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Duke Ellington - 11-0 Years Young' BULLETIN NUMMER 2, APRIL, 2009,Ånc' rz Duke Ellington - 11-0 Years Young' ISSN 1400-8831 Duke Ellington Society of Sweden, DESS 11'6375-7 RedaktionsgruPP: Plusgiro DESS, c/o Jan Falk www.ellington'se Bo Haufman, Bo Holmqvisf Hemsida: B ox 220 62, 10 4 22 Stockholm account: duke@ellington'se Thomas Erikson PayPal Telefon 08-65207 90, mobil 070-55207 90 hos DESS använd vårt MembershiP outside Scandinavia Vid köp 11' 6375 -7 fee USD 40. Plusgiro är per kalenderår: inom Norden 200 kr' annual Asmussen till oss har misslyckats. I skrivande stund fun- derar styrelsen fortfarande på olika förslag, men musiken kommer att framföras av "Harlem Jazz Camels". En av våra kvinnliga medlemmar har framfört frå- gan varför DESS styrelse inte innehåller några kvinn- ffi?Åoe liga medlemmar, vilket hon anser att den borde göra. jag svarade att "frågan har varit uppe på ett årsmöte och "Duke Ellington 110 years your.g" står det på första - styrelsen föreslog att kvinnor i föreningen, som är kun- sidan till detta nummer av Bulletinen. Javisst, för oss El- niga "Ellingtonia" och intresserad av styrelsearbete, lingtonbeundrare har Duke alltid varit ung och kommer i skulle kontakta styrelsen eller valberedningen. Ingen alltid i våra ögon och öron att förbli ung. De verk han kvinna har gjort detta. A andra sidan har ingen man komponerade i slutet av 2O-talet och de han åstadkom heller anmält sig som frivllig att ingå i styrelsen. Det vi i början av 70-ta1et är alla lika revolutionerande för oss behöver är både fler yngre medlemmar av båda könen och vi kommer alltid att betrakta dem som några av 20:e och på sikt också en föryngring av styrelsen. Som lyck- århundradets mera betydande konstskapelser. Duke ligt gift man med två underbara vuxna döttrar så har jag var inte bara en säregen kompositör, han var också en naturligtvis inget emot kvinnliga medarbetare, vare sig enastående psykolog. Han visste vilka människor han kontoret eller i DESS-styrelsen. I olika ledare under de skulle omge sig med och han förstod att på bästa sätt på tre senaste åren har jag också bjudit in till att få medlem- använda deras förmågor i sin konstutövning. Men vari marnas synpunkter på föreningen eller i enskilda frågor, låg roten till hans musikaliska storhet? Han fick aldrig men ingery vare sig kvinna eller man har tidigare hört någon konventionell musikalisk utbildning. Kanske är av sig. Men alla förslag till förnyelse av programmet som det just det som var grundbulten i hans musikaliska gör att Ni kommer på klubbaftnarna eller med bidrag av särart. Han fick sin utbildning på gatan, rent parties och artiklar eller notiser till Bulletinen är välkomna. i speak easies. Hade han fått sin utbildning vid något DESS styrelse gärna försöka förnya verksam- konservatorium vågar jag påstå att han aldrig kunde vill heten inom de givna ramarna. Som framgår av artikel ha blivit stöpt i en traditionell form utan han hade ändå på annan plats i Bulletinen kommer vi till mötet den 28 uppnått den säregna karaktär som vi finner i alla hans september att göra ett försök med något som vi kallar kompositioner. Duke Ellingtons musik hade då kanske "Member's Choice". Iden är inte helt ny. Den har använts varit annorlunda" men ändå med hans unika prägel. av andra liknande föreningar och vår systerförening i Hur celebreras Dukes 110-årsdag? När detta läses New York använder sig av den regelbundet. Vi hoppas har man den 15-17 april avhållit en konferens betitlad från våra medlemmar. Vi gör även ett "Echoes of Ellington" vid The University of Texas at på engagemang försök med en auktion på ett skivalbum, varom också Austin and Butler School of Music. jag vet att två kän- kan läsas denna Bulletin. Genom vår hemsida finns da författarnamn skall framträda vid konferensen; den i det möjlighet för våra medlemmar att tillkännage objekt omdiskuterade james Lincoln Collier och john Fran- försäljning. Men vi i styrelsen blir självklart mycket ceschina. Vidare kommer Ellingtons opera "Queenie till glada och tacksamma om någon vill skänka skivor, pro- Pie" att uppföras. Vår egen DESS-medlem Johannes gram, böcker eller annat till föreningen att auktioneras Landgren kommer, som tidigare nämnts, att arrangera ut vid lämpligt tillfälle. ett Ellington-dygn i Göteborg den28-29 april. Vi hoppas Alla önskas välkomna till vår klubbafton den 27 kunna rapportera om dessa evenemang i vår nästkom- april. mande Bulletin. Själva försöker vi hedra födelsedagsbar- net vid vår klubbafton på SAMI den 27 april men våra TiII DESS resurser är något begränsade. Ett försök att få Svend jan Falk Årsmötets vackraste var onekligen Billy Strayhorns bitterljuva betraktelse De som kom fick sig dock en utmärkt pianolazztrio tlll "Lotus Blossom" i tretakt med bara piano och Harry Car- livs och applåderna var väl så täta som spelet. Personli- neys vresiga barytonsaxofon - tack för att du spelade den, gen vill jag helst ha repertoar och utförande lite djärvare Bengt Barkman, i