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1950

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
1949–1950	.	.	.	CBS-Broadcast "Jack Smith Show"	.	DE9074	08,3-6	NDCS 1089	.	2011
January 1950
1950 01 01 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 05 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 06 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 07 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 08 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 10 Tuesday	1950 01 13 Friday	New York, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	Arne Neegaard	2011
1950 01 11 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	see 1950 01 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 12 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	see 1950 01 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 13 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	see 1950 01 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 14 Saturday	1950 01 16 Monday	Syracuse, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater 426 S.Salina St.	Theatre, 5 shows daily, with Howell and Bowser, great comedy team, and Peck & Peck, sensational dancers (Schine, at one time the largest independent U.S. theatre chain with 148 theatres in 6 states in 1942, was the subject of an anti-trust action.) While page 17 of the January 8 Syracuse Post-Standard announced this would be a four day engagement beginning Saturday, the January 16 ad says "last times today" and an article just above the ad refers to the engagement as three days. The January 15 edition announces a John Wayne film will start Tuesday "after Duke Ellington leaves."	Ads, Syracuse Post-Standard: 1950-01-08 1950-01-13 1950-01-15 1950-01-16 .	.	.	.	apg	added 2012-08-20
1950 01 15 Sunday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	see 1950 01 14	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-08-20
1950 01 16 Monday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Schine Paramount Theater	see 1950 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-08-20
1950 01 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 19 Thursday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 20 Friday	1950 01 28	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Theatre appearance Sometime during the Paradise run, the band was recorded for a March of Dimes radio broadcast on WJR During this date, Ellington put Detroit songstress Chubby Kemp on contract. She would perform with the band Northrop in Minneapolis, and on the West Coast.	.	DE5002	06,3-34	.	.	2011
1950 01 21 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 22 Sunday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 23 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 24 Tuesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 25 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 26 Thursday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 27 Friday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 28 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 00	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Private party Ellington was recorded singing and playing I'm Afraid and Joog Joog.	.	DE5001	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-10
1950 01 28 Saturday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Masonic Auditorium	This gig was identified by Joe Mosbrook by an advertisement and has not yet been confirmed. It is not impossible since the Detroit theatre engagement could have finished earlier in the day and the two cities are only about 180 miles apart.	.	.	09,1-16	.	CAH2/09	2011
1950 01 29 Sunday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 01 30 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 01 31 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
February 1950
1950 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Vocalist Chubby Kemp joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Forest leaves the band. He will record with the band on Oct. 23, 1972.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1950 02 01 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 02 Thursday 7 and 9:30 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Parkway Theatre	Orchestra and entertainers, two "variety concerts" Theatre manager John Scharnberg announced the Ellington program as: I. Jazz Accelerando Bojangles Creole Love Call You Name It Liberian Suite II. Resume Songs (Lu Eliot) Violet Blue The History of Jazz in Three Minutes Songs (Albert Hibbler) Piano (Duke Ellington) The Capital Times review says Symphomaniac was played by Duke	The Capital Times, Madison, Wisc., Announcements: 1950-01-28, p4 1950-02-01, p.15 Review 1950-02-03,p.5 Announcements, Wisconsin State Journal, 1951-02-01, s.2,p.3 1951-02-02, s.1,p.9	.	08,3-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Tenor sax man Alva “Beau” McCain joins the band and singer Lu Elliott leaves.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 02 03 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 04 Saturday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	The Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 02 05 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Opera House	Two performances, afternoon and night, by the band and a vocal quintet, The Orioles, presented by Down Beat.	Announcement, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisc., 1950-01-28, p4 Stratemann p.310 citing Chicago Defender 1950-02-04 p.26	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-10
1950 02 06 Monday	.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	Central High School	.	Stratemann, p.310, citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 07 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented The California Eagle, 1950-02-23, p.11, reported a newlywed couple left Los Angeles on Feb. 3, stopped in Chicago and Lansing, and made their way back to Detroit, where met Ellington at the fashionable Gotham Hotel. Ellington, Hibbler and Sara (sic) Vaughn (sic),gave a party for them in their room. If the story is reliable, it places Duke in Detroit around this time.	.
1950 02 08 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented - see 1950 02 07	.
1950 02 09 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented - see 1950 02 07	.
1950 02 10 Friday	1950 02 11	Ann Arbor, Mich.	University of Michigan	University of Michigan Junior Class J-Hop (Junior Hop) dance - two nights The Ellington and Louis Prima bands shared the bill, playing alternately on both nights to allow continuous dancing. This annual event was the University's only strictly formal dance, with, this year, a "Deep in the Blues" theme. The decorations created an underwater illusion and a cosmetic company distributed a new cologne, J-Hop 51 as favours. Attending from Traverse City were Miss Ann Maurer, with Parker Pennington, Miss Betty Badgero with William Fonce and Miss June Stromberg with Louis Culman would attend. Coming from Benton Harbor were Miss Helen Kreider and Robert Gardner, Miss Patricia Rohring, escorted by Douglas Gelb of Rochester, Miss Dorothy DeWolf, with Liberato D'Addona of New York City, Miss Mary Stathopoulos and Milton Karnfills of Flint, Miss Roberta Piggott with Rodney Sonnenbert, John Ackenhusen escorting Miss Anne Goodyear of Hastings, Miss Violet Johnson and Richard Noll, and William Rohring escorting Miss Ann Fester of Lansing.	Announcements, Traverse City Record-Eagle 1950-02-09, p.3 1950-02-11, p.6 Review, The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Mich. 1950-02-13	.	08,3-9	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 11 Saturday	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	University of Michigan	Second night of J-Hop dance - see 1950 02 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 02 12 Sunday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Pabst Theatre	Concert at either 2:30 or 3 pm .	Announcements, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisc. 1950-02-05, p.16 re Feb 12 1950-02-12, p.10 re Feb 12	.	08,3-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 13 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 14 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 15 Wednesday	.	Tulsa, Okla.	Convention Hall	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1950 02 16 Thursday	.	Minneapolis	Northrop Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1950 02 17 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 18 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 19 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Oakland Auditorium	"Concert Varieties" programme - cancelled While the Oakland Tribune carried an ad for this concert on Feb. 19, the concert was postponed to Feb. 26 and was to change to dance music.	Oakland Tribune Ad, 1950-02-19, p.1-C ("Concert Varieties") Announcement 1950-02-26, p.C-7 (change of dates and programme)	.	.	Vail	djp	added 2013-04-08
1950 02 19 Sunday	.	San Diego, Cal.	Russ Auditorum	Concert	Vail I	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 02 20 Monday 8:30 pm	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Shrine Auditorium	Concert The Eagle announcement named the vocalists as "Albert Hibbler, Kay Davis and Lu Eliot" and the rest of the band as well: Al Killian, Ray Nance, Harold Baker, Nelson Williams, David Burns, Lawrence Brown, Tyree Glenn, Quentin Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Harry Conney (sic), Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Jimmy Forrest, Sonny Greer, Wendell Marshall and Ellington. Tickets were available at all Mutual Agencies in Southern California. The programme was to include the Liberian Suite.	Stratemann, p.310 Announcement, Van Nuys News, 1950-02-13 Ad, California Eagle 1950-02-16	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 21 Tuesday	.	Stockton, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	03,1-5	.	.	2011
1950 02 22 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 23 Thursday	.	Fresno, Cal.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1950 02 24 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Auditorium	Program of "Concert Varieties"	Announcement, Oakland Tribune 1950-02-23, p.29	.	.	Vail	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 25 Saturday	.	San Jose, Cal.	Municipal Auditorium	Program of "Concert Varieties"	Announcement, Oakland Tribune 1950-02-23, p.29	.	.	Vail	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 26 Sunday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Oakland Auditorium	Initially announced as a program of "Concert Varieties," a later announcement said it would be dance music. Personnel named: Hibbler Lu Eliot Kay Davis Killian Nance Baker N.Williams David Burns, trp Brown Glenn Jackson Hodges Harry Conney (sic) Hamilton Procope Forrest Greer Marshall Ellington .	Announcements, Oakland Tribune 1950-02-19, p.1-C, for "Concert Varieties" 1950 -02-20, p15 for program of sweet and low 1950-02-23, p.29 announces "Concert Varieties" 1950-02-23-Kay Davis photo and caption 1950-02-24,p.30D	.	.	Vail	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 02 27 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 02 28 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
March 1950
1950 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Charlie Rouse, tenor sax, and Tyree Glenn, trombone, leave the band this month. Al Hibbler leaves as well, but will return in September.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1950 03 01 Wednesday	1950 03 07	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	Probably a vaudeville show. Ellington paid the costs and took 50% of the revenues.	Billboard Mar.11, 1950 p.55	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1950 03 02 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 03 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 04 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 05 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 06 Monday 8 am	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Universal Studios Stage 10	Pre-recording for the film ”Salute To Duke Ellington,” Ellington's second and last short film Universal, and his last short by a major Hollywood studio. Although the call time was 8 am, recording started at 8:40 and ended at 12:25. Band members included Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Odessa (Chubby) Kemp, Duke Ellington, Al Killian, Shorty Baker, Ray Nance, Dave Burns, Nelson Williams, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Charlie Rouse, Alva (Bo) McCain, Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Tyree Glenn, Harry Carney, Wendell Marshall and Sonny Greer. Titles recorded: Things Ain't What They Used To Be Hello, Little Boy The History of Jazz She Wouldn't Be Moved Violet Blue Take the 'A' Train You of All People	Stratemann pp. 311-320	DE5003	.	07,1-21 94,2-894,2-194,1-388,4-9 88,2-4	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-10
1950 03 06 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 07 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Million Dollar Theater	See 1950 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 08 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Universal Studios	Filming ”Salute to Duke Ellington” - see 1950 03 06	.	.	07,1-21 94,1-3	Stratemann 311 Strat 313+317 photos	.	2011
1950 03 09 Thursday	1950 03 15	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	Stratemann p.321 citing Variety 1950-03-15 p.10 Ads, Oakland Tribune 1950-03-11 p.6 1950-03-12 p.6C	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1950 03 10 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 11 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 12 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 13 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 14 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 15 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fox Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 16 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 17 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 18 Saturday	.	Brookshire, Tex.	Guion Hall Texas A&M University	Military ball (1)Guests of honour included a congressman, four generals and a colonel. Society columns reported (2)Pat Hurt, Jacky Chapman, (3)Wanda Nelson, Diana Reed and (4)Pat Cox attended. The latter two were reported to have had a wonderful time.	Announcements, The Baytown (Texas) Sun, 1950-03-13 Pampa (Texas) News, 1950-03-12,p.17 Society news items, (2)Brownsville Herald, 1950-03-19 (3)Brookshire Times, 1950-03-24 (4)Lubbock Evening Journal, 1950 03 17 p.4	.	.	.	AGP, djp	added 2012-09-18 updated 2013-04-11
1950 03 19 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 20 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 21 Tuesday	.	Rocky Mount, N.C.	Cameo theatre	False date This appears to be a film short accompanying the movie Blanche Fury	Rocky Mount Evening Telegram 1950-03-20, p.5	.	.	.	AGP	added 2012-09-18
1950 03 21 Tuesday	.	Wichita, Kans.	Forum	Mr. Ray Overton brings Duke Ellington to the Forum, March 21. Ellington is one of the country's favorite musicians.	The Negro Star, Wichita, Kans., 1950 03 17, p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-09-07
1950 03 22 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 23 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 24 Friday	.	Carbondale, Ill.	Southern Illinois University	Concert and dance sponsored by the Student Council	"Duke Ellington to Play at SIU, The Register-News, Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1950-03-14 p.2	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-11
1950 03 25 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera House	.	Stratemann p.321 citing Chicago Defender 1950-03-11 np.30	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 26 Sunday 3 pm	.	Institute, W.Va.	West Virginia State College	Concert Tickets $2 general admission, $1.50 for students	The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, W.Va., 1950-03-12 p.14 The Charleston Daily Mail, 1950-03-12 p.10	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-11
1950 03 27 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 28 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 03 29 Wednesday	1950 04 04 Tuesday	New York, N.Y.	S.S. Île De France	Ellington and the band embarked by sea for their 2-1/2 month tour of Europe PERSONNEL CHANGES The Danish tour program lists personnel as Baker, Nance, Ernie Royal, Neslon Williams, Al Killian, Brown, Kelly, Jackson, Procope, Hamilton, Hodges, Carney, Byas, McCain, Marshall, Greer and Ballard, as well as Kay Davis, Strayhorn, Chubby Kemp and Charles Brooks. George “Butch” Ballard, drums, was to be the backup for Sonny Greer, who was not always reliable. Ernie Royal joined the trumpets Tyree Glenn wasn't able to go to Europe, and was replaced by Theodore Kelly for part of the tour - DEMS notes Kelly was absent from some of the concerts at Palais de Chaillot, and from the June 20 concert at Salle Wagram. It also says German and Swedish DEMS members reported he was not in the band. Al Hibbler stayed behind Don Byas, tenor sax, was picked up in Paris Charlie Rouse was replaced by Alva McCain.	New Desor vol.2 Stratemann, pp.320-321.	.	05,1-20	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-12
1950 03 30 Thursday	.	Atlantic Ocean.	S.S. Ile de France	at sea - see 1950 03 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 03 31 Friday	.	Atlantic Ocean.	S.S. Ile de France	at sea - see 1950 03 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1950
1950 04 01 Saturday	.	Atlantic Ocean.	S.S. Ile de France	at sea - see 1950 03 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 02 Sunday	.	Atlantic Ocean.	S.S. Ile de France	at sea - see 1950 03 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 03 Monday	.	Atlantic Ocean.	S.S. Ile de France	at sea - see 1950 03 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 04 Tuesday	.	Le Havre, France	.	Arrival in Europe	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 05 Wednesday	.	Le Havre, France	Cinéma Normandie	Concert	.	.	08,1-16 06,1-33 04,1-21	.	Hoefsmit	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 04 06 Thursday	.	Rouen, France	.	Concert	.	.	04,1-5+21	.	.	2011
1950 04 07 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	Inedit interview Georges Debroe wrote, in DEMS 04,1-5: "...interesting radio broadcasts with the French bandleader Boris Vian,... an interview with Ellington ...in his hotel-room on the Avenue des Champs Elysées ... by an unknown radio man with Boris Vian and Maurice Culaz, the interpreter. They talked about the forthcoming stay in Paris with the band at the Palais de Chaillot starting 12Apr50 with 8 concerts, including 3 matinees... The band was supposed to include 20 people including 3 vocalists. The interview took 4:50 and was cut short by Duke's manicurist."	.	DE9040	04,2-51 04,1-5+21	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 04 08 Saturday	1950 04 10 Monday	Knokke, Belgium	Casino Communal	Concerts The venue's name is unclear: Stratemann says Knokke-Le Zoute, Belgium; Casino Communal, Albert Plage. DEMS 04,1 just says Knokke-Le Zoute, Belgium; Casino Communal. I cannot determine if the Casino was in a hotel named Albert Plage, or if they are separate places/event.	.	.	04,1-5 04,1-21 07,3-32	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 04 09 Sunday	.	Knokke, Belgium	Casino Communal, Albert Plage	see 1950 04 08.	.	.		.	.	2011
1950 04 10 Monday	.	Knokke, Belgium	Casino Communal, Albert Plage	see 1950 04 08.	.	.		.	.	2011
1950 04 11 Tuesday	.	Lille, France	L'Opéra	Two concerts	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 1-?	.	Paris, France	.	Cocktail party Stratemann writes that Ellington encountered Orson Welles at the tour's first Paris stop, and Welles asked Ellington to write the music for one of his plays, "Le Temps Court" (Time Runs); he writes that Duke spent what spare time there was during the tour to write the music.	.	.	.	Gammphoto Vail359photo Vail367photo	.	2011
1950 04 12 Wednesday	1950 04 16	Paris, France	Palais de Chaillot	Concert Poorly received - Der Spiegel wrote that the audience nearly booed the band off the stage. Ellington changed the programme by the time the band appeared in Switzerland.	Stratemann, p.322, citing Der Spiegel 1950-05-11 p.40.	04,1-21	Vail360photos	.	.	2011
1950 04 13 Thursday	.	Paris, France	Palais de Chaillot	.	.	.	.	KGphoto	.	2011
1950 04 14 Friday	.	Paris, France	Palais de Chaillot	.	.	.	.	KGphoto	.	2011
1950 04 15 Saturday	.	Paris, France	Palais de Chaillot	.	.	.	02,3-23 99,4-25 96,2-12	.	.	2011
1950 04 16 Sunday	.	Paris, France	Palais de Chaillot	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 17 Monday	.	Lyon, France	.	Concert	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 18 Tuesday	.	Strasbourg, France	Palais des Fêtes	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 19 Wednesday	.	Nancy, France	Grand Théatre	Two concerts	.	.	08,1-16 06,1-33 04,1-21 01,2-28	.	.	2011
1950 04 20 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Don Byas, tenor sax, then living in Paris, joins the band for the tour.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1950 04 20 Thursday	.	Namur, Belgium	.	Concert	.	.	04,1-21 02,3-23 99,4-25 96,2-12	.	.	2011
1950 04 21 Friday	1950 04 25 Tuesday	Brussels, Belgium	.	Concerts	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 22 Saturday	.	Brussels, Belgium		see 1950 04 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 23 Sunday	.	Brussels, Belgium		see 1950 04 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 24 Monday	.	Brussels, Belgium		see 1950 04 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 25 Tuesday	.	Brussels, Belgium		see 1950 04 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 04 26 Wednesday	.	Roubaix, France	Cinéma la Colisée	.	.	.	04,1-21 98,2-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 27 Thursday	.	Liege, Belgium	Forum	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 28 Friday	.	Den Haag, The Netherlands	Gebouw voor K.& W.	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection Box 14 Folder 18 "Duke Ellington en zijn Orkest, presented by Julius Barkan" (Amsterdam and Den Haag, The Netherlands) [Program], April 28 and 30, 1950.	.	07,3-10 04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 04 29 Saturday	.	Antwerp, Belgium	Concertzaal van de Zoo	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 04 30 Sunday	.	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Concertgebouw	04,1-21	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection Box 14 Folder 18 "Duke Ellington en zijn Orkest, presented by Julius Barkan" (Amsterdam and Den Haag, The Netherlands) [Program], April 28 and 30, 1950.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1950
1950 05 01 Monday	.	Namur, Belgium	.	Concert	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 05 02 Tuesday	.	Zurich, Switzerland	Kongresshaus	Concert From an article in Jazz Journal, July 1950 written by Arthur Goepfert (see DEMS 08/1-15), one learns: The band seems to have arrived by train. "First surprising thing I learned was that although the boys were quite happy about the money, they earned, they were not so happy about working with the Duke." Don Byas was accompanied by his wife and baby; Duke wanted Byas to return to the U.S. Greer was drunk before the matinee After the concert, about 150 people went to a dance hall and the fans each paid 8 francs so the musicians could drink free of charge. Procope, Hamilton and Ernie Royal jammed for hours. Duke spent only about half the concert at the piano Greer was perched high up above the band, and played fill-ins Al Killian had lip trouble and a stomach ache. He was fed up with the music business and swore he would get out of the mess as soon as he was back in the States. For many years, it was thought only one concert recording from the 1950 tour survived, taped in Hamburg. In 2007, the TCB label released a recording on CD of the entire Zurich concert except the medley.	.	DE9064	08,1-15 07,3-10 07,3-44 04,1-21	NDCS 1084	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 05 03 Wednesday	.	Geneva, Switzerland	Victoria Hall	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 05 04 Thursday	.	Geneva, Switzerland	.	Pre-RSR-Broadcast	.	DE5004	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 04 Thursday	.	Lausanne, Switzerland	Théatre de Beaulieu	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 05 05 Friday	1950 05 09 Tuesday	Milan, Italy	Teatro Odeon	Concert Sometime during the stay in Milan, Lawrence Brown became ill and was hospitalized in Milan for 9 days. Sjef Hoefsmit noted this in DEMS 04,1-21, writing that he did not know whether he was replaced, and if so, by whom.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 05 06 Saturday	.	Milan, Italy	Teatro Odeon	see 1905 05 05	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 07 Sunday	.	Milan, Italy	Teatro Odeon	see 1905 05 05	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 08 Monday	.	Milan, Italy	Teatro Odeon	see 1905 05 05	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 09 Tuesday	.	Milan, Italy	Teatro Odeon	see 1905 05 05	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 10 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 11 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 12 Friday	1950 05 16 Tuesday	Rome, Italy	Teatro Quirino	.	.	.	04,1-21	Hasse 296 photo	.	2011
1950 05 13 Saturday	.	Rome, Italy	Teatro Quirino	see 1950 05 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 14 Sunday	.	Rome, Italy	Teatro Quirino	see 1950 05 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 15 Monday	.	Rome, Italy	Teatro Quirino	see 1950 05 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 16 Tuesday	.	Rome, Italy	Teatro Quirino	see 1950 05 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 17 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 18 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 19 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 20 Saturday	.	Genova, Italy	Teatro Augustus	Concert This date in Genoa is not shown in either Stratemann or DEMS 04,1-21	.	.	.	Vail	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 05 21 Sunday	.	Genova, Italy	Teatro Augustus	Concert (note DEMS 04,1-21 says the venue was "Teatro Gusgustus" but this is likely a typing mistake.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 05 22 Monday	1950 05 23 Tuesday	Torino, Italy	Teatro Alfieri	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011<
1950 05 23 Tuesday	.	Torino, Italy	Teatro Alfieri	see 1950 05 22.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 24 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 05 24 Wednesday	.	.	.	activities not documented	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 25 Thursday	.	Como, Italy	Teatro Politeama	.	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 05 26 Friday	.	Baden Baden, Germany	Casino	Concert This appearance is not shown in either Stratemann or DEMS 04,1-21	.	.	.	Vail	.	2011
1950 05 27 Saturday	.	Frankfurt, Germany	Althoff Bau	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 O1,1-13 97,3-18	poster-ad	CAHjul11	2011
1950 05 27 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event The May 27, 1950 edition of The Daily Worker reported that Ellington had signed a communist-inspired Stockholm peace petition. The allegation was also printed in its August 25 and 27 editions. Ellington denied this, and threatened to sue. Several news reports in late October say the Daily Worker apologized to Duke to avoid the lawsuit.			Blacklisting - Two Key Documents by Merle Miller and John Cogley.	djp	Added 2012-08-18
1950 05 28 Sunday	.	Hannover, Germany	Niedersachsenhalle	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 05 29 Monday	.	Hamburg, Germany	Musikhalle	Afternoon concert NWDR-broadcast on 26jun50 BFN-broadcast later	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 29 Monday	.	Hamburg, Germany	Musikhalle	Evening concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 29 Monday	.	Hamburg Musikhalle	Evening Concert	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 29 Monday	.	Hamburg Boccaccio Club	Party Anglo-German Swing Club	.	.	DE5007	08,1-16+19 07,3-10 06,1-33 05,1-20 04,1-21 03,2-28 01,3-10/22 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	.	R.Schneider11/09	2011
1950 05 30 Tuesday	.	.	Travel ?	.	.	.	01,2-21 01,1-13	.	.	2011
1950 05 31 Wednesday	.	Kobenhavn, Denmark	Train station	Ellington was greeted by a local costumed wedding band	Photo in Stratemann, p.321	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-12
1950 05 31 Wednesday	.	Kobenhavn, Denmark	KB-Hallen	Two concerts	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 05 31 Wednesday	.	Kobenhavn, Denmark	St Thomas Restaurant	.	.	DE5005	04,1-21 02,3-15 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18 88,2-1 Strat321photo DEMS 89/1photo	.	.	2011
June 1950
1950 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE George “Butch” Ballard, drums, and Kay Davis, vocals, leave the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1950 06 01 Thursday	.	Kobenhavn, Denmark	Kobenhavn Hallen	Two concerts/td>	.	.	04,1-21 02,3-23 01,3-18 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18 96,2-12	.	.	2011
1950 06 02 Friday	.	Malmö, Sweden	Stadsteatern	Concert (According to Rolf Dahlgren, in DESS Bulletin 4, Nov. 2012, the Swedish concerts played to half-full houses due to very hot weather.)	.	.	04,2-28 04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	Vail363photo Strat568photo	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 06 03 Saturday	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Konserthuset	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	Vail364photos	.	2011
1950 06 04 Sunday	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Tennishallen	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 05 Monday	.	Göteborg, Sweden	Circus	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 06 Tuesday	.	Aarhus, Denmark	Aarhus-Hallen	Two concerts	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	Stratemann, p.322	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 06 06 Tuesday (late night)	.	Aarhus, Denmark	Hammerschmidts Optagelses-Studie (radio and photo shop)	Recording session for Rundskue Kommite Duke Ellington and vocalist Ingvar Blicher-Hansen Titles recorded: Sophisticated Lady (piano solo) Mood Indigo (piano solo) I'm Afraid (Ellington piano and vocal) I Met A Little Miss (with vocal) The first two titles were made for a special recording, with only 10 copies made, autographed by Duke, for a lottery to be conducted for a benefit, Aarhus Rundskuedag. The third title has Ellington singing! and the fourth features Herr Blicher-Hansen	.	DE5006	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18 88,4-3 88,3-1	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-09
