, didn't leave the band until 1951. No other bandleader could boast such continuity, and that is one reason why the Ellington sound was so distinct Duke played piano, but his main instrument was the orchestra, and just as Bach, Beethoven or Vivaldi wrote concertos for specific instruments, so Ellington composed his music with individual musicians and their styles in mind. Men like Bubber Miley, Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Barney Bigard, Ray Nance, Joe Nanton were as much a part of the Ellington sound as Duke himself. Anyone can play an Ellington tune-and most musicians do-but only the Ellington Orchestra, with its distinguished soloists, could convey the true sound of America's most famous composer. Fortunately, Duke left us a rich legacy of recordings; hundreds of hours are available in record stores and libraries throughout the world, and there is even more to come as collectors dig out and dust off stored away acetate discs and tapes. Ellington was nowhere as highly regarded as in Europe, where one of the world's largest collections of Ellington music was amassed by King George VI of England (now, presumably, gracing Queen Elizabeth's record shelves). nor that Ellington's personal library of records and tapes- including many unissued performances-is, at his estate's request, housed in Denmark, where the government oversees it. When Duke Ellington first came to Harlem, he fell in love with it. "It's like Arabian Nights," he exclaimed as he took in its bright lights and inhaled the energy of its people. The rest, as they say, is history, for Duke Ellington's music came to symbolize Harlem during its most dynamic period. -Chris Albertson Author of • Bessie," Scarborough House Volume 1, Number 24. Published by OCR for Publishers, Inc. • 521 W. 23rd Street • New Yorlr., NY 10011. Subscription rate U.S. 536. Send subscription to ROUTES. A Guide to African-American Culture, P.O. Box 20103, Old Chelsea Station, New Yorlr., NY 10011. ROlJTES is published 48 times per year. For advertising rates call (212) 627· 5241. Publisher/Editor in Chief. Ronald Bunn, Associate Editors-Estelle Whiling& Toni Roberts. Editorial Staff: Perri Gaffney. 2-/IOUTES, A Guida to African-American Culture. November 4· 10 , /991 CLU13S AN D • Bob Te l.son with Lill ie C ONCERTS Village CABARt.-rs 1\ov 7 Amateur Night • Dave Leonhart Trio •The Mighty Sparrow Every Wed. 7:30 prn 1\ov 4 Nov 8 Apollo Thcntre • Leni Stern Trio S.O.B.s 253 W. ! 25th St • 864-0372 204 Varick(Houston) Nov 5 243-4940 Ahmad Ja mal, piano • Frank Griffith Sextet Nova ' Nov 6 Benny Bark.tdale & Gemini Miller Theatre jazz at •Bobby Sanabria lc Nov 5 Columbia Un iversity • Quartetto Ache The NewYorkerClub • !16th St & Broadway • Nov 7 123 West 43rd St • 764· 854-7799 0404 Birdland • 2745 Broadway Revisited / I 05th St • 749-2228 Saleh and Bix • Art Farmer Quintet Nov 7 YeUowJackets Nov 5·10 & 12·17 Featuring Byron Stripling Nov 5-10 • Eddie Chamblee Quarte.t Joey Cavaseno The Blue Note Saturdays, 2-6 pm Dennis Wil10n 131 W. 3rd St • 475-8592 •Doc Cheatham Ray Mosca Sundays, 3-7 pm Brou Townsend Fats Domino Dick Sud halter and his Sweet Basil • 8 Seventh Nov6 Ave/Bleecker • 242-1785 Bixologiats featuring Joe The Bottom Line Muranyi 15 W. 4th St Ray Barretto 1: His Band Bobby Prins 228-6300 Tito Nieves Loren Schoenbers guest 10loist David James ChiriUo Buster Williams, bess "Fathead" Newman Mulgrew Miller, piano Nov4 REsTAURANTS Yoron Israel, drums Nov 4-10 Village Gate • Bleecker/ B. 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Lynne A male Honeysuckle 73 Eighth Ave/13th St Paul West 255-7373 Southern cuisine Nov 4-9 Trendy • David "Fathead" Zinno o 126 W. 13th St • 507 Columbus Ave Newman 924-5182 496-8095 1\ov5-10 •Brooklyn· Jamaican "Hot Pol" •CiifTo rd Jo rda n Ui g Band Vernard Jo hnson, <ax Mondays Nov 9 Small restaurant of 7-8 tables inside and 3 Con dons Arts at St. Ann's • outside-but has a large 11 7 E. 15th St • 254-0960 Brooklyn Heights • [718] reputation for good food at 858-2424 McCoy Tyner featuring AI bargain prices. Fosle r & Ron Carter •New Jersey· 2260 Adam Clayton Nov 5-10 Randy Brecker Powell, Jr., Blvd/ 133rd St 491·5270 Fat Tuesdays • 190 Third Nov 8 & 9 Ave/17th St • 533-7902 Trumpets • 6 Defot Square Vernon's jerk Paradise Montclair • (201 746-6100 • Ottm ar Liebert Jamaican cuisine Nov5 jerk preparation of meats. 252 W. 29th St • 268· 7020 •Unity 2 Siste r Carol •l!eviewed in 7/29191 issue. Daddy Freddy Nov 6 3-HOUTF.S, I\ Guide to 1\frican-American Culture, November 4· 10, 1991 Jc;.ebel Gn..~nc Avenue G rill Negro Ensemble Company SouLiJcm/American cwsine Grilled American & presents Scarfs, swings and Southern cuisine Just a Night Out sophis:ication. 13 Greene Ave/Fulton St Through Nov 1 0 630 \"i:Jth Ave/45th St (718) 797-2099 A musical love story in 582-1()..;5 •Queen•• that takes place dunng the 1950s Chitlin' circuit La Famille Restaurant La Detente period . 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