ditt musikaliska porträtt av Ellingtons och rentav en smula mer halsbrytande, kanske som en mångårige vän och medhjälpare Billy Strayhom. Det som konsekvens av den briljans med vilken så många unga saknades i form av miinsklig komplikation (och det har pianister hanterar sitt instrument i dagens konkurrens. i stort fattats i alla Strayhombiografier, också de i större UIf Johansson Werre har ingen anledning att ta åt sig av format) kompenserades här rikt av ett utsökt och ovanligt den observationen för han står stadigt på sina svängiga musikmaterial med bl a Basie och Getz, förutom Hodges ben och manar klaviaturen till både skritt, trav och sporr- och Webster. Barkmans framträdande på estraden blev sträck och löddriga karriärer. Och hans sekundantet samtidigt hans sista som medlem av styrelsen men man Martin Sjöstedt, bas och Daniel Fredrikssory trummol, får hoppas att han fortsätter att dela med sig av kunska- hängde med alldeles förträffligt trots viss repetitions- pema om Ellington et consortes i annan roll. brist. Arsmötets beslut och den nya styrelsens förändringar Så jag säger: utmärkt nog om än inte hänryckande. finns på annan plats - här också baranägra ord om kväl- Och så skall/kan det ju heller inte vara varje gång vi sam- len i övrigt denna den 25 februari. Möjligen något glest be- las kring Ellingtons grytor. Bra nog är också gott nog och satt som arsmöten ofta är, här förstärkt av lokaliseringen inte illa alls. till en onsdag, i strid mot våra ordinarie måndagsvanor. Bo Holmovist 2 Duke Ellington and Reprise Records Birgit Äslund avled den7 februari 2009 I {örra numret av Bulletinen kunde vi läsa en artikel av Lasse Zackrisson om Alice Babs. I artikeln nämnde Lasse Kvinnanbakom vår berömde diskograf Benny Åslund har att Frank Sinatra som, om inte ägare till så i varje fall delä- gått bort. jag hade glädjen och förmånen att få lära känna gare Reprise Records, och dessutom artistchef för bola- i henne på våren \967 när vi var några Ellingtonentusiaster Duke Ellington i uppdrag att producera 10 ge! hade gett som var hembjudna till Benny och Birgit när de bodde LP med artister efter eget gottfinnande. Detta är en intres- ute i Inverness, strax norr om Stocksundsbron i Dande- och undertecknad har gjort vissa försök att sant uppgift ryd. Under drygt två decennier träffades vi regelbundet skivor och artister Duke producerade. Den finna ut vilka hemma hos Birgit och Benny och det var med längtan var Lasse uppger skivan "Serenade To första säkert som som man varje gång det var aktuellt begav sig hem till Sweden' med Alice Babs. Men vilka var de övriga? Föl- Birgit och Benny, där Birgits mat var ett fint komplement jande artister kan härledas iill att ha spelat in skivor med till den Ellingtonska musiken som Benny bjöd på. Birgit Duke producent: Abdulla Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), som och Benny flyttade till Tumba i slutet av 60-talet där de Sathima Bea Benjamin och Bud Powell. Troligen skall bodde några år in på 70-talet innan de slutligen köpte sig också skivan "Thelazz Violin Session' räknas hit. Jag har en villa inte så långt från Jakobsberg. ställt frågan på Duke-LYM (diskussionssajten om Duke I början av juni 1985 hade jag nöjet att få transportera på nätet) men ingen har kunnat ge något svar. Flera av Jack Towers, Jerry Valburr; Sjef Hoefsmit och Benny i min dessa inspelningar gjordes i Paris i februari/mars1963 dä bil hem till Birgit där hon hade dukat fram en förnämlig Duke tydligen hade några dagar till eget förfogande när sup6 med välsmakande svensk mat som måste ha impo- orkestern inte hade några engagemang. nerat på Bennys utländska gäster. Marknadsföringen från Reprise sida kan diskuteras. Det gjorde ett starki intryck på oss som kom på besök Den mycket uppskattade "Serenade To Sweden' gavs av hur kul Birgit och Benny verkade ha ihop. De hade tydli- obegriplig anledning inte ut i USA till många amerikan- gen redan träffats vid unga år och sedan blev det ett långt förtvivlan. Inte ens när Mosaic för ska Duke-entusiasters liv tillsammans. Birgit var alltid väl informerad om Ben- några sedan gav ut en box med Ellingtons samlade år nys jazzaktiviteter. kom denna skiva med. Reprise-inspelningar Benny-gickbort7996 och därefter blev det inte fler be- Reprise tycks dessutom ha haft ett visst samarbete sök i det Aslundska hemmet för min egen del. Det var Bir- med Atlantic Records eftersom flera av orkesterns inspel- git som donerade det mesta av Bennys Ellington-samling ningar för Reprise gavs ut på etiketten Atlantic. Så var fal- till det svenskalazzarkivet där den nu finns tillgänglig för let även med "The |azzYiolinSession". alla researchers. Lasse Zackrisson har också nämnt att Frank Sinatra En av de sista gångerna jag träffade Birgit var vid Alice Babs och kanske bidrog var en stor beundrare av Ellington-konferensen 2004 dä hon ensam kom till "Serenade To Sweden' var den första skiva han till att Engelbrekts-kyrkan där det gavs en "Sacred Concert".
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