1950 06 07 Wednesday	.	.	Travel ?	.	.	.	01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 08 Thursday	.	Frankfurt	Althoff Bau	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 09 Friday	.	.	.	activities not documented	.	.	01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 10 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE DEMS shows Al Killian left the band to return to the U.S. sometime between the June 8 and 10 concerts. Not confirmed.				DEMS 04,1-21	djp	Added 2013-04-12
1950 06 10 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Don Byas leaves the band, although he will record with it twice in later life				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1950 06 10 Saturday	.	Hamburg, Germany	Alu-Palast	.	Two concerts Stratemann shows the venue as Ernst Mercke Halle but it appears Ernst Mercke Halle did not exist in 1950.	DE5007	04,1-21 01,3-10/22 01,2-21 01,1-11 97,3-18	Timner corrections -4	R.Schneider11/09	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1950 06 11 Sunday	.	Hamburg, Germany	Alu-Palast	2 Concerts - see 1950 06 10	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	.	R.Schneider11/09	2011
1950 06 12 Monday	.	Dortmund, Germany	Capitol	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-13	.	.	2011
1950 06 13 Tuesday	.	Dusseldorf, Germany	Apollo	.	.	.	04,1-21 01,2-21 01,1-13 97,3-18	.	.	2011
1950 06 14 Wednesday	.	Heidelberg, Germany	Stadthalle	2 concerts: 6:30+9pm	.	.	10,3-16	ad:Age d'Or du Jazz	.	2011
1950 06 15 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 16 Friday	.	Basel, Switzerland	Stadt-Casino		.	.	04,1-21	JPnov07	.	2011
1950 06 17 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 18 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 19 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 20 Tuesday	.	Paris, France	Salle Wagram	.	.	.	04,1-21 02,3-23 02,1-5 99,4-25 98,3-13 98,2-22 97,2-22 96,2-12	.	.	2011
1950 06 21 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 22 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 23 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 24 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 25 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 26 Monday	.	Bern, Switzerland	Casino ??		.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
1950 06 27 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 28 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 29 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 06 30 Friday	.	Atlantic Ocean	.	Travel back to U.S.A	.	.	04,1-21	.	.	2011
July 1950
1950 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Singer June Norton joins the band, but will leave in August Trumpeter Ernie Royal leaves the band Trumpeter Fats Ford (Andres Marenguito), joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE New Desor says trumpeter Al Killian left the band sometime in July, but a source tells me he didn't quit, instead he took a vacation after the European tour. (DEMS has him returning home between June 8 and 10.				New Desor vol.2	djp; P.Willard email 2012-10-28	Added 2012-10-28
1950 07 01 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 02 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 03 Monday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 04 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 05 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 06 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 07 Friday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 08 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 09 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 10 Monday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 11 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 12 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 13 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented - believed to be time off	.
1950 07 14 Friday	.	.		activities not documented - Variety reported the band was out on the road on July 14.	.
1950 07 15 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 16 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 17 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 18 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Cavalcade Of Bands” telecast on the Dumont network The show featured a different band each week. For this broadcast, Marion Cox replaced Kay Davis who left to marry, and June Norton was added. Also appearing in this episode were Bobby Davis, Timmie Rogers, and Howell & Bowser according to the Brooklyn Eagle television schedule. Stratemann also shows Son & Sonny. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra N. Williams, Merenguito (Fats Ford), Royal, Baker, Nance, Brown, Jackson, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, McCain, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Greer, Ballard, Kemp, Nantono, M. Cox Titles recorded: Take The "A" Train (theme) Rockin' In Rhythm Everybody's Doin' It - with Son and Sonny Take The "A" Train - with Son and Sonny Hello, Little Boy Caravan Medley: Creole Love Call, Jeep Is Jumpin,'Creole Love Call On A Turquoise Cloud Stomp, Look And Listen	Stratemann p.323 Brooklyn Eagle, 1950-07-18 p.19	DE5008	01,3-21 00,3-24 00,2-18 00,1-25	Timner corrections -4	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 07 19 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 20 Thursday	.	Portland, Mne.	Old Orchard Pier	.	Stratemann p.323	.	08,3-9	.	Neegaard	2011
1950 07 21 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 22 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 23 Sunday	.	Narragansett, R.I.	Casino Pier	.	Stratemann p.323	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 07 24 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 25 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 26 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 27 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 07 28 Friday	.	Geneva, N.Y.	Civic Center	Personal appearance at a teen dance arranged by Club 86 owner Jimmy Legott. Ellington, Carney and singer Chubby Dean (sic) appeared at a dance featuring a young sextet, the Moonlighters. The bandleader accompanied half a dozen saxophone solos and songs, and complimented the teen-aged musicians.	Geneva Daily Times, 1950-07-29	.	.	.	agp	added 2012-08-17
1950 07 28 Friday	1950 07 30 Sunday	Geneva, N.Y.	Club 86	Restaurant engagement	.	.	08,3-9	.	Arne	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1950 07 28 Friday	1950 07 30 Sunday	Geneva, N.Y.	Club 86	Restaurant engagement	.	.	08,3-9	.	Arne	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1950 07 29 Saturday	.	Geneva, N.Y.	Club 86	Restaurant engagement - see 1950 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 07 30 Sunday	.	Geneva, N.Y.	Club 86	Restaurant engagement - see 1950 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 07 31 Monday	1950 08 05	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	.	Stratemann p.323 Vail II	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-13
August 1950
1950 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Alva “Bo” McCain leaves the band Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax giant, joins the band.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 08 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event In what Cohen describes as an attempt at vertical integration, Tempo Music was revived in the summer and Mercer Records was incorporated in August. Mercer Records was managed by Stanley Dance and Mercer Ellington, with Duke holding 30 shares, Strayhorn 20, Dance 25 and Mercer 25. The Mercer label was not a commercial success; only one record sold 12,000 copies, most sold 1,000 or less. The label folded in 1952. Tempo's newly opened New York offices were ostensibly managed by Mildred Dixon, Ruth Ellington James was president and Mercer Ellington was involved as well.	Stratemann pp 323-324, citing Variety 1950-08-09 Variety 1950-08-16 p.42 Billboard 1950-08-12 p.20 Metronome 1950-11, p.8 Harvey S. Cohen, Duke Ellington's America, pp. 296-298	.	.	.	djp	.	Added 2013-04-14
1950 08 01 Tuesday	.	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	see 1950 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 02 Wednesday	.	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	see 1950 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 03 Thursday	.	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	see 1950 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 04 Friday	.	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	see 1950 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 05 Saturday	.	Hull, P.Q.	Standish Hall Hotel	see 1950 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 06 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 07 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 08 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 09 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 10 Thursday	1950 08 16	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show	Stratemann p.323 citing Variety 1950-09-08 p.41 + Billboard, 1950-08-26, p.11.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 11 Friday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 12 Saturday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 13 Sunday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 14 Monday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 15 Tuesday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 16 Wednesday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Circle Theater	Stage show -see 1950 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 17 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 18 Friday	1950 08 24 Thursday	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show, including Howell & Bowser, Bobby 'Tables' Davis and the Three Co-Ops.	Stratemann p.323 citing Chciago Defender 1950-02-09 p.26	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-13
1950 08 19 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 20 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 21 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 22 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 23 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 24 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show -see 1950 08 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 24 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Heaven Café	Ellington and Strayhorn with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Eckstine visited a local bandleader, Geroge Dixon at his job at the Blue Heaven	Stratemann p.323 citing Chicago Defender p1950-09-02 p.26	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-13
1950 08 25 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 26 Saturday	1950 08 29 Tuesday	Buffalo, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - the band, plus Howell & Bowser and Tables Davis. Ella Fitzgerald was also on the bill, the movie was the Republic crime melodrama Trial Without Jury	Stratemann p.323.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-13
1950 08 27 Sunday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1950 08 26	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 28 Monday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1950 08 26	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 29	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1950 08 26	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 08 30 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 08 31 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
September 1950
1950 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Al Hibbler rejoins the band and Chubby Kemp leaves				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 09 01 Friday	1950 09 03	Detroit,, Mich.	Unknown	Unknown	Stratemann p.323 citing Variety 1950-08-09 p.41.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-13
1950 09 02 Saturday	.	Detroit,, Mich.	.	Unknown - see 1950 09 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 03 Sunday	.	Detroit,, Mich.	.	Unknown - see 1950 09 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 04 Monday	1950 09 06 Wednesday	Toronto, Ont.	Dance Pavilion Canadian National Exposition	Presumably dances, since the venue was a tent-ballroom.	Stratemann p.323 citing Variety 1950-09-20 p43	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-13
1950 09 05 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Dance Pavilion Canadian National Exposition	Concert - see 1950 09 04.	.	.	.	.	.	2011added 2011
1950 09 05 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Calif.	.	Peripheral event Trumpeter Al Killian and his friend Vivian White are shot to death. The Afro-American reported he was killed by janitor Roy Parker, in an argument about a small debt Parker claimed Killian owed him.	Baltimore Afro-American, 1950-09-23	.			djp	Added 2012-10-27
1950 09 06 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Dance Pavilion Canadian National Exposition	Concert - see 1950 09 04.	.	.	.	.	.	2011added 2011
1950 09 07 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 08 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 09 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 10 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 11 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 12 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 09 13 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.		Mercer recording session Oscar Pettiford, His Cello and Quartet Pettiford, Duke Ellington, Lloyd Trottman, Jo Jones, Strayhorn Titles recorded: Perdido Take the A Train Oscalypso Blues for Blanton Twelve O'clock Jump Blues No. 3	Stratemann p.323	DE5009	03,2-24	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 09 14 Thursday	1950 09 20 Wednesday	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Vaudeville Appearing with the Ellington orchestra: The Three Co-Ops dance team Bobby 'Tables' Davis whose schtick was picking up tables and chairs with his teeth Chubby Kemp Barbara Windfield (new singer in the band) Dusty Fletcher, comedian	Stratemann, p.323	.	.	Timner correctons 4/18, 4/21, 4/29	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 09 15 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 16 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 17 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 18 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 20 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Vaudeville - see 1950 09 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 21 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session Chubby Kemp and Her All Stars The Ellingtonians with Chubby Kemp Sara Forde with Mercer Ellington and His Orchestra Red Rodney(t), Hodges, Carney, Duke Ellington, Pettiford (cello), Marshall, Max Roach, Kemp, Forde, and, presumably, Mercer Ellington Titles recorded: Mean Old Choo Choo A Slip Of The Lip How Blue Can You Get Juke Bop Boogie Set 'Em Up The New Piano Roll Blues	Stratemann p.321	DE5010	07,3-1 03,1-28 81,2-7 80,4-4	Timner corrections 4/29	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 09 22 Friday	1950 09 28 Thursday	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	Stratemann, citing Variety 1950-08-09 p.41	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 23 Saturday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 24 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 25 Monday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 26 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 27 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 28 Thursday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1950 09 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 09 29 Friday	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	(1)(2)Meeting with U.S. President Truman (3)After Duke Ellington visited the President, he played piano for reporters at the National Press Club dinner for an hour	(1)Stratemann, p.323 (2)Photo, European Stars and Stripes, Oct.4, 1930, p.6 (3)Earl Wilson, "It Happened Last Night," Uniontown, Penn. Morning Herald, 1950-10-30	.	.	Photos: Hasse p.296 Rul p. 25	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-18
1950 09 30 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented - Stratemann p.323 says Variety 1950-08-19 p.41 stated a four-day stand in Albany would be filled in before the Paramount run. No confirmation has been found.	.
October 1950
1950 10 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Yvonne Lanauze joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1950 10 01 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented see 1950 09 30	.
1950 10 02 Monday	.	.		activities not documented see 1950 09 30	.
1950 10 03 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session Billy Strayhorn Trio Mimmy McPhail, Duke Ellington, Strayhorn, Marshall, unknown clarinet Titles recorded: I Wonder Why I'll Remember April No Smoking Brown Suede	.	DE5011	10,3-15 05,3-50 98,2-16	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 10 04 Wednesday	1950 10 16 Monday	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	60 minute stage show DEO, tap dancer Teddy Hale, comedian Timmie Rogers, and Sarah Vaughan. Mercer Ellington played with the band during this engagement, on E-flat horn (a picture shows it to be a mellophone).	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 10 04	1950 10 16	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 05 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 06 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 07 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 08 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 09 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 10 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 11 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 12 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 13 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 14 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 15 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 16 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 10 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 19 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 20 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 21 Saturday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Dorothy Kilgallen's column in the Greenville Record-Argus, Oct. 21, 1950 says "Jazz maestro Duke Ellington has become a ballet student. The idea is to lose weight through pirouetting." The same gossip is in The Charleston, Va. Gazette, Oct.21, 1950, p.4			.	djp	Added 2012-09-18
1950 10 21 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session The Ellingtonians with Al Hibbler M. Ellington (on mellophone?), Benny Carter, Carney, Strayhorn, Dave Barbour (guitar), Marshall(sb), Charlie Smith (drums), Hibbler, Duke Ellington Titles recorded: Stormy Weather Cherry Stardust Honeysuckle Rose	.	DE5012	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
1950 10 22 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 23 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 24 Tuesday	1950 10 26 Thursday	Schenectady, N.Y.	Proctor's Theatre	Theatre appearance with Sarah Vaughan, comedy dance team Conway and Parks, and Dusty Fletcher Stage show 3 times daily, 3, 6 and 9 PM	Ad, Amsterdam ,N.Y. Evening Recorder,1950-10-20, p.6O Ad, Schenectady Gazette, 1950-10-23, p.9 Review by Phyllis W. Williams, Ellington Style Unchanged, Well Received at Proctors, Schenectady Gazette, 1950-10-25, p.18	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-08-19
1950 10 25 Wednesday	.	Schenectady, N.Y.	Proctor's Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 24	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-08-19
1950 10 26 Thursday	.	Schenectady, N.Y.	Proctor's Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 10 24	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-08-19
1950 10 27 Friday	1950 10 29	Three Rivers, N.Y. 6 miles northeast of Liverpool, N.Y., north of Baldwinsville.	3 Rivers Inn	"3 days only Duke Ellington with his famous orchestra and new show Extra added attraction, Dusty Fletcher, comedian, composer of 'Open the Door, Richard' Friday and Sunday, no cover, no minimum, spend what you like Saturday $2.00 minimum"	Syracuse Post-Standard, 1950-10-26, p.17	.	08,3-9	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-18
1950 10 28 Saturday	.	Three Rivers, N.Y.	3 Rivers Inn	Stage show	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 10 29 Sunday	.	Three Rivers, N.Y.	3 Rivers Inn	Stage show	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 10 30 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 31 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 10 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session Wild Bill Davis and His Real Gone Organ Davis, Duke Ellington, John Collins, guitar, Jo Jones, drums Title recorded: Things Ain't What They Used To Be	.	DE5013	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-14
November 1950
1950 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, high note trumpet specialist, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1950 11 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Undated Mercer recording session Billy Strayhorn Trio Ellington, Strayhorn, Joe Shulman Titles recorded: Tonk Johnny Come Lately In A Blue Summer Garden Great Times	.	DE5014	11,1-16 10,3-15 05,3-50	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 01 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 02 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 03 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 04 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 05 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 06 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 07 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 08 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 09 Thursday	1950 11 15 Wednesday	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show Included in the bill: The Orioles; Dusty Fletcher; and Joe Chisholm.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 10 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 11 Saturday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 12 Sunday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 13 Monday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 14 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 15 Wednesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 150 11 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 16 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 17 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 18 Saturday	.	Newark, N.J.	Terrace Ballroom Mosque Theater building	Dance, 9 pm - 2 am.	Stratemann p.324 citing Amsterdam News 1950-11-11 p.23	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 19 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	ABC television appearance, “Show Time USA” The band was on for 13 minutes While Stratemann says it played a medley and two of its own titles, New Desor's titles differ. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra N. Williams, Merenguito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, Brown, Jackson, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Greer, Ballard, Bobby Davis Titles recorded: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise Oh! Lady Be Good St. Louis Blues Blue Skies	Stratemann p.324	DE5015	04,2-13 01,3-21 00,3-24 00,2-18	Timner corrections -4/18	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 20 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra N. Williams, Merenguito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, Brown, Jackson, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Greer, Ballard, Hibbler, Lanauze Titles recorded: Build That Railroad Love You Madly Great Times	.	DE5016	00,4-14	Timner corrections 4/22 +4/29	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 21 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 22 Wednesday	1950 11 28	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show, with Howell & Bowser, Joe Chisholm and Tip, Tap and Toe.	Stratemann p.324 citing Variety 1950-11-29 p18	.	05,1-21	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 11 23 Thursday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 24 Friday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 25 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 26 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 27 Monday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 28 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Scollay Square Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 11 29 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 11 30 Thursday	1950 12 06 Wednesday	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show for the movie The Killer That Stalked New York. The Orioles and Moke & Poke were in the Ellington troupe, and both Chubby Kemp and Al Hibbler sang with the band.	Stratemann p.324 citing Variety 1950-12-06 p.55	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
December 1950
1950 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tyree Glenn rejoins the band temporarily, leaving again the same month.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1950 12 01 Friday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 02 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 03 Sunday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 04 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 05 Tuesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 06 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Broadway Capitol Theater	Stage show - see 1950 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1950 12 07 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 08 Friday	1950 12 14 Thursday	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage Show for the movie The Killer That Stalked New York with Sarah Vaughan (second headliner), Howell & Bowser, Joe Chisholm.	Stratemann p.324 citing Variety 1950-12-13 p.32	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 12 09 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 10 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 11 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 12 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 13 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 14 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Theatre	Stage show - see 1950 12 08	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1950 12 15 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 16 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 17 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 18 Monday	1950 12 19	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra N. Williams, Merenguito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, M. Ellington, Brown, Jackson, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Strayhorn, Marshall, Greer, Ballard, Lanauze Titles recorded: The Tattooed Bride Mood Indigo Sophisticated Lady Solitude This session was to record Ellington's first long playing record, The Columbia LP "Masterpieces by Ellington in uncut concert arrangements" In Mood Indigo, Ellington uses two muted trombones with Carney on bass clarinet. Lambert writes that this recording began Procope emergence as a clarinet soloist, where he takes the solo formerly belonging to Bigard. He also notes this is the last recording session before Hodges, Brown and Greer left. (While the album is panned by Stratemann and Lambert, I like it. It is the first commercial recording of Tattooed Bride, and it presents three Ellingotn standards in extended arrangements as might be performed in concert. )	.	DE5017	09,1-35 07,1-47 06,1-27 04,3-51 04,2-30 03,2-21 02,3-18 02,2-28 99,3-22 92,2-6 82,5-3 82-3-3	Timner corrections 4/18 Eddie Lambert: A Listener's Guide, Duke Ellington, p.154	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 12 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 20 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 21 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 22 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 23 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 24 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 26 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Dumont Studio?	Dumont television network broadcast on WABD “Cavalcade Of Bands” Duke Ellington and Orchestra N. Williams, Merenguito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, M. Ellington, Brown, Jackson, Glenn, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Strayhorn, Marshall, Greer, Ballard, Lanauze Guest acts were Three Poms or Three Palms Tables Davis Harris and Radcliffe Harold King Titles recorded: Take The "A" Train (theme) Ko-Ko Unidentified title (Ellington may have announced it as Co-Percussional Intricacies) On The Alamo The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise Tea For Two and I Know That You Know Coloratura Perdido Love You Madly Great Times Don't Get Around Much Anymore Mood Indigo Oh! Lady Be Good and Stompy Jones While New Desor and Stratemann show this was an NBC broadcast, the Brooklyn Eagle television listing shows the broadcast on WABD, Channel 5, the Dumont network flagship station. It isn't clear if the studio was located at the Dumont Building on Madison Ave. in 1950 or if the station had already moved to its next location.	Stratemann, p. 324 Brooklyn Eagle, 1950-12-26 p.19	DE5018	00,4-23	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1950 12 27 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 29 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 30 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1950 12 31 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.

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1951

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1951
1951 01 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 02	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Broadcast	.	DE5101	87,3-2 79,5-4	.	.	2011
1951 01 02 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 03 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 04 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 05 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 06 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 07 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 08 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 10 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 11 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 12 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 13 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 14 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 15 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 16 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 17 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 18 Thursday	1951 01 24 Wednesday	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	One week club residency Jimmy Hamilton claimed to write the music for Pretty and the Wolf while here, and it was premiered at upcoming Met. concert.	.	.	07,2-13	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 01 19 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	see 1951 01 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 20 Saturday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	see 1951 01 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 21 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Metropolitan Opera House	Benefit for NAACP Premières of Harlem, Controversial Suite and Monologue (aka Pretty and The Wolf).	James L. Hicks, "Big Town," Baltimore Afro-American, 1952-01-16, p.4	DE5102	07,2-13 07,1-8 04,2-13+30+51 00,4-23 98,4-6 98,3-20 97,4-16 92,1-1	.	(credit Ted Hudson re DEMS 07,2-13)	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1951 01 22 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges leaves Ellington to form his own band, taking Lawrence Brown and Sonny Greer with him. Hodges returned to Ellington in 1955, and Brown came back in 1960, both staying until Hodges's death and Brown's retirement, both occurring in 1970.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11, updated 2013-04-08
1951 01 22 Monday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	see 1951 01 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 23 Tuesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Claude B. Jones rejoins the band for a short stay				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1951 01 23 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Frank Brookhouser Show" Ellington performed on local television station WFIL-TV. The show featured visiting and local musicians. In this episode, the history of jazz piano was demonstrated by "Ragtime Smitty" (earlier styles) and Ellington (modern style). While New Desor dates this telecast as Jan. 23, Stratemann says that is consistent with a collector's tape, but also that Billboard reported reviewing it on Feb 6, suggesting it may have been recorded then instead.	.	DE5103	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 01 23 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	see 1951 01 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 24 Wednesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	The Click	see 1951 01 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 25 Thursday	.	Philadelphia	Academy of Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 01 26 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 27 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 28 Sunday	.	Richmond, Va.	.	Cancelled concert The Feb. 1 1951 edition of the Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, Australia, carried a story "Boycott Hurts Negro Band" datelined New York, January 31. "Negro band leader, Duke Ellington, cancelled a concert at Richmond (Virginia) because of a segregation boycott asked by the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Promoter Leon Fields said Ellington called off the show because the boycott "hurt his feelings" as well at hurting all members of his orchestra." Stratemann, p.324, says the concert was scheduled for January 28.	Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, Australia, 1951-02-01, p.8 Stratemann p.324 citing Variety 1951-01-31 p.35 UP wirestory, Ames Daily Tribune, Ames, Io. 1951-01-29,p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-12-22, updated 2013-04-10
1951 01 28 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 29 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 30 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 31 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
February 1951
1951 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Yvonne Lanauze leaves the band Charlie Smith, drums, joins the band in early February Trombonist Claude B. Jones leaves the band in the middle of February Trombonist Britt Woodman, born 1920, joins the band in time for the cancelled Feb. 12 concert, and Lawrence Brown didn't leave for a few days.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1951 02 01 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 02 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 03 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 04 Sunday 3 pm & 8:30 pm	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera House	Two concerts	Stratemann, p.324, citing Chicago Defender 1951-01-20 p.8 and Down Beat 1951-02-09	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-10
1951 02 05 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Parkway Ballroom	"A Night At The Mardi Gras" Charity event emceed by disc jockey Daddio Dailey Others invited to perform: Louis Jordan Tympani Five, The Ink Spots, dancer Teddy Hale, with dance music by the Walter Dyett orchestra.	Stratemann, p.324, citing Chicago Defender 1951-02-03 p.32	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-10
1951 02 06 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 07 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 08 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 09 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Shrine Auditorium	.	.	DE9059	07,2-41 07,1-8	NDCS 1080	.	2011
1951 02 10 Saturday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 11 Sunday	.	Sacramento, (Cal)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 12 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Opera House	The AFM interceded because the promoter had not paid the required advance money. 40 minutes after the concert was to start, Ellington told the 1,500 member audience it was cancelled.	Stratemann, p.325 citing Down Beat 1951-03-23 and Variety 1951-02-21 p.45	.	83,3-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-10
1951 02 13 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 14 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 02 15 Thursday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	80 minute floor show 18 piece Ellington orchestra Timmie Rogers The Three Co-Ops Sammy Montgomery Kathryn Duffy Dansations with Barney Rawlings First all-black show to play Las Vegas. No cover charge and no minimum. Variety reviewed the show in some detail: First all-sepia unit to perform in Las Vegas niteries "scores top returns with the Thunderbird racking in heavy grosses". Two things stood out:- "the novelty of watching one of the topmost bandleader-composers deftly guide his coterie of virtuosi through solid scorings" and the "sock showmanship of the entire package." Ellington opened with Duet (Hamilton's clarinet with Marshall's bass) The chorus line (KDD) came on next, with "sexy Sherry Scott's bumps and grinds to Ellington's Black and Tan Fantasy." Dance music was performed by the reduced 7 piece house orchestra, led by Al Jahns.	Variety 1951-02-07 p.46 1951-02-14 p.47 1951-02-28 p.54 Stratemann, p.325, citing Variety 1951-02-21 p.54	.	83,3-8	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-24
1951 02 16 Friday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 17 Saturday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 18 Sunday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 19 Monday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 20 Tuesday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 21 Wednesday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 22 Thursday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 23 Friday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 24 Saturday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 25 Sunday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 26 Monday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 27 Tuesday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 28 Wednesday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 02 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event Variety announced that Irving Mills, vice president of Mills Music, was wrapping up a deal to again become Ellington's personal manager. Factors to be dealt with included the renewal of copyrights for Ellington tunes which were soon to expire, and the possibility of Mills acquiring rights to Ellington's recent compostions published by Ellington's Tempo Music.				Variety, 1951-02-28, p.43.	djp	Added 2013-04-24
March 1951
1951 03 07	.	.	.	Peripheral event Variety announced "On the heels of Duke Ellington's switch in personal managers from Cress Courtney back to Irving Mills, the Ellington band has been hit with the exit of several of its top sidemen, who have formed a new combo under Johnny Hodges. Going with Hodges are Lawrence Brown, Al Sears and Sonny Greer, all of whom have been with Ellington for over 10 years. Hodges was with Ellington 23 years. Hodges opens with his new band at the Blue Note, Chicago, March 9. He will continue to record under the Mercer Record label, which is operated by Duke Ellington's son Mercer. Initial releases will comprise 16 sides cut by Hodges on his European tour last year."				Variety, 1951-03-07, p.43.	djp	Added 2013-04-24
1951 03 01 Thursday	1951 03 01 Thursday	Las Vegas	Thunderbird Hotel	Floor show - see 1951 02 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tommy Douglas, alto sax, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1951 03 02 Friday	1951 03 16 Friday	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Contract for 7 nights a week for a guaranteed $5,000/week and a 50-50 share of anything over $7,500, the highest guarantee the club had ever given. Seating only between 350 and 400, the club hiked its cover charge to $1.50 for this show< Billboard says this was the first time Ellington had taken his entire 21 piece "concert company" into a club; it included the band with its singer Barbara Winfield and a dance trio, Peter Green, Julian Swain and Ann Henry. Bassist Red Callendar may have subbed for Wendell Marshall during this gig.	Stratemann, p.325 citing Billboard 1951-03-03 p.37 Billboard 1951-03-03 pp.36-37	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-10
1951 03 03	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Patti Page Show” false date (see 1959 03 09)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 03 Saturday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 03 Saturday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 04 Sunday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 05 Monday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 06 Tuesday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 07 Wednesday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 08 Thursday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 09 Friday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 10 Saturday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 11 Sunday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 12 Monday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 13 Tuesday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 14 Wednesday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1951 03 15 Thursday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1951 03 16 Friday	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Club Oasis	Club residency - see 1951 03 02		.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1951 03 17 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented Vail (Duke's Diary Vol. II) reports road manager Al Celley is hit by a car driven by a drunk, in Los Angeles, and breaks two ribs.	.
1951 03 18 Sunday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 19 Monday	.	Vallejo, Cal.	El Camino Gardens	Dance	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 20 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 03 21 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 03 22 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 03 23 Friday	1951 03 29 Thursday	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	Stratemann, p.325, citing Down Beat 1951-04-20 p.1	.	.	.	djp	2011
1951 03 23	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 24	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tommy Douglas leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1951 03 24 Saturday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 25 Sunday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 26 Monday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 27	.	Omaha, Neb.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol, valve trombone, rejoined the band, bringing Willie Smith (alto) and Louis Bellson (born 1924 07 26) with him from Harry James' band in what became known as the Great James Robbery. Drummer Charlie Smith leaves. Ellington would have kept Smith except Tizol insisted on bringing Bellson. Bellson had not been with James for long: "On the Upbeat, Variety, 1951-02-14 p. 42, reported "Lou Bellson, former Tommy Dorsey drummer, joined Harry James band."	New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.325 Andrew Homzy, liner notes to "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra at The Crystal Gardens, Salem, Oregon, 1952," HEP CD 92/93	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1951 03 27 Tuesday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 28 Wednesday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 29 Thursday	.	Omaha, Neb.	Orpheum Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 03 30 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 03 31 Saturday	.	Austin, Tex.	The Oasis	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
April 1951
1951 04 01 Sunday	.	Cedar Rapids Ia	Amar Ballroom	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1951 04 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 03 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Hotel Astor (not confirmed)	Newspaper Guild's Page One Ball Walter Winchell: "Duke Ellington...will be among those entertaining the President at the Guild's Page One ball (in Washington) April 3." The Brooklyn Eagle, 1951-04-06 p.8 names Eli Danzig as the one who organizes music for most of the balls in Washington; it mentions the Page One Ball at the Astor.	.	.	08,3-9(Neegaard) Wincell column, The Glen Falls N.Y. Post-Star, 1951-03-30, p.11	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 04 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 05 Thursday	.	Jefferson	City University	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1951 04 06 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 07 Saturday	.	Austin, Tex.	The Terp	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1951 04 08 Sunday	.	Clear Lake	Surf Ballroom	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1951 04 09 Monday	.	Ames	Memorial Union	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1951 04 10 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 11 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 12 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 13 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 14 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 15 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 17 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session The Coronets Anderson, Tizol, Simith, Gonsaolves, Strayhorn, Marshall, Bellson Titles recorded: Night Walk Moonlight Fiesta She The Happening	.	DE5104	11,2-9 03,3-23 (Hoefsmit) 03,2-25 02,3-22 00,3-26 00,2-19	Vail II	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 04 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 19 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 20 Friday	.	Owensboro, Ill.	.	.	I have been unable to locate an Owensboro in Illinois but this may be the one in Kentucky. Query outstanding.	.	08,3-9(Neegaard)	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 04 21 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 22 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 23 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 24 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 25 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 26 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 27 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 28 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 29 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 30 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 04 00	.	Chicago, Ill.	Pershing Ballroom	Concert, reviewed in Down Beat. The date is not given, but Down Beat says it was a couple of weeks after a Woody Herman played Chicago.	Stratemann, p.327, citing Down Beat 1951-05-18 Vail II, p.15	.	.	.	.	added 2013-04-16
May 1951
1951 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Fats Ford (Andres Merenquito) leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1951 05 01 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Telecast: "Kreisler Bandstand" Kreisler Bandstand was a short lived 1951 Wednesday night television show featuring big bands. Ellington and his orchestra appeared in season 1, episode 7, with Thelma Carpenter and Avon Long. Stratemann says the program ran from 8 to 9:30 pm Wednesdays. Date of telecast Several authoritative references show the appearance on May 3. The correct date appears to be May 2, the Wednesday of that week: The IMDB database shows Duke in the Season 1, Episode 7, on May 2, 1951 The daily television listing in the Chester Pennsylvania Times for Wednesday May 2 1951 shows "8:30 PM - WFIL-TV Kreisler Bandstand Musical Variety with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra." Billboard, 1950-06-30, p.7 says "...The Kreisler Corporation, which recently dropped the Kreisler Bandstand Show and the 8:30 pm Wednesday time along with it, has ..." The UCLA Film and Television Archive says: "This is a list of 1951 ABC shows that exist at the UCLA Film and Television Archive...Kreisler Bandstand (1951-03-21, 1951-04-04, 1951-04-18, 1951-05-02) (music series with guests like Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Thelma Carpenter and Duke Ellington. May 2 is the date given in DEMS 80,3-4 and DEMS 84,4-8, identifying several tracks on the Festival 228 LP, and in DEMS 85,1-11, where Eddie Lambert says his files show the tracks in question were May 2, 1951 DEMS first showed May 3 in DEMS 97,2-17, saying "This telecast has long been considered to be recorded on 2May51 until Klaus Stratemann (page 327) corrected that date into 3May51." Editor Hoefsmit did not say why he accepted Herr Stratemann's date or what steps he took to verify it. Network or station Stratemann, p. 327, says the show was on ABC-TV but on p.677, says MBS. New Desor session DE5105 shows it as a MBS telecast from Birdland. Timner shows it as an ABC-TV recording. The online sessionographies say MBS. Billboard discribes Kreisler Bandstand as an ABC network show: 10 Mar 1951 - Page 9: "Perry Lafferty will stage and direct the new Kreisler "Bandstand Show" over ABC- TV. . ." Mar 17, 1951 page 12: "ABC Boosts Bands on TV , New York, March 10. - Name bands, at this point still an inconsequential source of video talent, will get a new crack at the medium via a new American Broadcasting Company-TV show, the Chrysler Bandstand. The show kicks off March 21 for an initial 13-week run. The first band to play the half-hour TV show will be one led by Benny Goodman. Talent for the weekly seg will be bought thru the General Artists Corporation and the package is owned by George Foley and Dick Gordon. Chrysler Motors will sponsor." 24 Mar 1951 - Page 6: "The new American Broadcasting Company-TV weekly name band show will be sponsored by the Jacques Kreisler (wrist-watch bands) company and will be known as the Kreisler Bandstand. It was incorrectly reported in these columns last week that Chrylser Motors was scheduled to pick up the tab..." Location New Desor and the two online discographies say the show was broadcast from Birdland. Timner 4th edition just says it was in New York. Since it appears the band did not open at Birdland until May 3, the day after the broadcast, it seems unlikely to have been filmed there. The UCLA Library Television and Film Archive has a copy of the show; its index confirms the show was broadcast on May 2.	As stated in the writeup.	.	85,1-11 84,4-8 80,3-4 80,1-4	.	djp / L.Crawford LYM message 2013-05-06	added 2011 updated 2013-04-19 2013-05-06
1951 05 03 Thursday	1951 05 09	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	One week night club residency, replacing Count Basie. Slim Gaillard may have been on the bill as well. New York Age, 1951-07-21 p.25 announced Dinah Washington was opening at Birdland, "along with Dizzie Gillespie's band and Slim Gaillard's 18th hold-over week." Stratemann, citing Billboard 1951-05-05 p.34, says the gig was three weeks. The Billboard article says: "Birdland nitery in New York last week bought Duke Ellington and his ork for a week's engagement, beginning May 3, to follow Count Basie's group into the spot...Skedded to follow Ellington into Birdland is a three-cornered package headlining Ella Fitzgerald and featuring Lester Young and His Quintet and the (continued on page 36)" Vail II says the engagement was one week and supports that with an unidentified newspaper clipping. The 'Cabaret Bills' listing in Variety 1951-05-02, p.66 shows the Count Basie at Birdland on May 2. The same Variety, probably page 56 says "Ella Fitzgerald into Birdland, N.Y., May 10 for two weeks." Variety Cabaret Bills 1951-05-09 p.54, 1951-05-16 p.51 and 1951-05-23 p.55 show Ella at Birdland, the latter two editions with Slim Gaillard. DEMS 08/3-9 (Neegaard) places the band in Salem on May 11 and Stratemann has it in Connecticut May 13 and Boston May 18. Conclusion re the Birdland engagement - Ellington was most likely there from May 3 to May 9, 7 days inclusive, consistent with the week actually stated in Billboard 1951-05-05 p.34.	.		.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-19
1951 05 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Kreisler Bandstand" False date - see 1951-05-02 above	.	DE5105	03,1-21 97,2-17	.	.	2011
1951 05 04 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03 In DEMS 00,2, Hoesfsmit suggests there was a WMCA broadcast on May 4 that is dated June 1951 in New Desor and may be listed on May 5 and sometime in June in Timner 4th edition. See pages 19 and 29-30 of DEMS 00,2	.	DE5121	00,2-19, 29, 30	Timner corrections	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 05 Saturday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Billboard reported Ellington was one of the new officers of Negro Actors Guild. Other officers named were Noble Sissle, Leigh Whippe4, Georgette Harvey, Miriam Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Todd Duncan, Katherine Dunham J. Rosamond Johnson, Edna Thomas, Lester Walton, Ethel Waters, Dooley Williams and W. C. Handy.				Billboard 1951-05-05 p.44	.	Added 2013-05-05
1951 05 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03 Possibly a broadcast on WMCA from the club - see entry for 1951 05 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 06 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 07 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 08 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 09 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Club residency - see 1951 05 03 This is likely the last night of the run. Ella Fitzgerald appears to have started at the club on May 10.	.	.	.	Vail II	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Columbia recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra N.Williams, Merenquito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Smith, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellsen, Hibbler Titles recorded: Fancy Dan The Hawk Talks V.I.P. Boogie Jam With Sam Monologue This was the first recording session by the reorganized band and includes the first commercial recording of The Hawk Talks.	Stratemann p.327	DE5106	03,3-23	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 11 Friday 8:30-midnight	.	Salem, N.H.	Canobie Lake Park Ballroom	Dance Admission $1.25 plus tax.	.	.	08,3-9 (Unidentified ad found by Neegaard)	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 12 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 13 Sunday	.	New London, Conn.	Ocean Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 14 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 15 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 16 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 17 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 18 Friday	.	Boston, Mass.	.	Mercer recording session The Coronets Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Smith, Ellington, Marshall, Bellsen Titles recorded: Swamp Drum Sultry Serenade Indian Summer Britt-And-Butter Blues Roger Boyes wrote at length about the 1951 'Coronets' sessions in 'Blue Light' 6/4 and 7/1 (1999-2000)	Stratemann p.327	DE5107	03,3-23/4 02,3-22/2	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 19 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Ken Murray Show" Ellington appeared for about 20 minutes. He played a medley and "I Like the Wild Open Spaces," accompanied by the house orchestra under David Brockman. Ken Murray and an unnamed choir sang parts of the medley and "I Like the Wild Open Spaces."	Stratemann p.327	DE5108	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 20 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 21 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 22 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 23 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 24 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Williams, Meringuito, Anderson, Baker, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Smith, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson Titles recorded: Ting-A-Ling Eighth Veil Brown Betty	Stratemann p.327	DE5109	09,3-13	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 05 25 Friday	1951 05 31 Thursday	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show The Ellington troupe included Joya Sherrill , Al Hibbler, Roll & Tap, Howell & Bowser, and tightrope walker Ala Ming. Opening night was a full house. Variety gave the first night a very favourable review. Joya Sherrill performed Love You Madly and St. Louis Blues and Al Hibbler "socks across" Ol' Man River and Trees for solid impact. Roll & Tap "scored" in their version of Apple Jack. Ali Ming's tightrope work, and her dancing, juggling, splits and somersaults drew a heavy mitt. Howell & Bowser win easily with sharp delivery. Their blending of songs and comedies are above par for this house.	Stratemann p.327 citing New York Age 1951-05-26 p.17 Variety 1951-05-30 p.53	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 05 26 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show - see 1951 05 25	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 27 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show - see 1951 05 25	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 28 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show - see 1951 05 25	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 05 29 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 05 30 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show - see 1951 05 25	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 05 31 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theatre	Variety show - see 1951 05 25	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
June 1951
1951 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Norma Oldham joins the band, leaving again the next month.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1951 06 01 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session The Coronets Tizol, Smith, Ellington, Strayhorn, Marshall, Bellson, Oldham Titles recorded: The Nearness Of You More Than You Know Caravan	.Stratemann p.327	DE5110	03,3-23 02,3-22	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 06 02 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 03 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 04 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 05 Tuesday	1951 06 11 Monday	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	One week club date with a MBS remote broadcast. New Desor lists eight broadcasts (one undated) from this seven night gig. Some broadcasts were recorded by VOA for its transcriptions for its Program of Dance Music and Jazz Club USA series.	.	DE5111	83,2-4	Timner corrections 4/22	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 06 06 Wednesday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5112	04,1-24 83,3-4	.	.	2011
1951 06 07 Thursday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5113	09,3-13 03,3-28 03,2-27 83,2-4 82,4-1 81,2-2	.	.	2011
1951 06 08 Friday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5114	06,1-33 00,2-12 83,3-5 83,2-4	.	.	2011
1951 06 09 Saturday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5115	04,1-24 03,3-28 03,2-27 00,2-12 90,1-8 89,4-1 83,3-5 83,2-4 81,2-2	Timner corrections 4/?+29	.	2011
1951 06 10 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Radio City Studio 6-B, .	Ellington appeared briefly (a walk-on appearance) on Milton Berle's NBC-TV Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Telethon The telethon began Saturday afternoon and ended Sunday morning. Exactly when Ellington appeared is not known.	djp	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-21
1951 06 10 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	According to Stratemann, p.327 and a clipping from an unidentified source in Vail II, June 10 was the first of Ellington's two months subbing for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on Goodman's Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts. Variety's June 20 review indicates Ellington's first appearance was June 17. The New York Times Radio Log for June 10 shows Goodman, but the June 17 to September 2 Sunday radio logs show Duke as commentator. The show was produced by Dick Pack and the writers were Ellington and Bill Haland. Variety said "Orch leader Duke Ellington has taken over in fine style the longhair disk jockey spot held by Benny Goodman. The program scheduled to run through the summer , is devoted to spinning symphonic works interspersed with Ellington's commentary. If preem stanza (17) is any indication, show shapes up as top Sunday afternoon listening. "Although Ellington's chatter is bright and lucid, he holds it to a minimum, preferring to spotlight the disks. Here too, Ellington displays clear showmanshship values. His selections run the gamut from Rodgers to Beethoven and are aimed specifically at summer afternoon listening. Ellington displays plenty of charm in his brief narrations and although he chooses to be 'long on music and short on chatter,' he introduces the players with enough background info to satisfy the dialer. Script, which is sparked with wit and intelligence, hypos overall effect."	Variety 1951-06-20 p.34 Stratemann p.327, citing Down Beat 1951-07-13 Variety 1951-05-30 p.36	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 06 10 Sunday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5116	90,4-3 83,5-3 83,2-4 81,2-2	.	.	2011
1951-06 11 Monday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Ballroom	Club date with MBS broadcast - see 1951 06 05	.	DE5117	00,3-26 83,3-5 83,2-4	corrTimner-4/22	.	2011
1951 06 12 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 13 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 14 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 15	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Municipal Stadium	Benefit concert for Philadelphia Inquirer, part of the Philadelphia Inquirer Music Festival.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 06 16 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 17 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 06 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 06 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session,	.	DE5119	03,3-23	.	.	2011
1951 06 20 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Lewisohn Stadium	Ellington and his orchestra played a benefit for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. Variety reported the stadium was sold out but Stratemann reports the crowd of 9,000, the most to have ever attended an Ellington concert, only filled half the stadium. He notes Variety reported a sell-out. Variety reported some of the titles played, incliuding New World A-Comin' and Harlem in the second half. Stratemann places New World A-Comin' in the first half. The NBC Symphony performed with Ellington's orchestra as well. Stratemann reports all the performers were unpaid, thanks to a special dispensation from American Federation of Musicians, Local 802.	Stratemann p.327 citing 1964 film "Jazz 625" Der Spiegel 1951-08-29 p.27 Variety 1951-06-27 p.45 Down Beat 1951-06-29	.	04,2-30	.	.	2011
1951 06 21 Thursday	.	.	.	Al Hibbler recording session	.	.	01,2-28	.	.	2011
1951 06 21 Thursday	1951 06 30 Saturday	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Ten day club residency, sharing the bill with Slim Gaillard. It seems likely the gig would be restricted to five days a week due to union rules, but until the contract is seen, I haven't shown days off.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 06 22 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 23 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21 WMCA broadcast from the club	.	DE5120	03,1-21 85,4-4 85,1-11 84,4-8 80,3-4 80,1-4	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 24 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 06 24 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 25 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 26 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 27 Wednesday	.	.	.	Al Hibbler recording session	.	.	01,2-28	.	.	2011
1951 06 27 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 28 Thursday	.	.	Gotham's Studio	Stars on Parade recording session (New Desor originally showed this as a U.S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service session on August 19) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Anderson, Baker, Nance, Nelson Williams, Jackson, Woodman, Tizol, Hamilton, Smith, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson, Strayhorn Titles recorded: Take the A Train Fancy Dan The Hawk Talks Ol' Man River C-Jam Blues Caravan Mood Indigo Blues No. 04 Tea For Two Monologue Duet Threesome (V.I.P. Boogie/Jam With Sam) From what I can make of the various DEMS entries, this was a recording session for the U.S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service broadcast on a show called Stars on Parade. The recording session appears to have been at Gotham Studios on June 28, and aired August 19 or the week of August 19. According to Down Beat, the USAAFRS recorded about 12 shows featuring Ellington's, Goodman's and Herbie Fields' bands and released them as Stars on Parade, aired over about 2,000 radio stations. See the caption to the Down Beat photo of the Ellington session in DEMS 02,3-12 for a clearer description.	Stratemann p.328 citing Down Beat 1951-10-05 p.3	DE5124	10,1-28 09,3-26 09,1-24 08,3-13 07,1-20 06,3-33 02,3-12 02,3-26 02,2-25 02,1-8 00,3-26	NDCS 1036 DEMS photos	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 06 28 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 29 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 30 Saturday 10 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Songs For Sale" television and radio simulcast Duke appeared with Mitch Miller and composer Jules Styne on a show, hosted by Steve Allen, to judge tunes submitted by aspiring songwriters. Peggy Lee (subbing for Rosemary Clooney) and Johnny Desmond (who replaced Tony Bennett) would sing them so they could be judged by the panel. Winners received a cash prize of $100 and the winning tune would be published by BMI.	Stratemann p.328 (with photo)	DE5122	04,3-56 97,2-17	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 06 30 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	see 1951 06 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 06 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Undated broadcast from Birdland	.	DE5121	03,2-25 00,2-19 90,4-3 87,4-5 corrTimner-4/22+29	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
July 1951
1951 07 01 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 07 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 05 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 06 Friday	1951 07 12 Thursday	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show Variety lists the bill as (names only) Duke Ellington Orc., John Mason Co., Teddy Hale, Ama Ming Al Hibler (sic) and Joya Sherrill. Hale was a tap dancer and Ming was a tightrope walker.	Variety 1951-06-06 p.47 Stratemann p.328 citing Variety 1951-07-04 p.54 .	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 07 07 Saturday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1951 07 08 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10 How this was done when Ellington was out of town needs to be determined. Did Duke return to New York for the day, did he pre-record the show, or did he appear live from a remote location?	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 07 08 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 09 Monday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 10 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 11	.	.	.	Date of contract between Triple Ell Corporation, Duke Ellington and Associated Booking Corporation (Joe Glaser, President) to provide 15 musicians led by Duke Ellington, for two 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning August 24, 1951, for $5,000/week. The contract says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means." Stratemann, p.329, suggests the shorter, 5 day, 32 hour duration was due to a change in Musicians Union rules, and that days off were likely Mondays and Tuesdays.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1951 07 11 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 12 Thursday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	see 1951 07 06	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 13 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 14 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 15 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 07 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 07 18 Wednesday	1951 07 31 Tuesday	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre Times Square	Stage show "It's another Great Paramount 2 for 1 Show! Peking Express... in Person Duke Ellington and His World Famous Orchestra plus Peg Leg Bates, Howell & Bowser, Extra added attraction Toni Harper. Midnight feature every night Variety devotes 6 paragraphs to reviewing this show. Stratemann says the show grossed $100,000 in its two weeks. The film was Peking Express. Ellington orchestra with no vocalist: 5 reeds, 8 brass, 2 rhythm and Ellington, concentrates on jump tunes Show includes comedy team Howell and Bowser, dancer Peg Leg Bates, and very young singer Toni Harper. Band opens with Hawk Talks, then sidemen play various solos, then comes the monologue. Bellson closes with Skin Deep. Ellington is master of ceremonies. Tap dancer Peg Leg Bates' wooden leg is painted blue-grey to match his suit. Singer Toni Harper, in her early teens, sings When You're Smilin' Rock-a-Bye Baby, Baby Blues and Lady Be Good. The comedy team of Howell and Bowser wind up the show, with patter and gags, using an offstage voice, a violin and an ukelele as props.	Announcement "Stars Remain at Paramount, 'Peking Express' on Screen" New York Age, 1951-07-28, p.13, referring to the second week starting July 25 Ad, New York Age, 1951-07-28, p.13, "House Reviews column, Variety 1951-07-25 p.46 Stratemann, p.328, citing the above Variety entry	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 07 19 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 20 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 21 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 22 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 07 22 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 23 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 24 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 25 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 26 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 27 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 28 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 29 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 07 29 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 30 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 07 31 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	Stage show - see 1951 07 18	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
August 1951
1951 08 01 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 02 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 03 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 04 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 05 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 08 06 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 07 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	Columbia recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Anderson, Baker, Nance, Nelson Williams, Jackson, Woodman, Tizol, Hamilton, Smith, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson, Strayhorn Titles recorded: Deep Night Please Be Kind Smada Rock Skippin' At The Blue Note Don't Take My Love	.	DE5123	07,3-38 04,3-51 04,2-30 03,2-21+25	corrTimner-4/22 NDCS 1104	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 08 08 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	Columbia recording session This session is not documented in Timner 4, New Desor nor The Wax Works of Duke Ellington. If it took place, it was likely a continuation of the previous day's session.	Stratemann p.328.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-22
1951 08 09 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 10 Friday	1951 08 16	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	Stage show Hibbler back; Ella Fitzgerald an added attraction; show included Howell & Bowser, and tapper Bobby Ephraim. The theatre grossed $42,000 for the week.	Stratemann p.328 citing Variety 1951-08-18 p.51 and 1951-08-22 p.13	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 08 11 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 12 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10 How this was done when Ellington was out of town needs to be determined. Did Duke return to New York for the day, did he pre-record the show, or did he appear live from a remote location?	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 08 12 Sunday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 13 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 14 Tuesday<	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 15 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 16 Thursday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Fox Theatre	see 1951 08 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 17 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 18 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 19 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 08 19 Sunday	.	.	.	activities not documented Stars on Parade recordings were released for broadcast on this date or during this week - see 1951- 06 28	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1951 08 20 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 21 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 22 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 23 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 08 24 Friday	1951 09 06	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	Club residency 15 musicians led by Duke Ellington, for two 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week, for $5,000/week. Variety: "Duke to Chi Blue Note Duke Ellington has been signed for the Blue Note club, Chicago, Aug. 24 for two weeks. He'll follow with a series of one-nighters and concert dates through the west and midwest. Ellington, recently signed by Joe Glaser's Associated Booking Corp., has also been set for a tour of arenas and auditoriums with 'The Biggest Show of 1951' an all-Negro unit packaged for the Arena Managers Assn."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann Variety 1951-089-15 p.42	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-22
1951 08 25 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 26 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10 How this was done when Ellington was out of town needs to be determined. Did Duke return to New York for the day, did he pre-record the show, or did he appear live from a remote location?	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 08 26 Sunday<	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 27 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	see 1951 08 24 - believed to be a day off - no activities documented	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 28 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	see 1951 08 24 - believed to be a day off - no activities documented	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 29 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 30 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 08 31 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1951
1951 09 01 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 02 Sunday 3 to 4 pm	.	New York	WNEW Studios	Ellington subs for Benny Goodman as host of a Sunday broadcast - see 1951-06-10 This appears to be Duke's last day on the job. How this was done when Ellington was out of town needs to be determined. Did Duke return to New York for the day, did he pre-record the show, or did he appear live from a remote location?	New York Times radio log for this day	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-21
1951 09 02 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 03 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	see 1951 08 24 - believed to be a day off - no activities documented	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 04 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	see 1951 08 24 - believed to be a day off - no activities documented	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 05 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 06 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	see 1951 08 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 07 Friday 7:45 pm	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Wisconsin Avenue between N.Water and N.Broadway	"Public street dance. Music by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra" Others named in the ad are Marilyn Maxwell and Johnny Desmond. This event was part of a "Free Fun Festival" sponsored by The Downtown Association. Stratemann wrote "... Ellington was to open Milwaukee's Wisconsin Street Club (or Theatre) with singer Marilyn Maxwell, according to Variety...but unless it was just a brief stand, the booking would have collided with..." (Sept 10 date)" -	Banner ad, Milwaukee Journal 1951-09-06, p.9 Full page ad, Milwaukee Journal 1951-09-06 - Unnumbered page near the end of Section III Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-08-29 p.52	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-27
1951 09 08 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 09 09 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 09 10 Monday	1951 09 16	Philadelphia	African Room Club Harlem, 388 Lenox Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 11 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 12 Wednesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 13 Thursday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 14 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 15 Saturday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 16 Sunday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	African Room Club Harlem	see 1951 09 10	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 17 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 18 Tuesday	.	.	.	Date of contract between Triple Ell Corporation, Duke Ellington and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington, Inc. presents Duke Ellington" for two 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning December 21, 1951, for $5,000/week. The contract says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1951 09 18 Tuesday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Willie Manning, Duke's 19-year secretary/driver was arrested and Ellington's car was seized by New York police because Manning dealt drugs and used the car to do so. Ellington was not implicated and the car was returned after $700 in storage fees were paid. Manning pled guilty and on June 23, 1952 was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to violate the marijuana laws. Testimony at the trial indicated he made 19 marijuana sales from 1950 to 1951 as a member of a gang.				Stratemann, citing Variety 1951-10-036 p49 California Eagle 1952-07-24 p.1 New York Age, 1952-07-26, p.9	djp	Added 2013-03-27 updated 2013-04-28
1951 09 18 Tuesday	.	Quebec City	La Tour	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 19 Wednesday	.	Ste Rose	Domaine Ideal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1951 09 20 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 09 20	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Al Hibbler leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1951 09 21 Friday	1951 09 23	Boston, Mass.	Boston Garden	Variety show "Biggest Show of 1951" First of three nights here Beginning of the "Biggest Show of 1951" tour. Headliners were Ellington and his orchestra, Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole's trio. Others were Marie Bryant and her dance troupe Stump and Stumpy Patterson & Jackson Peg Leg Bates Timmie Rogers Billboard carried a story dated Oct. 6 1951 saying the show, costing $24,000/week, was initially set for three weeks with additional dates pencilled in that were subject to cancellation. The Oct. 6 story said, however, it was now a go-ahead to run until the end of November, and that it would probably run through the South and part of the Midwest, but not west of the Rockies. In contrast, Variety Oct. 3 said the unit was "booked solid until Dec. 5 when it will close in the Mid-West." Homzy's liner notes quote Bellson: After I was in the band for a couple of months, Duke said, "We're going to make a tour down South to do a show with Sarah Vaughan and the Nat 'King' Cole Trio." I said, "OK," and he said, "Do you know what that means?" I was puzzled, so Duke said, "I can't find another drummer who can do what you do, so I'm going to make you a Hiatian." And I said, "I'm ready to play music, no matter what." So I became a fair-skinned Haitian, and I stayed with the band wherever we went. Billboard says the show was being sold for $4,000 to $5,000 a day, depending on house capacity and day of the week. This suggests the risk of profit or loss is to the venue owner, who would be entitled to the entire ticket revenue. Billboard reports the Boston Garden revenue after tax was $18,000 over the three days. Nat King Cole commented on playing in arenas in Billboard, 1951-12-22, p.44	Stratemann, p.329, citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1 Variety 1951-08-08 p.52 Variety 1951-10-03 p.51 Photo collage, Baltimore Afro-American, 1951-09-22, p.11 Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24 Andrew Homzy, liner notes to "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra at The Crystal Gardens, Salem, Oregon, 1952," HEP CD 92/93	.	08,3-9	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-22
1951 09 22 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Boston Garden	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 09 23 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Boston Garden	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 24 Monday	.	Worcester, Mass.	Memorial Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 - played to audience of 4,200, ticket sales $8,460	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-10-03 p.51 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 25 Tuesday	.	Providence, R.I.	Rhode Island Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 - 6,100 in audience, ticket sales $10,450	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-10-03 p.51 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 26 Wednesday	.	Troy, N.Y.	Troy Armory	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 - 4,400 in audience, ticket sales $5,400 Local promoter Ted Bayly had the drill shed set to hold 5,800 but Variety understood he made a profit anyway. Ticket prices per Variety were $1.75 to $2.75. Sarah Vaughan's car broke down so she didn't perform this night	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-10-03 p.52 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 27 Thursday 8:30 pm	.	Newark, N.J.	Mosque Theatre 1020 Broad St.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Gate $8,620, Tickets: $1.50, $1.80, $2.40, $3.00, $3.60, $4.20	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.51 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1 Announcement and ad, Westfield, N.J., Leader, 1951-09-20p.23	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1951 09 28 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	Two sold-out performances of the Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 The fire department authorized 100 standees; the ticket price was $4.80, ticket revenue was $17,000 for the two shows Stratemann provides a short summary of the 8 paragraph favourable review by Variety.	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-10-03, p.52 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 29 Saturday	.	Norfolk, Va.	Municipal Auditorium	Two performances of the Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $14,348	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 09 30 Sunday	.	Richmond, Va.	Mosque Auditorium	Two sold-out performances of the Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $13,009 for the two shows	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1951-10-14, p.16B	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30 and 2013-09-07
October 1951
1951 10 01 Monday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Colosseum	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $8,500 The Oct.6 Baltimore Afro-American carried a picture of Ellington, Cole, local disc jockey Chuck Richards and NAACP membership campaign officials Gertrude Gorman and John Flamer, saying Ellington and Cole endorse the current membership campaign.	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1 Baltimore Afro-American, 1951-10-06, p.2	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 02 Tuesday	1951 10 03	Philadelphia, Penn.	Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 - first of two nights	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-09-12 p.62 Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 03 Wednesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 - second night Ticket sales for the two nights, $18,341	Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 04 Thursday 8:30 pm	.	New Haven, Conn.	New Haven Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $7,000 Prices: $1.00 general admission $2.00 & $3.00, reserved	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-13 p.1 Ads: Naugatuck (Conn.) News: 1951-09-25, p.9 1951-10-03 p.4 The Bridgeport (Conn.) Sunday Post: 1951-09-23, p.B-8 1951-09-30, p.B-9 The Bridgeport Telegram 1951-09-23 1951-09-30	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 05 Friday	.	White Plains, N.Y.	Westchester County Center	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $9,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 06 Saturday	.	Springfield, Mass.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $8,600	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 07 Sunday 2:45 and 8:45 pm	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Montreal Forum	Two performances in the 15,000 seat Forum The Biggest Show of '51 Ellington's orchestra with the Nat King Cole Trio, Sarah Vaughan and a "collection of assorted comics and dancers" — Marie Bryant leading the dancers, vaudevillian Peg Leg Bates, comedian Timmie Rogers, comedians Stump and Stumpy and comedians Patterson and Jackson. Ticket sales $25,000	Announcement, The News and Eastern Townships Advocate, St. Johns, PQ, 1951-09-27, p.12 Review, Montreal Gazette, 1951-10-08, p.10 Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 08 Monday	.	Ottawa, Ont.	Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $4,200 here.	Stratemann p.329 citing Variety 1951-10-10 p.62 Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 09 Tuesday	.	Kingston, Ont.	Community Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $7,500	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 10 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Maple Leaf Gardens	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $13,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 11 Thursday	.	Kitchener, Ont.	Memorial Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $9,800	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 12 Friday	.	London, Ont.	London Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $7,800	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 13 Saturday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Memorial Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $13,500	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 14 Sunday 8:30 pm	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Onondaga County War Memorial	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Presented by "Syracuse Nats" Ticket sales $12,500 Prices $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 The War Memorial building was newly built, opening the previous month.	Announcements: Syracuse Post-Standard, 1951-09-30, p.17 Syracuse Herald-American, 1951-11-14, p.29 Ads: Syracuse Herald-American, 1951-09-30, p.33 Syracuse Post-Standard: 1951-09-23, p.18 1951-10-07, p.20 1951-10-09 p.16 1951-09-30, p.16 "Dis and Dat" review, Marcellus N.Y. Observer 1951-10-19 p4 Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-20
1951 10 15 Monday	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Edgerton Park	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $9,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 16 Tuesday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Main Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $15,000 (Variety announced the package show was bookd at the Public Auditorium.)	Variety 1951-09-05, p.59 Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	Joe Mosbrook	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-22
1951 10 17 Wednesday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	The Gardens	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $14,811 for an audience of 8,849	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-10-27 p.55 1951-11-03 p.24 1951-10-27 p.55	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 18 Thursday 8:30 pm	.	Charleston, W.Va.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $7,500 Prices: Balcony: $2.50 Mezzanine: $4.00 Main floor: $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 (The Gorby Music Shop ad shows Ellington and Vaughan's names and lists their records it carries, but does not mention Cole.)	Charleston Gazette ads: 1951-09-23 1951-09-26 p.7 1951-09-30, p.37 1951-10-16, p.7 1951-10-17, p.7 (Galperin Music) 1951-10-17 p.16 (Gorby's Music Shop) Announcement, Charleston Gazette, 1951-10-18, p.19 Review, Emotional Jazz,Vaudeville Touch Delight Ellington, Cole Devotees, Charleston Gazette, 1951-10-19 p.15 Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1951 10 19 Friday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $16,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 20 Saturday 8:30 PM	.	Scranton, Penn.	Sports Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 CYC (Scranton) Sat. nite The Greatest Show Ever Duke Ellington Nat King Cole Sarah Vaughan with 52 famous stars Prices: $1.80, $2.50, $3.50 Ticket sales $6,000	Ad, Binghamton Press, 1951-10-18, p.26 Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 21 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	National Guard Armory	Two performances Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 "Net take" about $25,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24 Variety 1951-140-17 p.62	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 22 Monday	.	Roanoke, Va.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $7,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 23 Tuesday 8:30 pm	.	Richmond, Va.	Mosque Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Return engagement Ticket sales $6,000 "RICHMOND, Va.—(ANP)—Nat King Cole and his trio, Duke Ellington and his orchestra, songstress Sarah Vaughan and other top performers in the musical world comprising the cast of the Biggest Show of '51" will appear in a return engagement at the Mosqu[illegible] Tuesday night, October 23. So popular was the group, on [illegible] original appearance here, September 30 for two shows-that the demand for tickets was greater than available seats in the large theatre. Thousands were tuned away. Only one show will be given Oct.23 a full three hours of entertainment, to begin at 8:30 P. M. All seats will be reserved."	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24 ANP wirestory datelined Richmond, Va.:Biggest Show To Return to Richmond, Memphis World, 1951-10-19 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1951-10-14, p.16B	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-31
1951 10 24 Wednesday	.	Raleigh, N.C.	.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $12,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24 Short Notes, The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram, Rocky Mount, N.C., 1951-10-28, p.3A	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1951 10 25 Thursday	.	Columbia, S.C.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ticket sales $8,000	Stratemann p.329 citing Billboard 1951-11-03 p.24	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1951 10 26 Friday	.	Atlanta, Ga.	City Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Jim Crow reared his ugly head here. The Auditorium management enforced a long-unobserved state law requiring racially separated entrances for public meeting places, and police told "colored" people the had to use the back door. The Afro-American reported that about 1,000 patrons tore up their tickets in protest. The A-A reports "more than 4,000 crowded in to see and hear Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan and Nat (King) Cole" and "there were 1,500 white record fans with a great big section all to themselves." The local promoter is quoted as saying he had no advance knowledge of the door arrangements, which was new to Atlanta. The arena manager "readily admitted that he made the arrangement, but he was acting on the orders of the City Council Auditorium Committee." The article goes on to say the white members with Ellington and Cole were allowed to perform, contrasting with Birmingham, where the Police Commissioner told white musicians they could not play on a stage with colored musicians.	Ellington, Cole and Vaughan at City Auditorium Tonight, Atlanta Daily World, 1951-10-26 Ellington Plays As Atlantans Enter Back Door, Baltimore Afro-American 1951-11-03, p.3	.	.	.	N.Fernandez, djp	added 2013-04-10
1951 10 27 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 10 28 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 10 29 Monday 8:30 pm	.	New Orleans, La.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Segregated - tickets advertised as Choice Orchestra Seats for White Patrons ... $3.50, $2.75 including tax. The review describes the show fairly well, and mentions that Ellington changed clothes between almost every number.	Times-Picayune, New Orleans: Ad, 1951-10-23, p.12 Ad and publicity, 1951-10-25, p.30 Ad, 1951-10-28, p.10 Publicity, 1951-10-29 p.12 Ad, 1951-10-29 p.34 Review, 1951-10-30, p.10	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-09-06
1951 10 30 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 In Houston on Oct. 3, both will play the same night, so the box office figures should be something to watch on this date.	Stratemann p.329 citing Down Beat 1951-11-02 Fairfax Nisbet, 'Chatterbox,' Dallas Morning News, 1951-10-13, p.6, pt.II /ul>	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-09-07
1951 10 31 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 fall a	.	U.S.A.	.	Tc +Ray Block Orch	.	DE5125	.	.	.	2011
1951 fall b	.	U.S.A.	.	Tc “Benay Venuta Show”	.	DE5126	00,2-18	.	.	2011
November 1951
1951 11 01 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 02 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 03 Saturday 8 pm and 11 pm	.	Dallas, Tex.	State Fair Auditorium	Biggest Show of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Two performances Initally planned to be two segregated concerts, whites first and then blacks, plans changed to allow separate seating in the white concert for blacks, and vice versa in the black concert. Prices - Lower Floor $3.60, $3.00; Balcony, $3.00, $2.40, $1.20, including tax. Box office to open at 9 a.m.	Dallas Morning News Chatterbox column by Fairfax Nisbet, 1951-10-13, p.6, pt.II Ad and mention, 1951-10-26, Pt. I, p.17 Publicity - article and photos, 1951-10-28, Pt.IV, front page Events of the Week, 1951-10-28, Pt.IV,p.2 Publicity, 1951-11-03, Pt.II, p.4 Review, 1951-11-04, Pt.I p.10	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-09-06
1951 11 04 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 05 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 06 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 07 Wednesday 8:30 pm	.	Little Rock, Ark.	Robinson Memorial Auditorium	Biggest Show of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	Arkansas State Press, Little Rock, Ark. 1951-11-02 p 8 Observatory Comments by Earl Lee Davy, 1951-11-16, p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-09-06
1951 11 08 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 09 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 10 Saturday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Convention Hall	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Ellington was interviewed by a reporter for the Baltimore Afro-American. The published account of the interview created a public relations nightmare for Ellington.	Stratemann, p.330 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1951 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Nelson "Cadillac" Williams leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1951 11 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Clark Terry, trumpet and fluegelhorn, born 1920, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1951 11 11 Sunday	.	Kansas City, Mo.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Clark Terry's autobiography describes his first night as a permanent band member, which he places in Kiel Auditorium, the new name for the St. Louis Municipal Auditorium on Remembrance Day. While his book tells us Ellington recruited him from Basie, and paid him to wait in St. Louis until the band arrived on Nov.11, the Maryville Daily Forum has the band playing in Kansas City on November 11, and the St. Louis date seems pretty certain to have been Nov.10. Terry describes playing this night, describing the routines performed by the other acts. Terry's date seems to be wrong.	What to See in Kansas City, The Maryville Daily Forum, 1951-11-06 p.2 Clark: The Autobiography of Clark Terry, Clark Terry, pp.128–132	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-31
1951 11 12 Monday 8:30 pm	.	Des Moines, Io.	KRNT Theatre	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	Anouncements: The Jefferson Herald, Jefferson, Io., 1951-10-25 p.6 The Jefferson Bee, 1951-10-30, p.2	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-01
1951 11 13 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 14 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 15 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1951 11 15 Thursday	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	University of Michigan	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Part of this concert appears to have been recorded - three titles are listed in Timner - Love You Madly is on YouTube	Timner4, p.124	.	90,4-6	corr Timner-4/22	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-28
1951 11 16 Friday	.	Troy, Ind.	Hobart Arena 255 Adams St.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Tickets: $1.50, $2.00, $3.00	The Lima News, Lima, Oh. Announcement, 1951-11-06, p.12 Ad, 1951-11-13, p.16 Ad, 1951-11-14, p.20	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-28
1951 11 17 Saturday 7 pm and 9 pm	.	West Lafayette, Ind.	Purdue Hall of Music Purdue University campus	Two performances in this 6,005 seat theatre Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	Announcement, Kokomo Tribune, 1951-11-12, p.9	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-28
1951 11 18 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera House	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Two performances Opera House manager Herb Carlin announced a package of four concerts, Stan Kenton on Nov. 10 and 11, Billy Eckstine and George Shearing on Nov. 13, and this show on the 18th. Tickets were to be sold as a package or as singles. Ticket price $3.00 "tops" except this show, $3.50. The sales pitch would be aimed at "the juves" who find it too expensive to go to the niteries. Variety reported the show racked up $21,000 for these performances, sold out several days in advance. House manager Herb Carlin had to sell pit seats for the overflow.	Poster or ad reproduced in Vail II. Variety 1951-09-12 p.46 1951-11-21 p.40	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-23
1951 11 19 Monday	.	Davenport, Ia.	Masonic Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	Vail II	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-29
1951 11 19 Monday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Variety announced Mercer Records had signed Billy Strayhorn to a recording contract as a bandleader. The first release would be an LP, with a group of Ellington sidemen.				Variety 1951-09-19 p.53.	.	Added 2013-04-22
1951 11 20 Tuesday 8:30 pm	.	Rochester, Minn.	Mayo Civic Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Tickets: $1.80, $2.40, $3.00, $3.60	Ads, The LaCrosse Tribune, LaCrosse, Wisc.: 1951-11-16, p.7 1951-11-18, p.21 The Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, Minn.: 1951-11-16, p.13 1951-11-19, p.9	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-01
1951 11 21 Wednesday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Municipal Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21	Vail II Variety 1951-10-31 p.41	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1951 11 22 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 22 Thursday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee Arena	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 This was American Thanksgiving Day, and the streets were icy. Attendance was only about 4,500. Ellington delayed the start for half an hour to allow the seats to fill; when that didn't happen, he invited the audience to move closer.	Short announcement, Milwaukee Sentinel, 1951-10-23 Ad, Milwaukee Journal, 1951-11-22, p.5 Review, Milwaukee Journal, 1951-11-23 p.25	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-01
1951 11 23 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 24 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 11 25 Sunday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Olympia Stadium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 11,000 admissions, gross $26,490	Steve Hoffman Music Forums - "Nat King Cole Year by Year" Billboard, 1952-05-10 p.14 Baltimore Afro-American, 1951-12-01, p.19	.	.	.	djp, n.f.	added 2013-03-31
1951 11 26 Monday 8:30 pm	.	Canton, Oh.	Canton Memorial Auditorium	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 4,000 in attendance Tickets, $1.80, $2.40, $3.00 and $3.60 including tax	Announcement, The Evening Independent, Massillon, Oh., 1951-11-23 p.17 The Canton Repository, Canton, Oh. Subdued ad, 1951-11-26, p.14 Several brief mentions in the week before the show Review, 1951-11-27,p.26	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-28 Updated 2013-09-06
1951 11 27 Tuesday 8:30 pm	.	Toledo, Oh.	Toledo Sports Arena One Main St.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 Billboard reports "turned 'em away," indicating a sold out house Variety reported an audience of 4,900 and revenue of $9,800	Billboard 1952-01-12, p.50 Ads, Toledo Blade, 1951-11-24 The Lima News, 1951-11-26 p.22 Variety 1951-12-05 p.53	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-23
1951 11 28 Wednesday	.	Columbus, Oh.	Memorial Hall	Two performances Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 In a report from Columbus dated Dec. 4, Variety said this was the second last show of the tour, and reported $8,500 for the double show with top tickets priced at $3.80.	Billboard 1951-11-17, p.50 Ad, The Marion Star, Marion, oh., 1951-11-20, p.17 Variety 1951-12-05 p.53	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-23
1951 11 29 Thursday	.	Johnstown, Penn.	Cambria County War Memorial Arena 326 Napoleon St.	Biggest Show Of 1951 - see 1951 09 21 The Indiana Evening Gazette reported the War Memorial had been trying to book the show, but the troupe had such an heavy performance schedule that it was "only last week" they learned November 29 was available.	Announcements Bedford Gazette 1951-11-26 p.6 Indiana Evening Gazette 1951-11-26 p.9 Ad, Bedford (Mass.) Gazette, 1951-11-28	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-28
1951 11 30 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
December 1951
1951 late	.	U.S.A.	.	Broadcast	.	DE5129	.	.	.	2011
1951 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Jimmy Grissom joins the band and trumpeter Harold “Shorty” Baker leaves				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1951 12 01 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 02 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 03 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 04 Tuesday	.	.	.	Peripheral event The Baltimore Afro-American carried a story in which Ellington defended his comments about racial political action reported by reporter Otis Thompson, who interviewed him backstage when The Biggest Show of 1951 played in St. Louis on November 10. Ellington was subsequently attacked by a columnist, and there was controversy in the black press.				Baltimore Afro-American 1951-12-04	djp	Added 2013-04-01
1951 12 04	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 05 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 06 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 07 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Baker, Terry, F.Williams, Nance, Vance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Smith, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson Titles recorded: Harlem Bensonality	.	DE5127	07,3-38 05,1-16 04,3-51 04,2-50 03,3,25 03,2-22 00,2-19 00,1-25 91,2-3	corrTimner-4/22+30	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-23
1951 12 08 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 09 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 10 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Baker, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Smith, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Strayhorn, Marshall, Bellson, Lloyd Oldham Titles recorded: Blues At Sundown Duet Controversial Suite 1. Before My Time Controversial Suite 2. Later Azalea Vagabonds Something To Live For Vagabonds	.	DE5128	07,3-38 06,2-34 06,1-11 04,3-51 03,2-21+22 02,3-23 85,3-6 85,2-5 84,4-8 84,3-2 82,3-5	corrTimner-4/22+30	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-23
1951 12 12 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 13 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 14 Friday	.	Bloomington, Ind.	University of Indiana	.	Announcement, Variety 1951-10-17 p.48.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-22
1951 12 15 Saturday	.	Herrin, Ill.	White City Park	.	Ads: Daily Register, Harrisburg, Ill. 1951-12-11, p.3,s.3 The Register News, Mount Vernon, Ill. 1951-12-14 p.12	.	08,3-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-09
1951 12 16 Sunday	.	Spring Valley, Ill.	(illegible) Buzz Ballroom	Dance	Vail II	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-22
1951 12 17 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 18 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 19 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 20 Thursday	.	Bloomington, Ind.	University of Indiana	Dance, announced by Variety: "Duke Ellington set for Dec. 14 date at University of Indiana, Bloomington, then jumps back for an RCA Victor dance there, Dec. 20"	Variety 1951-10-17, p. 48	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-22
1951 12 21 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Betty Roché rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1951 12 21 Friday	1952 01 03	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	Night club residency: 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington, Inc. presents Duke Ellington" for two 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning December 21, 1951, for $5,000/week. Unlike later contracts with the Blue Note, this one did not require a vocalist, so it is interesting Betty Roché rejoined at this time. The engagement was announced in Variety 1951-09-26 p.133	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-12
1951 12 22 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 23 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 24 Monday	.	.		activities not documented - probably a day off to comply with the contract	.
1951 12 25 Tuesday - probably a day off to comply with the contract	.			activity not documented	.
1951 12 26 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 27 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 28 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 29 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 30 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1951 12 31 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21 - this was likely a night off per the contract.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1952
1952 01 01 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21 - most likely a night off under the contract.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 02 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club residency - see 1951-12-21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 03 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Last night of club residency - see 1951-12-21 Vail reports some of the band members attended the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Papa. Mr. Papa was a friend of Ellington's road manager Al Celley, and the couple was at the club this evening.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 04 Friday	.	Sauk City, Wisc.	Riverview Ballroom	.	The Capital Times, Madison, Wisc. Ad 1951-12-14 Ad 1952-01-02 Ad 1952-01-03,p8 Wisconsin State Journal Ad, 1951-12-14 s.2 p.12 Ad, 1951-12-23 Ad, 1951-12-30 s1 p8 Ad, 1952-01-03 s.2 p.5 Ad, 1952-01-04 s2 p9	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1952 01 05 Saturday 11 a.m., 8:30 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	Metropolitan Opera	Two concerts Location and date are questionable. I don't believe the Ellington orchestra played Sauk City, Wisconsin the evening of January 4, 1952 Sources: -Additions to Duke’s Itinerary by Arne Neegaard in DEMS 08/3-9 -Several ads in the Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal up to and including January 4 THEN played two concerts the next day, January 5, in New York, at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (One concert was recorded. Vail reports only one concert, doesn't say what time it was and says it was an NAACP benefit.) Sources: -Stratemann, p.331 Vail II New Desor 5201 and New Desor correction sheet 1030 Timner 4th edition p.125 Jazz Records 1942-80, Nielsen, Vol. 6 http://ellingtonia.com THEN returned to the midwest to play at the Labor Temple in Minneapolis on January 6. Sources: Stratemann p.331 Vail II New Desor 5202 Timner 4th edition p.125 Jazz Records 1942-80, Nielsen, Vol. 6 http://ellingtonia.com Discussion: Fast trains such as the Twentieth Century Limited and the Broadway Limited could make it from Chicago to New York in about 16 hours once lighter rail cars were introduced in the late 1930s but it's still 130 or so miles from Sauk City to Chicago. To make New York in time to play an 11 a.m. concert means the band would have had to catch a train eastbound from Chicago well before suppertime on the 4th whih would not be possible if they played the Friday dance in Sauk City. It is possible the band could have flown from the midwest to NYC and back, but I don't think there's any evidence the band travelled by air until perhaps the late 1950s. I've been unable to find anything about the Metropolitan Opera House performances in Dr. Stratemann's files. Duke did play an NAACP benefit at this venue nearly a year earlier. I've been unable to find anything online about an NAACP benefit concert in New York in January 1952. Ellington did play at one on January 21, 1951, but the first 1952 NAACP benefit concert I found was later in the year, and the list of those performing did not include Ellington. The late Art Pilkington may have had a similar difficulty, and the late Dr. Stratemann's wording suggests he wasn't really buying January 5 in New York either. DEMS 1999/1, www.depanorama.net/dems/1999-1.pdf , p.26, topic 125, discusses this very matter. 5Jan1952 Pilkington: Although tapes are apparently in existence this date is questionable. The New York Times 30Dec51, page8- X listing, titled "Concerts and Opera programs of the week," details the following: Carnegie Hall - Saturday, 5Jan52 11:00 a.m.Philharmonic Symphony - Young Peoples Concert conducted by Igor Buketoff. 8:30 p.m. U.S.Military Academy Band and the West Point Glee Club. Duke Ellington is not mentioned at this venue on this date. Metropolitan Opera House - Saturday, 5Jan52 1:30 p.m. Gotterdammerung 8:30 p.m.LaBoheme Obviously no mention of Duke Ellington. I have been unable to substantiate this alleged NAACP Benefit Concert with the Schomberg Centre in NYC. Timner: Jerry Valbum has a poster announcing this concert and confirms that it has taken place; tape exists. Hoefsmit: The location was the Metropolitan Opera House because the Carnegie Hall was too small, as Phil Schaap explained in his presentation for "Ellington'86 " at Rutgers University. Preliminary conclusions: I imagine any of the following scenarios are possible: a/ The Sauk City gig was cancelled at the last minute, despite being advertised on January 4. b/ The 11 a.m. concert was later in the day, perhaps 11 p.m. c/ The Metropolitan event was misdated or never took place and the discographies are wrong. d/ Instead of being at Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the concerts were in one of the midwest states. There is or was a Metropolitan Opera House in Grand Forks, ND, Iowa Falls, Io., Minneapolis, Minn., and Saint Paul, Minn. Given Ellington played in Minneapolis on January 6, I'd almost be willing to bet January 5 was in one of the nearby Metropolitan Opera Houses. Unforunately the archives I subscribe to don't carry newspapers for either city for 1951 or 1952. Next steps: I'm stymied, but maybe someone out there in LYM-land would be kind enough to check into this a bit further, please? Possible avenues might be to: 1. Review any notes made at the 1986 conference, or talk to Mr. Schaap directly. 2. Review Sjef's recordings (audio or visual) of Mr. Schaap's presentation. 3. Check December 15, 1951 to say January 10 Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota newspapers for advertisements for an Ellington appearance on January 5, 1952, particularly if the venue is called Metropolitan Opera House. Concerts were often advertised up to a couple of weeks in advance, and reviews would normally be found in the next edition of a paper after the gig, or the next paper after that. 4. If anyone has the unissued January 5, 1952 recording, listen to it and see if the emcee says where it takes place. 5. Check Mr. Valburn's papers and recordings and report exactly what the poster and tape box or label say..	Stratemann, p.331	DE5201	07,3-38 01,3-22 01,2-29	corrTimner-4/22+30+33+34 NDCS 1030	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1952 01 06 Sunday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Labor Temple	.	.	DE5202	07,3-38 00,3-26 99,1-9	.	.	2011
1952 01 07 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 08 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 09 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 10 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 11 Friday	.	Iowa City, Io.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 12 Saturday	1952 01 19	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	Club date? no details known Also on the bill: Olivette Miller and the Co-Ops Jet Magazine: "One evening recently, unknown Thompson slipped backstage at St. Louis' Kiel Auditorium, caught maestro Duke Ellington on the run from dressing room to stage, came out to rush into print with a story destined to go the rounds of the nation. Ellington, Thompson wrote, had termed the fight against race bias 'silly' and observed acidly that Negroes 'ain't ready.' Overnight Thompson became a celebrity when his story was reprinted in Negro newspapers around the country. Undaunted by the fact that Ellington called a New York press conference to say that Thompson had written rather less than the truth, the St. Louis newsman basked in unaccustomed spotlight. St. Louis citizens this week were making plans to remember Thompson. They have scheduled a testimonial to take place January 12 at St. Louis' Riviera night club. The payoff: the tesimonial would occur on the opening night at the Riviera of the engagement of a world-famed musician - Duke Ellington."	Stratemann, p.331 citing Variety 1951-10-31 p.44 Variety 1951-12-05 p.57 Jet Magazine, 1952-01-10, p.26	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-01
1952 01 13 Sunday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 14 Monday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 15 Tuesday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 16 Wednesday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 17 Thursday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 18 Friday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 19 Saturday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Club Riviera	see 1952 01 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 01 20 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 21 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1951 01 22 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 23 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 24 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 01 25 Friday	1952 01 30	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre 47th & South Parkway	Stage show "Duke Ellington and His Big New 17-Man Orchestra featuring Louis Bellson - Juan Tizol - Harry Carney - Ray Nance - Willie Smith - Britt Woodman...Also the 3 Harlem Mania Rhythm Kings! Jesse, James & Cornell Extra added attraction! The Famous Recording Quintet! Smash Hit Songsters! "The Orioles"" The Washington Afro-American, 1952-02-12 carried a photo of Duke accepting a silver cigarette case from three Chicago disc jockeys, awarded to him by top theatrical and sports personalities for "outstanding contribution to world culture" and "significant worth to his race." The award was given at a press party honouring Duke when he set a box office mark at the Regal Theatre, although it is not certain that was the reason for the party. The date of the press party is not stated.	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1952 01 26 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 01 25	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 27 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 01 25	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 28 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 01 25	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 29 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 01 25	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 30 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 01 25	Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 01 31 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
February 1952
1952 02 01 Friday	1952 02 07	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	(Doubtful) Stage show This engagement conflicts with a reported 3 concerts at Keesler AFB in Mississipi - see 1952 02 05 Stratemann's source was page 44 of the Nov. 21 1951 edition of Variety, which says only "Paradise Theatre, Detroit, is plugging band shows and has Lionel Hampton for Dec. 28 week and Duke Ellington Feb. 1." It seems unlikely the engagement took place, in that the band is confirmed to have been in the South on Tuesday Feb 5.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1952 02 02 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 03 Sunday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 04 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 05 Tuesday 2pm, 7pm, 9pm	.	Biloxi, Miss.	Theater Two Keesler Air Force Base	Three concerts 1. "Duke Ellington, famed maestro and composer, will bring his orchestra to Keesler Air Force Base Tuesday for their initial appearance there. Three performances are scheduled..." 2. "The Duke Ellington aggregation made its first appearance at Keesler before large and enthusiastic audiences. The three scheduled performances took place in Theater Two..." 3. "Twenty-six members of the VA Center made a trip to Keesler AFB Tuesday afternoon to hear Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Mrs. C.J.Nichols, Red Cross Gray Lady, made the trip with the men." 4. "Two of the top bands of the musical world played at Keesler Field recently and the Gulf Park girls were among the first to arrive for the performance. "His Basin Street Blues was marvelous" "Oh, no, Sophisticated Lady was best!" These comments were among those made by the girls after hearing Duke Ellington on February 5. About eighty-five girls attended the program and enjoyed every minute of the jazz and blues. On February 10..."	1. "Duke Ellington at Keesler Tonight," Daily Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Tues. afternoon 1952-02-05, p.1 2. "Ellington Features Five Top Musicians In Keesler Program" Daily Herald, Biloxi, Miss. 1952-02-06, p.4 3. "Hear Duke Ellington" Daily Herald, Biloxi, Miss. 1952-02-06, p.10 4. "Trips To Keesler" Gulf Park College Tammy Howl, 1952-04, p.14	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-23
1952 02 05 Tuesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 06 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 07 Thursday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Paradise Theatre	Stage show - doubtful - see 1952 02 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 08 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 09 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 10 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 11 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 12 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 13 Wednesday	.	San Antonio, Tex.	Sevenoaks Club 1400 Austin Hwy.	"Ellington and his band played a one-night stand Wednesday night at the exclusive Sevenoaks Club here" This event is incorrectly dated Feb. 14 in Stratemann and Vail II.	Ad, San Antonio Express, 1952-02-13, p.11 Stratemann p.331 (misdated) Vail II (misdated) UP wirestory "Bandleader Duke Ellington, Manager of Globetrotters Jailed in San Antonio," Lubbock, Tx., Evening Journal, 1952-02-14, p.3	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1952 02 14 Thursday 3:15 am	.	San Antonio, Tex.	Silver Slipper Club	A UP wirestory datelined San Antonio Feb. 14 reported Ellington, Harry Carney (described as his manager) and W.S.Welch, manager of the Harlem Globetrotters, were among 15 people arrested for violating state drinking laws, after police broke in the back door of the club at 3:15 am. Stratemann p.332 and Vail both report the arrests as taking place after the Sevenoaks club date, which they incorrectly place on Feb. 14. In CORPUS CHRISTI’S GALVAN BALLROOM: MUSIC AND MULTICULTURALISM IN THE 1950s in South Texas Historical Association's Spring 2007 edition of the Journal of South Texas, author David Louzon discusses a dance played by Ellington on "Valentine's eve" 1952. He mentions Ellington's brush with the law "in the early morning of the 14th."	UP wirestory "Bandleader Duke Ellington, Manager of Globetrotters Jailed in San Antonio," Lubbock, Tx., Evening Journal, 1952-02-14, p.3 Mexia Daily News, 1952-02-14	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-18
1952 02 14 Thursday	.	Corpus Christi, Tex.	Galvan Ballroom	Dance Advertisements: * In person!!! Duke Ellington and His World Famous Orchestra Louzon: ** Ellington played to a 650 people, filling the house. About 80% were white and the rest were Mexican-Americans. The club owner recalled Ellington roomed in San Antonio because Corpus Christi lacked accommodations for blacks" Weaver *** Ralph Galvan Jr. booked the band for $1,500 through Music Corporation of America Tickets were $3.00 each The house was sold out, with many turned away. The band arrived by bus Duke used a baby grand The Galvan brothers described the tune-up routine - one started, another joined on the same chord, then another. The bass would join in, then the drummer followed by the guitarist. When everyone was tuned, Ellington walked on, and the band segued into Take the A Train. The band did not use sheet music. Many fans stood and watched the band. The band was professional, no drinking on the stand, and precise 15 minute breaks Galvan Jr. and Sr. visited with Ellington during breaks, found him to be professional and friendly. Duke and some band members posed for photos after. The band left for San Antonio where they were to play the next night (unconfirmed, likely in error). '	* Ads Corpus Christi Times,1952-02-07, p.5B Corpus Christi Caller-Times 1952-01-27 p.8B 1952-02-03, b.14C 1952-02-13 p.7B *David Louzon, Corpus Christi’s Galvan Ballroom: Music and Multiculturalism in the 1950s, Journal of South Texas, Spring 2007 *Jan Weaver, “The Day Duke Ellington Came to Town*,” South Texas Informer & Business Journal, August 1999	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-23
1952 02 15 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 16 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 17 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 02 20	.	El Paso, Tex.	Palladium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 21	.	Oakland, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 22	.	San Diego, Cal.	Trianon	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 23 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	Pomona, Cal.	Bridges Auditorium Claremont College	Concert to benefit Claremont's Men's College student union building fund A gossip column confirms the concert was performed by naming people who attended.	Stratemann p.332 Covina Argus-Citizen 1952-02-15 1952-02-29, p.13	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-18
1952 02 24 Sunday	1952 02 25	San Diego, Cal.	Naval Operating Base	.	.	.	.	CAH photo Undated photo, Rocky Mountain Evening Telegram, Rocky Mountain N.C., 1952-03-19	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1952 02 25 Monday	1952 02 25	San Diego, Cal.	Naval Operating Base	see 1952 02 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 26 Tuesday	.	Merced, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 02 27 Wednesday afternoon	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Standard Oil Broadcast		.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-18
1952 02 27 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	War Memorial Opera House	Evening concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-18
1952 02 28 Thursday	.	Fresno, Cal.	Rainbow Ballroom	.	.	.	03,2-22 03,1-15 00,4-13 00,3-11	TDES 2/05-2	.	2011
1952 02 29 Friday	.	Fresno, Cal.	Rainbow Ballroom	Skin Deep recording	.	DE9044	11,1-18 07,3-40 04,3-51 04,2-30+50 03,3-20 00,3-11	TDES 2/05-2	.	2011
March 1952
1952 03 --	.	U.S.A.	.	Dance Date	.	DE5204	11,2-12 00,4-13 00,3-8+25	corrTimner-4/34	.	2011
1952 03 01 Saturday	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 02 Sunday 2:30 pm	.	Berkeley, Cal.	Berkeley Community Theater Berkeley High School Campus	The New and Exciting Orchestra of Duke Ellington Special Matinee Concert "Duke Ellington will introduce new compositions of Louis Bellson, his new drummer, in his matinee concert at Berkeley Community Theater"	Oakland Tribune Ads 1952-02-17, p. 2-B 1952-03-02 p.2-B Announcements 1952-02-24, p.C3 1952-02-28, p.D49 Review, 1952-03-03, p.31D Stratemann p.332	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1952 03 02	.	Berkeley, Cal.	Richmond Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 03 Monday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Sweet's Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 04 Tuesday	.	Portland, Ore.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 05 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 03 06 Thursday	.	Bakersfield, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 07 Friday	1952 03 20	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 08 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 09 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07 The Ellington and Stan Kenton bands were double booked at the Club Oasis and the club owners decided to hold a battle of the bands on March 9. Ellington declined; the double booking was resolved by having Kenton band play in the afternoon and Ellington in the evening.	.	.	03,1DEMS9	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 03 10 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 11 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 12 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 13 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 14 Friday 12:30–7:30 pm	.	Balboa Beach (Stratemann) or Hollywood (New Desor), Cal.	Contracted as California Studios for Snader Telescriptions Corp., possibly General Service Studios	Snader Telescription recording session The telescriptons were short films for television, approximately three and a half minutes each Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Smith, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson, Grissom Seven films were recorded: Caravan V.I.P Boogie (with Jam With Sam) Sophisticated Lady Mood Indigo The Hawk Talks The Mooche Solitude The engagement paid Ellington $1,000 and his sidemen received scale.	Stratemann pp.333-344 (with photos)	DE5203	07,3-38 07,2-5 07,1-42 06,1-7 04,2-10 02,3-11 02,2-4+7 90,2-8 90,1-7 89,3-3 89,1-8 85,4-8 82,5-3 82,3-3 82,2-1 81,5-9 81,5-2 81,2-1 80,1-2	Timner corrections –4/22+30+34	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 03 14 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 15 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 16 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 17 Monday	.	Long Beach, Cal.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert "The Duke will bring his orchestra, featuring Louis Bellson on drums, Juan Tizol, trombone and Harry Carney, baritone sax." Long Beach Press-Telegram reviewer George Weeks described the audience as scant and the performance as smooth, rather than exciting.	Stratemann, p.332 Announcment and ad, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 1952-03-12 p.B-7 Announcment, Long Beach Independent, 1952-03-16, p.35-A Review, Long Beach Press-Telegram 1952-03-18 p.B-5	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 03 17 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07 Given the concert in Long Beach, this was likely a scheduled day off from the Club Oasis	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 18 Tuesday 8:30 pm	.	San Bernardino, Cal.	California Theatre	Concert Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra will be presented tonight in the California Theatre, San Bernardino, as a King-Wiggett attraction. Prices: $3.63, $3.03, $2.42, $1.82 and $1.21 including taxes.	Stratemann p.332 Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, Cal. Announcements 1952 03 07 p.3 1952-03-18, p.3 Ads 1952-03-14 p.4 1952-03-17, p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1952 03 18 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	See 1952 03 07 - doubtful - conflicts with California Theatre concert at 8:30 pm.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 19	.	Pismo Beach, Cal.	Rose Gardens Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.332.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 19 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	03 07 See 1952 03 07 - doubtful - conflicts with Rose Gardens engagement	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 20 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Club Oasis	see 1952 03 07 After this engagement, the band began a two and a half month tour of the northwestern states and southern British Columbia. DEMS says there were 18 consecutive one-night stands up to the arrival in Trail, B.C., a week in Vancouver, and then 35 more one-nighters, ending in Chicago on June 10. Stratemann notes Betty Roché was on this tour.	.	.	04,2-20	Stratemann p.345	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 03 21 Friday	.	Eureka, Cal.	Ivan Hickman's Sportsman's Club	Ellington and the band stopped "for a bite" on its way to Coquille. Since Eureka is a coastal town this suggests the band travelled up the coast instead of inland.	"Mr. Gadabout" column, Humboldt Standard, Eugene, Ore., 1952-03-22	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-23
1952 03 21 Friday	.	Coquille, Ore.	Community Building	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 03 22 Saturday	.	Salem, Ore.	Crystal Garden (Crystal Inn in New Desor and Stratemann.)	Dance This dance was recorded and appears on the CD DUKE ELLINGTON CRYSTAL GARDEN SALEM The titles are shown in http://ellingtonia.com	Stratemann, p.345	DE5205	11,2-12 02,3-26 02,1-23 02,1-25 01,3-24 01,3-2 01,2-29 00,4-13 98,3-22 85,2-5 84,3-10 84,2-4 84,1-3	Timner corrections 4/22 4/30 4/34 NDCS 1032 1038	Venue name per Homzy -Palmquist 2013-03-19	added 2011 updated 2013-03-20
1952 03 23 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 03 24 Monday	.	Portland, Ore.	Civic Auditorium	A derogatory review in Down Beat by critic Ted Hallock created controversy, with many letters written to the magazine in Ellington's defence.	Stratemann, p.345, citing Down Beat 1952-05-21 and 1952-06-18	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-20
1952 03 25 Tuesday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Civic Auditorium	Concert The concert was recorded - see the discography at http://ellingtonia.com	Stratemann, p.345	DE5206	11,2-12 07,3-39 99,5-26 99,3-21 98,2-11 83,4-1	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-20
1952 03 26 Wednesday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Trianon Ballroom	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 --	.	Seattle, Wash.	Seattle Studios	Private recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Smith, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Bellson, Roché One title recorded: I Love My Lovin' Lover (vocal Roché)	Stratemann p.	DE5207	00,2-19 00,1-25	.	.	2011
1952 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Smith left the band shortly after the Seattle engagement, to join Billy May's new band in Los Angeles. Peter Kilbert replaced him temporarily.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1952 03 27 Thursday	.	The Dalles, Ore.	.	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 28 Friday	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Century Ballroom	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 29 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 03 30 Sunday	.	The Dalles, Ore.	.	Stratemann, p.345	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 03 31 Monday	.	Walla Walla, Wash.	Walla Walla Ntional Guard Armory	Duke Ellington Day dance and concert This was the final event of Walla Walla's Swing into Spring celebration.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-20
April 1952
1952 04 01 Tuesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Hilton Jefferson, alto sax, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1952 04 01 Tuesday	.	Spokane, Wash.	161st Infantry Armory	Dance for a capacity crowd. Acoustics were bad - a reviewer quotes an Ellingtonia lover as saying "Hearing the Duke's music in here is like drinking champagne out of a tin cup."	Stratemann, p.345 Spokane Daily Chronicle, 1951-04-02 The Spokesman Review, 1951-04-02	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-02
1952 04 02 Wednesday	.	Spokane, Wash.	Spokane Hotel	Daily Chronicle reporter Bob Emahiser interviewed Ellington in his hotel room before noon. The topic of conversation appears to be travel. The report mentions a trip coming up from the coast to Missoula and back, quoting Duke as saying "It requires a bit of backtracking, but it happens every season." It should be noted the tour did some backtracking over the next few days, but not as described.	Spokane Daily Chronicle, 1951-04-02	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-02
1952 04 02 Wednesday	.	Kalispell, Mont.	.	There is no mention of this appearance in the Kalispell Inter Lake from March 256 to April 4, although the April 4 edition announces the Missoula concert/dance.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 04 03 Thursday	.	Spokane, Wash.	Elk's Club or Elk's Temple	Dance While it seems odd the band would trek from Spokane to Kalispell and then backtrack, the second visit to Spokane is confirmed in Spokane newspaper reports from 1952-04-02.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-02
1952 04 04 Friday	.	Missoula, Mont.	Student Union Building Montana State University	Concert and dance (a Miss Mary Jane Kurth attended)	Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. Announcement 1952-04-04 p.3 Society note 1952-04-11, p.7 Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 04 05 Saturday	.	Bozeman, Mont.	Montana State Co	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 06 Sunday	.	Havre	Elk's Ballroom	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 07 Monday	.	Williston N.D	Stateline	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 08 Tuesday 8:15 pm	.	Billings, Mont.	Shrine Auditorium	Concert and dance attended by approximately 2,500 The ads are interesting. On Apr. 3, there were two ticket prices, $1.80 and $1.50 but on Apr. 6 there were three $2.40, $1.80 and $1.50, with the first two crossed out, suggesting the higher priced seats were sold out, but the ad says "more than 1,000 good reserved seats still available. The Apr. 6 ad also offered tickets for the dance only at $1.20. An ad by Lindamood Music Co. on Mar.30 announced Duke would be featured on a Baldwin Concert Grand Piano. The March 16 plug said the concert was the first appearance by Ellington in Billings, the dance would follow the concert immediately, and the event was sponsored by the uniformed bodies of Al Bedoo Shrine Temple.	The Billings Gazette: Plug 1952-03-16, p.8 Ad, 1952-03-23, p.14 Ad, 1952-03-30, p.8 Ad, 1952-04-03,p9 Ad 1952-04-06 p.21 Plug 1952-04-06 p.19 News article, 1952-04-09, p.6	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-22
1952 04 09 Wednesday	.	Mountain Home Air Force Base	.	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	04,2-20	.	.	2011
1952 04 10 Thursday	.	Trail, B.C.	Cominco Arena	"dance-cum-concert"	.	.	04,2-20	.	.	2011
1952 04 11 Friday	1952 04 19	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Club Burrard and Alberni St.	Night club date Members of the band stayed in the Devonshire Hotel, and Ellington stayed in the Hotel Georgia next door. Both hotels were first rate, and they were about 2 blocks east of the club, facing the Vancouver courthouse.	Stratemann p.345	.	04,2-20	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-20
	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 12 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 13 Sunday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 14 Monday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 15 Tuesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 16 Wednesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 17 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 18 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 19 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Palomar Supper Club	Club date - see 1952 04 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 20 Sunday	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Ft Lewis	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 21 Monday	.	Portland, Ore.	McElroy's	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 22 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 23 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 04 24 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 04 25 Friday	.	Bellingham, Wash.	Armory	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 26 Saturday	.	Everett, Wash.	Armory	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 27 Sunday	.	Longview, Wash.	Auditorium	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 04 28 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 04 29 Tuesday	.	Yakima, Wash.	Armory	.	Stratemann, p.345	DE5208	09,3-13 07,3-39 05,1-14 00,1-8 98,3-23 84,3-10 84,2-4 84,1-3 corrTimner-4/22+30+34+35	.	.	2011
1952 04 30 Wednesday	.	Victoria, B.C.	Memorial	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 spring	.	U.S.A.	.	Broadcast	.	DE5209	.	.	.	2011
May 1952
1952 05 01 Thursday	.	.	.	Date of contract between Triple Ell Corporation, Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington, Inc., presents Duke Ellington" for three 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning July 25, 1952, for $5,000/week. This contract specifies the weekly fee is $5,000, less 10% to Associated Booking Corp. The contract says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1952 05 01 Thursday	.	Boise, Ida.	Miramar	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 02 Friday	.	Salt Lake City, Utah	Rainbow	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 03 Saturday	.	Boulder, Col.	Univ Colorado	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 04 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 05 Monday	.	Boise, Ida.	Birdland	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 06 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 07 Wednesday	.	Sidney, Nebr.	Auditorium	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 08 Thursday	1952 05 09	Manitou Springs, Col.	Hiawatha Gardens	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 09 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 10 Saturday	.	Cheyenne, Wy.	Frontier	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 11 Sunday	.	Cheyenne, Wy.	Warren Air Force Base	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 12 Monday	.	Denver, Col.	Rainbow Ballroom	.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 13 Tuesday	.	Kearney, Neb.	Nebraska State Teachers College later known as Kearney State College and in 1991, University of Nebraska at Kearney	Stratemann names the venue without sources, and does not say if it was a concert or a dance. This may be the same gig shown by Vail or it may conflict with the one shown by Vail.	Stratemann, p.345	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-21
1952 05 13 Tuesday	.	Kearney, Neb.	1733 Ballroom Hwy 30	Prom for the University of Nebraska This entry is Vail II, with no source shown.	Vail II (unsourced)	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-21
1952 05 14 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 15 Thursday 7:30 pm - concert 9:00 pm - dance	1952 05 17 Saturday	Ames, Ia.	-Concert: Clyde Williams Field Dance: Memorial Union building Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts ("Iowa State College")	Open air concert and the first of three dances performed for the college's annual "Vaishea" weekend. Governor William Beardsley and film maker Cecil B. deMille presided over the opening ceremonies, followed by horse shows at 2:30 and 7:30. Program details, courtesy Iowa State University archives: May 15: -7:30 concert at Clyde Williams Field -9:00 dance at Memorial Union May 16: 9:00 dance at Memorial Union May 17:8:30 dance at Memorial Union The program pages for Ellington include a photo of him, and one of a dance in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Concert: The Duke himself – the man with the warm smile and the warm music. This year’s concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Clyde Williams Field will feature Duke Ellington and his orchestra. The program will be composed of a group of yesterday and today’s classes [sic]. Ellington is well known for his compositions“Mood Indigo,” “In my Solitude,” and “Caravan.” These and many others in the famed Duke’s repertoire will be on the program. Following the concert, the silvery flames and the bright smoke of the annual fireworks display will fill the sky...a fitting close to one of the best VEISHEA concerts in recent years. Dances "The combined ballrooms of the Memorial Union will again ring with the music of a good orchestra and reflect the images of dancing couples as Duke Ellington plays for the Veishea dances of 1952. A specializer in everything from the smoothest dancing rhythm to the hottest jump tune, Ellington is one of the best known of the modern orchestra leaders. The dramatic backdrop will portray a gold, three-dimensional Veishea torch against a black background. The dances will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of Veishea. The Veishea Queen of Queens will be presented during intermission. Saturday night, the trophies for Veishea open house and the parade winners will also be awarded.	Cedar Rapids Gazette, 1952-05-14, p.12 Stratemann p.346 Vail II	.	.	.	email to Palmquist 2013-03-26 from Becky S. Jordan, Reference Specialist, Special Collections/University Archives, Iowa State University djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-21
1952 05 16 Friday 9 pm	.	Ames, Ia.	Memorial Union building "Iowa State College"	Vaishea dance - see 1952 05 05	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1952 05 17 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	Ames, Ia.	Memorial Union building "Iowa State College"	Vaishea dance - see 1952 05 05	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1952 05 18 Sunday	.	Fairmont, Minn.	Interlaken Ballroom		Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-21
1952 05 19 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 20 Tuesday	.	Fargo, N.D.	Bentson-Bunker Field House North Dakota Agricultural College	Junior-Senior Prom Stratemann didn't identify the campus; NDSU confirms it was the Fargo campus.	Stratemann p.346 NDSU archives, email T. Raezer to Palmquist 2013-03-25, citing an ad in The Spectrum, 1952-05-09	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-21
1952 05 21 Wednesday	.	Montevideo, Minn.	Gladys' Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 22 Thursday	.	Breckenridge, Minn.	Legion Pavilion Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 23 Friday	.	Duluth, Minn.	Armory	University of Minnesota prom	Stratemann p.346.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 24 Saturday	.	Sauk City, Wisc.	Riverview Ballroom	.	Wisconsin State Journal Announcement 1952-02-28 p.5 Ads 1952-05-16 S.2 p.3 1952-05-18 s.2 p.5 1952-05-24 s,1 p.5 Madison Capital Times, ad, 1952-05-15 p.4 Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-19
1952 05 25 Sunday	.	Kaukuna, Wisc.	Nightingale Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 26 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 27 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 05 28 Wednesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee Auditorium	The Biggest May Ball and Music Battle of the 20th Century! Five - bands - Five ...Jazz music versus Old-Time music A 5 hour continous bombardment of polkas, schottisches, laendlers, two steps and plenty of jazz. ...5 bands Duke Ellington the Jazz King Frank Yankovic, Nation's Polka King Bernie Roberts Romy Gosz, trumpet Sammy Madden Milwaukee's No.1 Promoted as Pop versus Bop, Ellington lost the battle of bands to the Yankovic polka band.	Stratemann p.346 Milwaukee Journal Ad, 1952-05-28 p.27 Story, 1952-05-29, p.7	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-24
1952 05 29 Thursday	.	Glencoe, Ill.	Lake Shore Country Club	.	Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 30 Friday	.	Ft. Wayne, Ind.	Terrace Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.346	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 05 31 Saturday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Castle Farms Summit & Reading Rds.	Dance Admission $1.50 tax included	Stratemann p.346 Ads, The Hamilton Journal The Daily News, Hamilton, Oh. 1952-05-23 p.22 1952-05-30 p.14	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
June 1952
1952 06 01 Sunday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 06 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 05 Thursday	.	Lexington	Joyland Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 06 06 Friday	.	Evansville, Ind.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 06 07 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 08 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 10 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Sheraton Hotel	.	.	.	04,2-20	.	.	2011
1952 06 11 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 12 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 13 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 14 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 15 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 19 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 20 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 21 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 22 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 23 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 24 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 25 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 26 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 27 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 28 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 06 29 Sunday	.	New London, Conn.	Ocean Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 06 30 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5210	07,3-39 04,3-51 03,3-20 03,2-22 00,2-20 00,1-25 98,2-12 91,1-6 90,4-4 85,3-6 82,5-3	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
July 1952
1952 07 01 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5211	07,3-39+40 04,3-51 03,2-22 02,2-27	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1952 07 02 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 03 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 04 Friday	1952 07 10	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	70-minute stage show Supporting acts: tappers Roll & Tap comedienne 'Moms' Mabley acrobatic dancers Estelle and Alphonse comedian Pigmeat Markham	Stratemann, p.346, citing Variety 1952-07-09 p.48 Pigmeat, Moms In Apollo Debut, New York Age, 1952-07-05, p.21 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 06 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 07 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 08 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 09 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1952 07 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 11 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 12 Saturday	.	Revere Beach, Mass.	Roll Away (aka Rollerdrome)	Ellington orchestra "pitted against" the Stan Kenton orchestra	Stratemann p.346, citing Billboard 1952-07-19 p.20	.	03,2-9 03,1-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 07 13 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 14 Monday	.	Moncton, N.B.	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 14 Monday	.	Moncton, N.B.	Memorial Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 15 Tuesday	.	St John, N.B.	Forum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 16 Wednesday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Forum	RCAF Station Greenwood dance	.	.	.	.	CAHclip	2011
1952 07 17 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 18 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 19 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 20 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 21 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 22 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 23 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 24 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 07 25 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studios	.	.	DE5212	01,1-28 00,4-23 00,1-25 98,2-6	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1952 07 25 Friday	1952 08 14	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	Club date - see the booking details in the entry for 1952 05 01	Stratemann, p.346 citing Billboard 1952-06-17 p.20 Down Beat 1952-06-18 Bluenote contract - see 1952 05 01 above	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 07 26 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 27 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 28 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 29 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 30 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		DE5213	07,3-36 01,2-20 92,4-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 07 31 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 07 30	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	.	.
August 1952
1952 08 01 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	corrTimner-4/30	.	2011
1952 08 02 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		DE5214	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 03 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 04 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 05 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 06 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		DE5215	07,3-40 01,2-20	.	.	2011
1952 08 07 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 08 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 09 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 10 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 10	.	.	.	See 30jun52	.	.	11,1-18 91,1-6 90,4-4	.	.	2011
1952 08 11 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 12 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 13 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		DE5216	09,3-13 07,3-36 01,2-20 92,4-7	.	.	2011
1952 08 14 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1952 07 25		.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 15 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 16 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 17 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 20 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 21 Thursday	.	Bala, Man.	Dunn's Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 22 Friday	.	Port Stanley	Stork Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 23 Saturday	.	Dundas, Ont.	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 24 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 08 26 Tuesday	.	Sheboygan, Wisc.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 27 Wednesday	.	Sault Ste Marie, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 08 28 Thursday	1952 09 03	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Stage show Five shows a day Other acts: Howell & Bowser, Roll & Tap. Dance music by Archie Stone's house orchestra.(1) Don Brown writes: "I remember chatting with Wendell Marshall in August of 1952 when Duke's band played the Casino Theatre here in Toronto. I happened to mention that I'd read somewhere that he was Jimmie Blanton's cousin. He confirmed that he was and that it was Blanton's bass he was playing. Someone in Blanton's immediate family, I think it was his mother, gave Marshall the instrument when he became a professional bass player. "The Casino Theatre featured live shows and movies. The live show was the main attraction and the films were mostly second-rate B pictures. The live policy varied at the whim of the owners. The theatre's staple had long been burlesque: strippers with pretty bad comics. But every once in a while the management would drop the strippers and hire singers and/or bands. They had everyone from Frankie Laine to Johnny Ray, Eartha Kitt, and Art Tatum. I remember seeing Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Ellington, Louis, and Pearl Bailey (backed by Louie Bellson). The bands and singers would be part of a stage show with jugglers, comics, impersonators, tap dancers and, yes, even dancing dogs. "As a twenty-year old at the time, and an annoying jazz purist, I was appalled by the idea of these great musicians having to share the stage with vaudeville performers. Little did I know that this was the norm for them back in the States. And thinking back, some of those performers were really good. I saw Peg Leg Bates, the one-legged tap dancer, several times, including once with Ellington. Needless to say Duke backed Bates' routine with I'm Tapping Seventh Avenue With the Sole of My Shoe."(2)	(1) Stratemann p.346, citing Variety 1952 09 03,p.16 (2) Don Brown, Duke-LYM emails, 2012-10-26	.	.	.	Don Brown in LYM	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 08 29 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 08 30 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 08 31 Sunday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
September 1952
1952 09 01 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 09 02 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 09 03 Wednesday	.	.	.	Date of contract between Triple Ell Corporation, Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington, Inc., presents Duke Ellington" for two 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning December 19, 1952, for $5,000/week. This contract says the contract price is to cover a six-day week in the event the AFM rescinds the five-day week. This contract again says the weekly fee is $5,000, less 10% to Associated Booking Corp. The contract says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1952 09 03 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Casino Theatre	Theatre appearance - see 1952 08 28.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27
1952 09 04 Thursday	1952 09 10	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Duke Ellington and his World Famous Orchestra and Revue Also on the bill: Film "Roaring City Howell and Bowser Roll and Tapp Chester Calhoun	Stratemann p.346 Ads (barely legible): Montreal Gazette 1952-09-03 1952-09-05 1952-09-06 1952-09-08 1952-09-09 .	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 09 05 Friday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 06 Saturday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 07 Sunday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 08 Monday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 09 Tuesday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 10 Wednesday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Seville Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 09 11 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 12 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 13 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 14 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 15 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 16 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 17 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented (The Library of Congress has a digital cassette tape of a broadcast on NBC this date, time unknown, purporting to be live from Cleveland. Songs performed included Mood Indigo and Caravan. DEMS editor Sjef Hoefsmit expressed the view "The 17Sep52 broadcast cannot have been from Cleveland. According to the two titles mentioned, I suspect that this is the ABC "Change of a Lifetime" broadcast, documented in DESOR 5218 on 27Sep52, which also cannot have been live from Cleveland, where Duke played from 19 until 25Sep52")	.	.	01,2-20	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1952 09 18 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 09 19 Friday	1952 09 25 Thursday	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino 10613 Euclid Ave.	Night club residency There was a broadcast from here during the week, with 4 titles recorded by Voice of America	.	DE5217	01,2-20	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-08
1952 09 20 Saturday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 21 Sunday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 22 Monday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 23 Tuesday 7:45	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Ellington was to guest on Patti Page's Music Hall CBS television show on WHEN	Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, N.Y., 1952-09-23 p.29	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-06
1952 09 23 Tuesday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 24 Wednesday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 25 Thursday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Towne Casino	Night club residency - see 1952 09 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 26 Friday	1952 10 02	Philadelphia, Penn.	Earle Theater	Stage show, Ellington's last appearance at this theatre, demolished in 1953. Appearing with Ellington and his orchestra were Moreland & Harris, comedians, Roll & Tap, dancers, local singer Marian Caruso.	Stratemann, p.346 citing Variety 1952-10-01 p.25 and 1953-02-25 ,p.49.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-23
1952 09 27 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	.	ABC telecast "Chance of a Lifetime" According to Stratemann, Ellington, Marshall and a drummer, presumably Bellson, made a quick trip to New York to appear on this half-hour show, in which Ellington played Mood Indigo and a medley, joined by the show's house band led by Bernie Leighton. Stratemann does not say if they returned to Philadelphia that night or not. It's less than 100 miles.	.	DE5218	01,2-20	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-23
1952 09 27 Saturday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30 - presumably Ellington, Marshall and Bellson played some of the sessions either before or after their trip to New York.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 28 Sunday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 29 Monday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 30 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 09 30 Tuesday 6:45	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Ellington was to guest on Patti Page's Music Hall CBS television show on KNXT and KPIX	Long Beach Press-Telegram, 1952-09-30 p.A-6 San Mateo Times, 1952-09-30, p.15	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-06
October 1952
1952 10 01 Wednesday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 02 Thursday	.	Philadelphia	Earle Theater	Stage show - see 1952 09 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 03 Friday	1952 10 09	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 04 Saturday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 05 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 06 Monday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 07 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 08 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 09 Thursday	.	.	.	The Long Beach Independent reported Ellington would appear on the Chance of a Lifetime television show.	Long Beach Independent 1952-10-09, p.20	.	.	.	.	added 2013-06-26
1952 10 09 Thursday	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Stage show - see 1952 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 10 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 11 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 12 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 13 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 14 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 15 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 16 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 17 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 18 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 19 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 20 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 21 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1952 10 22 Wednesday	1952 11 04	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - Ellington and orchestra, Howell & Bates, film Springfield Rifle. Grossed $67,000 for the first week with Ellington; compared to the October weekly average of $64,000	Billboard, 1952-11-08 p.16	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-30
1952 10 23 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 24 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 25	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Television appearance on the "Steve Allen Show"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 26 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Recording session" broadcast	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 10 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 28 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 29 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 30 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 10 31 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
November 1952
1952 fall	.	Bridgeport	Ritz Ballroom	.	.	DE5219	01,2-20	.	.	2011
1952 11 01 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 11 02 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 11 03 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 11 04 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theater	Stage show - see 1952 10 22	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1952 11 05 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 06 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 07 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 08 Saturday	1952 11 09	Hartford, Conn.	State Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 08 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Mercer recording session,	.	DE5220	07,3-40 04,3-51 03,1-15 00,3-26	corrTimner-4/22+23	.	2011
1952 11 09 Sunday	.	Hartford, Conn.	State Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 10 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 11 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 12 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 13 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 14 Friday 8:15 and 11:45 PM	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	Patricia Music presents A Concert to Celebrate The 25th Anniversary of Duke Ellington in Show Business featuring Duke Ellington and Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and Strings, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and the Ahmad Jamal trio. 2 performances...Tickets: $4.80 $3.60 $2.40 tax included The two concerts were co-sponsored by Birdland. Stratemann reports Gillespie , booked into the Apollo, sat in for one number. Variety reported the Ellington band was in top form but Holiday was called the most impressive performer of the night. Billboard reported the first concert nearly sold out and the second concert had the standing room only sign out early. One concert was broadcast nationally on NBC. See the summary of Billboard's report at 1952 11 27	Stratemann p.347 citing Variety 1952-11-19 p.45 Billboard 1952-11-22 p.44 Ad, Amsterdam News, 1952-11-01, p.33 Concert poster, Carnegie Hall website	DE5221	10,3-9 10,2-7 10,1-14 09,3-13 02,2-25 92,2-1	corrTimner-4/23+30	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-23
1952 11 15 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 16 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 16 Sunday	.	London, England	.	Peripheral event The Amsterdam, N.Y., Evening Recorder, 1952-11-17, p. 11, carried an AP wirestory datelined London, announcing 29 year old drummer Louis Bellson Jr., flew in from New York the previous day and would marry Pearl Bailey "tomorrow or the day after, despite his father's objections to the mixed match." The Cedar Rapids Gazzette 1952-11-16 and The Salina Journal 1952-11-16 carried an AP wirestory datelined New York about the father's opposition to the marriage, that he had phoned the son several times to ask him to call it off and saying he would have nothing to do with his son if he married Miss Bailey. He had even cabled Miss Bailey in London to ask her to call the marriage off. The story said BOAC disclosed that a young man whose passport listed him as Louis Bellasoni Bellson, Jr. age 28, was a passenger on a plane leaving Idlewild at 5.10 pm EST, due in London Sunday morning, 10 am. The story also said the drummer had booked 5 engagements in England. The Chicago Defender reported Bellson would join Ellington at the Blue Note in Chicago on December 19, and after that engagement, the couple would go to California for a brief honeymoon with Juan Tizol and his wife.			Chicago Defender 1952-12-06 p.16	djp	Added 2012-08-18 updated 2013-06-26
1952 11 17 Monday	.	Cranston, R.I.	Rhodes-On-The-Pawtuxtet	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 18 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 19 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 11 20 Thursday	1952 11 26	New York, N.Y.	Birdland "The Jazz Corner of the World" Broadway at 52nd St.	Night club residency Broadcasts on NBC during this engagement were called "Silver Jubilee Program, in honour of Ellington's silver jubilee. Ellington's New York Silver Jubilee Celebrations. A banner ad in the Amsterdam News read "One Week Only, Nov. 20th to 26th, celebrating his 25th anniversary Duke Ellington and his 17-piece band, Slim Galliard and his All-Stars" The show was broadcast as "Stars in Jazz" and "Silver Jubilee Show" from 12:05 to 12:55 AM Film star Marlon Brando caused a sensation when he attended Ellington's opening night.	Stratemann p.347 ad, Amsterdam News, 1952-11-15, p.25 Concert poster Dorothy Kilgallen, The Voice of Broadway, Pottstown Mercury, 1952-11-25	DE5223	09,3-20 08,2-6 03,2-23 01,2-20 93,4-1 93,3-1 93,1-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-23
1952 11 21 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Night club residency - see 1952 11 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 22 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Night club residency - see 1952 11 20 "Stars in Jazz" and "Silver Jubilee Show" broadcast, 23:30-24:00	.	DE5224	09,3-20 93,4-1 93,3-1 93,1-8	.	.	2011
1952 11 23 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Night club residency - see 1952 11 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 24 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Night club residency - see 1952 11 20 "Stars in Jazz" and "Silver Jubilee Show" broadcast, 12:30-12:55 AM	.	DE5225	94,3-3 93,4-1 93,3-1 93,1-8	.	.	2011
1952 11 25 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Night club residency - see 1952 11 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Last night of night club residency - see 1952 11 20 The Kingston, N.Y. Daily Freeman, Nov. 21 and Nov. 25 advertised "Sixteenth Annual Stage Show and Ball..." at Kingston Municipal Auditorium on Thanksgiving Eve, November 26, 1952. One of the acts was "No. 5 is Sepian Dancers The Tapateers with Duke Ellington Band, Astor, Waldorf-Astoria, Palace." While this suggests Ellington provided the music for the act, the engagement at Birdland precludes this. As well, the Nov. 28 review in the same paper mentioned the Tapateers but not Ellington. It seems most likely that the reference in the ads was to show the trio's credentials rather than to suggest the Ellington orchestra would be providing their music.	.	DE5226	09,3-20 03,3-28 03,2-27 01,2-20	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-22
1952 11 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	DE5227	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 00	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Broadcast "Jam And Jive"	.	DE5228	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 27 Thursday Evening and late night	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	.	Two concerts Both Stratemann and Vail II report these concerts to have been in Philadelphia, but Vail's source is likely Stratemann, and Stratemann refers to Billboard, 1952-11-22 p.44. Billboard says Pittsburgh.. In a story datelined New York, Nov. 15., Billboard reported The Duke Ellington Jazz Concert at Carnegie on Nov. 14, sponsored by Patricia Music, grossed $21,000 for the evening and midnight shows, with the first show almost sold out and standing room only for the late show. Ellington, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker and Ahwad Jamal were on the bill. Billboard went on to say Patricia Music had set two 'Duke Ellington Jazz Concerts' in Pittsburgh Nov. 27, with Ellington, Getz, Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and others. This would gauge whether or not Patricia Music would send the group out nationally as 'Jazz at the Birdland.' I have been unable to find any evidence to date that these two concerts were performed.	Stratemann p.347 citing Billboard 1952-11-22 p.44	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-23
1952 11 28 Friday	1952 11 29	Burlington, Ont.	Brant Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 29 Saturday	.	Burlington, Ont.	Brant Inn	see 1952 11 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 11 30 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
December 1952
1952 12 early	.	Coldwater Lake, Mich.	.	.	.	.	10,1-15 09,3-20	.	.	2011
1952 12 01 Monday	.	Lima, Oh.	Memorial Hall	Ad: Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra in 3 hour Carnegie Hall concert. Featured with Duke will be Louie Bellson...Admission $2.00 tax included, no reservations. A one-liner in the local paper appears to confirm the concert was performed, but places it on Tuesday. More investigation is needed: "Bright in Lima Among the Duke Ellington concert-goers here Tuesday night was Johnny Bright..."	Ad, The Republican-Courier, Findlay, Oh. 1952 11 22 The Lima News, Lima, Oh., 1952-12-04 p.21	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-27
1952 12 02 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 03 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 04 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 05 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 06 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 07 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 08 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 08 Monday	.	.	.	Date Of Purchase Skin Deep 29feb52	.	.	04,2-30 00,3-11	.	.	2011
1952 12 09 Tuesday	.	Wichita, Kan..	Mambo Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 10 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 11 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 12 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Amsterdam News Fifteenth Annual Midnight Benefit Show. Ellington and 19 other named acts, including Milton Berle and the George Shearing Quintet, were listed in a same-day ad for this benefit show, and the ad also refers to 75 other performers.	Publicity, Amsterdam News 1952-11-27, p.23 Adm Amsterdam News 1952-12-13, p.7 Stratemann p.347 citing Billboard, 1952-12-13 p.52 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-08-22
1952 12 13 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 14 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 15 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 16 Tuesday	.	Chillicothe, MO.	Airlane Ballroom	Dance sponsored by the Chillicothe Lions Club	. Announcements, Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune 1952-12-10, p.3 1952-12-16,p.1	.	.	djp	added 2013-08-22
1952 12 17 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 18 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1952 12 19 Friday	1953 01 01	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	Beginning of two week, 5 day a week engagement not to exceed 32 hours a week. Bellson was supposed to be back for this date.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 20 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 21 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 22	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	CBS recording session,	.	DE5229	07,3-40 92,1-1	.	.	2011
1952 12 22 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 23 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	NIght off from Blue Note according to Stratemann p.347	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 23 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Paris Club	Jubilee party for Duke	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 24 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night off from Blue Note per Stratemann p.347	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 24 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Johnson Publishing Co.	The publishers of Jet, Ebony and Tan magazines hosted a luncheon for Duke in celebration of his Silver Jubilee and presented him with 25 year subscriptions to each magazine.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-08-22
1952 12 25 Thursday Christmas day	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 26 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 27 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 28 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 29 Monday	.	Winnetka, Ill.	Louis LaRue residence	Private party "Laurel Canyon Extravaganza" Ellington small group New Desor shows personnel as Nance, Hamilton, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Grissom (vocal and drums). Note Timner 4 and Nielsen 6 show Bellson as the possible drummer. Timner omits Grissom and Nielsen omits Marshall and Grissom. Titles recorded: How High The Moon Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Follow Me Solitude Monologue Basin Street Blues Pitter Panther Patter New York City Blues\Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated Lady Tangerine Tea For Two Tenderly Without You	Ellingtonia.com Timner IV p.131 Nielsen 6, p.129 Stratemann p. Vail II	DE5230	88,3-2 87,4-5	corrTimner-4/23	.	added 2011 updated 2013-08-23
1952 12 29 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 30 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1952 12 31 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Riccardo's Club	Stratemann reports a jubilee party for Ellington was planned, in which the Natuonal University of Music would award him a scroll of merit.	Stratemann citing Down Beat, 1953-01-14.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-08-22
1952 12 31 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Night club date - see 1952 12 19 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Jefferson, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Marshall, Louis Bellson Titles broadcast and recorded Take The “A” Train (theme) I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart and Don't Get Around Much Anymore Rock Skippin' At The Blue Note Things Ain't What They Used To Be	Ellingtonia.com Timner IV p.	DE5231	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-08-23

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1953

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
1952/53 --	.	U.S.A.	.	"March Of Dime broadcast	.	DE5232	06,2-7	NDCS 1078	.	2011
January 1953
1953 01 01 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	DE5301	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 02 Friday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 03 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 04 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 05 Monday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 06 Tuesday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Butler Fieldhouse Butler University 510 West 49th St.	The Indianapolis Olympians basketball team hired Ellington to play at its against "the Philadelphia NBL entry" (Philadelphia Warriors). Ellington's orchestra was to play a 30 minute concert at 8 pm, play again at half-time, and perform a 45 minute concert after the game.	Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Ind. 1953-01-05. p.12. www.basketball-reference.com1951-52 season	.	.	Michael Graff 2013-08-23.	added 2013-08-25
1953 01 07 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 08 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented (Stratemann says "series of one-nighters in the Midwest")	.
1953 01 09 Friday	1953 01 15	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Theatre show	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1953 01 10 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Theatre show - see 1953 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1953 01 11 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Theatre show - see 1953 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1953 01 12 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 13 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 14 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Theatre show - see 1953 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1953 01 15 Thursday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Jimmy Hamilton recording session	.	.	83,3-3	.	.	2011
1953 01 15 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	Theatre show - see 1953 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1953 01 16 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 17 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 18 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 19 Monday	1953 01 25	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 20 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 21 Wednesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 22 Thursday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 23 Friday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 24 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 25 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Club date - see 1953 01 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 01 26 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 27 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 28 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 29 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wendell Marshall, bass, is replaced by Charlie Mingus.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1953 01 29 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 01 30 Friday	1953 02 15 Sunday	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	Ellington band appeared with the Art Tatum trio, bringing "solid business." Remote broadcast over radio station WMGM Stratemann describes the Band Box as an "oversized 1,100 seater" and says the dance music was provided by the Joe Loco mambo orchestra. "Almost daily" broadcasts on WMGM from the Bandbox included Mingus until Feb. 2, then Pettiford.	.	DE5302	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1953 01 31 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1953
1953 02 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Bandbox	Ellingtion, Carney, Hamilton and Procope were telecast, resulting in an audio tape including Take the A Train, Monologue and Mood Indigo.	.	DE5303	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1953 02 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 02 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30 WMGM "Jazz Caravan" broadcast PERSONNEL CHANGE Ellington fired bassist Charlie Mingus at the end of the night. An altercation between Mingus and Juan Tizol about whether or not Mingus would play Tizol's music as written or play it up an octave started in the dressing rooms and carried on up to the stage just before the curtain went up. Tizol's and Mingus' versions of the event are described in Basilio Serrano's Juan Tizol: His talents, his collaborators, his legacy, CENTRO Journal Volume XVIII Number II, fall 2006 Mingus was temporarily replaced by bassist Oscar Pettiford. Stratemann and New Desor have Mingus on the Feb.2 broadcast, and New Desor has Pettiford on the broadcast of Feb. 4, indicating Mingus was fired either February 2 or 3. Stratemann says Mingus placed the event in the Apollo (see Feb 20) but says Marshall was already back on bass by then.	Stratemann p.348	DE5304	.	New Desor vol.2	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-10-27 & 2013-01-03
1953 02 03 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30 PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves leaves the band, replaced the next night by Tony Scott	.	.	.	corrTimner-4/23+31 New Desor vol.2	.	2011
1953 02 04 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30 WMGM broadcast	.	DE5305	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 05 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30 WMGM "Jazz Caravan" broadcast	.	DE5305	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 06 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 07 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 08 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30	.	DE5306	.	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1953 02 09 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	see 1953 01 30 WMGM "Jazz Caravan" broadcast	.	DE5307	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 10 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 11 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 12 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 13 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 14 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 15 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	See 1953 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 15 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC TV studio	Ellington appeared in a telecast, the "Scott Music Hall", also known as "The Patti Page Show." Duke played a medley backed by the studio orchestra led by Carl Hoff, then accompanied Miss Page for one song.	.	DE5308	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1953 02 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 02 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 02 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 02 19 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 02 20 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wendell Marshall, bass, rejoins the band. New Desor Vol.2 shows this as March, but Stratemann has him back in the band by the Apollo gig. New Desor's entry is based on his presence on recordings, but there were no band recordings from Feb 10 to 24 inclusive.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2013-01-03
1953 02 20 Friday	1953 02 26	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Theatre engagement (stage show - 40 performances) Pearl Bailey and her brother Bill were on the bill. Strateman says Bellson's farewell week with the band provided the biggest week in the Apollo's history, grossing $37,000.	Stratemann p.348, citing Variety 1953-03-04 p.55 Variety 1953-03-18 p.42 New York Age 1953--02-21 p.20 Down Beat 1953-04-08 Down Beat 1953-03-11	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1953 02 21 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 22 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 23 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 24	.	.	.	Date of contract between Triple Ell Corporation, Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington, Inc., presents Duke Ellington" for three 5-day weeks, not to exceed 32 hours per week at the Blue Note Cafe beginning June 12, 1953, for $5,000/week. The contract price is again to cover a six-day week if the AFM rescinds the five-day week. This contract again specifies the weekly fee is $5,000, less 10% to Associated Booking Corp. It says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1953 02 24 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 25 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 26 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Theatre show - see 1953 02 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 02 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Louie Bellson leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1953 02 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Hilton Jefferson, alto sax, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1953 02 27 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 02 28 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
March 1953
1953 03 01 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES George “Butch” Ballard, drums, rejoins the band, replacing Louie Bellson				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann, p.348	djp	Added 2013-01-03
1953 03 00	.	U.S.A.	.	New Desor suggests Ellington recorded Nothin,' Nothin' Baby, piano and vocal, sometime in March 1953, without accompaniment. The recording was released on the TOM label.	.	DE5310	89,1-12 88,4-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-04
1953 03 02 Monday	1953 03 08	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 03 Tuesday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 04 Wednesday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 05 Thursday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 06 Friday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 07 Saturday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 08 Sunday	.	Hillside, Pa.	Hilltop Restaurant	See 1953 03 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Rick Henderson, alto sax, replaces Hilton Jefferson Paul Gonsalves, rejoins the band, replacing Tony Scott Stratemann places these changes in mid-March, before the trip west. He doesn't say why Gonsalves was out of the band or if Scott was just subbing for Paul.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann, p.348	djp	Added 2013-01-03
1953 03 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 10 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 11 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 12 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 13 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 14 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 15 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 18 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 19 Thursday	.	Hobbs, N.M.	VFW Hall	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 20 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 21 Saturday	.	El Paso, Texas	.	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 22 Sunday	.	Albuquerque, N.M.	.	Dance date	Stratemann, p.348	DE5311	.	corrTimner-4/23+31	.	2011
1953 03 23 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 24 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1953 03 25 Wednesday	.	Tucson, Ariz.	El Casino Ballroom	.	Stratemann, p.348 Vail II Tucson Daily Citizen, 1953-03-25 p.30	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-28
1953 03 26 Thursday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	.	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 27 Friday	.	Pomona, Cal.	.	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 28 Saturday	1953 03 29	San Diego, Cal.	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 29 Sunday	.	San Diego, Cal.	.	see 1953 03 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 30 Monday	.	Pasadena, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	Sharing the bill with Ellington and his orchestra were the Herman McCoy Swing Choir and the Gerry Mulligan quarter. Oscar Pettiford sat in for one Ellington number.	Stratemann, p.348	DE5312	04,3-56 90,1-6 88,4-3 86,4-1	corr Timner-4/23+31	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-28
1953 03 31 Tuesday	.	San Diego, Cal.	.	Stratemann, p.348	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1953
1953 04 01	1953 04 04	Balboa Beach, Cal.	Rendezvous	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 05	.	San Diego, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 06	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5313	07,3-40 95,2-8 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 04 07	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capital Studios	.	.	DE5314	07,3-40 05,3-36 05,2-31 97,1-2 95,2-8 87,3-2 83,4-2 81,1-3	.	.	2011
1953 04 09	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5315	07,3-40+41 97,1-2 95,2-8 87,3-2 83,4-2 81,1-3	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1953 04 10	1953 04 21	Los Angeles, Cal.	Paramount Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 13	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5316	09,2-9 07,3-41 05,1-14 99,4-26 97,1-2 95,2-8 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 04 14	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5317	10,3-17 09,2-9 07,3-41 97,1-2 95,2-8 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 04 15	.	.	.	See 29/30apr53	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 24	.	Stockton, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 25	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 26	.	San Jose, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 27	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Governor's H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 28	.	Klamath Falls, Ore.	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 04 29	.	Portland, Ore.	VFW Hall	.	.	.	03,2-13 92,4-7 85,2-5 84,3-11 79,5-5	.	.	2011
1953 04 30	.	Portland, Ore.	McElroy's Ballroom	.	.	DE5318	03,2-13 99,5-18 92,4-7 87,4-5 86,4-2	.	.	2011
May 1953
1953 05 01	.	Olympia, Wash.	Evergreen Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 02	.	Seattle, Wash.	Trianon Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 03	.	Spokane, Wash.	Fairchild Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 05	.	Moscow, Ida.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 06	.	Boise, Ida.	Miramar Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 07	.	Burley	Idyll Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 08	1953 05 09	Salt Lake City, Utah	Rainbow	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 11	.	Denver, Col.	Rainbow Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 12	.	Holdredge	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 14 Thursday	.	West Point, Ia.	.	Dance The band arrived in Burlington early Thursday, en route to the dance in West Point, Ia., about 25 miles west. The band would return to Burlington for the night, leaving for Normal the next morning.	Burlington, Ia. Hawk-Eye Gazette, 1952-05-14, p.19	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-20
1953 05 14	.	West Point	Legion Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 03 15	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Betty Roché leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1953 05 15	.	Normal, Ia.	Illinois State U.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 16	.	Benid, Ill.	Coliseum Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 17	.	St. Louis	Masonic Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 19	.	Carroll	Starline Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 20	.	New Ulm	New Ulm Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 23	.	Madison	Fraternity Hall	.	.	DE5331	04,3-29 03,3-25	TDESjun03 corrTimner-4/22	.	2011
1953 05 24	.	Waupaca	Indian Crossing	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 26	.	La Crosse	Avalon Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 29	.	Glencoe	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 30	.	Gary, Ind.	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 05 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Parkway Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1953
1953 06 --a	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	"All Star Parade" Re-broadcast 17jul	.	DE5320	.	.	.	2011
1953 06 --b	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	"All Star Parade" Re-broadcast 24jul	.	DE5321	.	.	.	2011
1953 06 --c	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	"All Star Parade" Re-broadcast 01aug	.	DE5322	.	.	.	2011
1953 06 --d	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1953 06 03 Wednesday	1953 06 04 Thursday	McClure, Ind.	Colony Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 06 04 Thursday	.	McClure, Ind.	Colony Club	See 1963 06 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 06 12 Friday	1953 07 02	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe 56 W. Madison St.	Club date with NBC network feed 3 Five night weeks Some NBC broadcasts from here were issued on the AFRS "One Night Stand" transcription series and released on LP. Later in the year, the club shut down, but owner Frank Holzfeind reopened nearby in 1954.	Stratemann p.349	DE5319	10,3-17 90,1-8 87,4-5 86,4-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 13 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 14 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 15 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date? - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 16 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date? - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 17 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 18 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 19 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 20 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 21 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 22 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date? - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 23 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date?- see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 24 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	DE5323	92,3-1 89,4-4 89,3-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 25 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 26	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Café	Club date - see 1953 06 12 "Music For Moderns"	.	.	01,2-20	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 27 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	DE5324	10,3-17 90,1-8 89,1-12 87,4-5 87,2-2 86,4-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 28 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 29 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date? - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 30 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Cafe	Day off from club date? - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 06 30	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5325	07,3-41 95,2-8 93,3-4 92,4-7 84,2-8 84,1-6 83,4-2 83,3-3	.	.	2011
July 1953
1953 07 01 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	2added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 07 02 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	Club date - see 1953 06 12	.	.	.	.	.	2added 2011 updated 2012-11-20
1953 07 01 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note`	.	.	DE5326 DE5327	07,3-41 95,2-9 92,3-1 89,4-4 89,3-5 84,1-6 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 07 07	1953 07 19	New York, N.Y.	Band Box	.	.	.	03,2-9	.	.	2011
1953 07 12	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"What's My Line" TV show Ellington appeared as a mystery guest.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 07 12	.	Revere Beach, Mass.	Roll Away Ballroom	.	.	.	03,2-9	.	.	2011
1953 07 17	.	New York, N.Y.	.	An AP wirestory said Ellington would sub for George Frazier on the Platterbrains ABC show. If the show was broadcast from New York, Ellington would have been unable to do so, since he was working in Chicago. Unless further evidence comes to light, this entry as quite doubtful.	Clearfield Progress,1953-07-10 p.5	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-28
1953 07 17	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	"All Star Parade" broadcast	.	DE5320 ?	01,2-20 94,2-6 93,4-6 89,4-4 89,3-5	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1953 07 23	.	Taunton	Roseland	.	.	.	03,2-9	.	.	2011
1953 07 24	.	.	.	See Bluenote Jun53	.	.	89,4-4 89,3-5	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1953 07 25	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	"All Star Parade" broadcast	.	DE5320 ?	01,2-20	.	.	2011
1953 07 31	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Vogue Terrace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1953
1953 08 01	.	.	.	Peripheral event In a story dated August 1, Billboard reported an agreement reached between Columbia and RCA Victor concerning who had the right to issue records of non-studio recordings, under which Columbia ceded the March 25, 1952 concert rights to RCA Victor. The matter arose from the successful Benny Goodman albums Columbia released in 1950 (Carnegie Hall concert) and 1952 (1937-38 recordings). The agreement granted RCA Victor the right to produce the recording made of Ellington's March 25, 1952 concert in Seattle. At least one musician had complained to the AFM, and Columbia reportedly paid them scale for each 3 minutes, disbursing about $10,000 through the union. Billboard summarized the agreement as strengthening the principle that recorded non-studio performances would be issued by the company that had the musician under contract at the time the tapes were made.				Billboard 8 Aug 1953 1951-01-27	djp	Added 2013-04-25
1953 08 01	1953 08 02	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Vogue Terrace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 14	1953 08 20	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	FineAndMellow138	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	DE5328	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 22 Saturday	.	Farrell, Penn.	Twin City Elks	Dance - open to the public, everyone welcome	New Castle News, 1953-08-19 p16	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-27
1953 08 23 Sunday 7 pm	.	Reading, Penn.	Ephrata Legion Park	Likely an outdoor dance	Ad, Chester, Pa., Times, 1953-08-18	DE5329	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-27
1953 08 24 Monday 1 PM	1953 08 25 Tuesday	Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y.	Allen Auditorium	Concert	Geneva Daily Times, Aug. 20, 1953.	.	.	.	Agustin Perez Gasco	Added 2012-05-04
1953 08 24 Monday 8:30 PM	.	Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y.	Non-commissioned Officers Mess	Dance	Geneva Daily Times, Aug. 20, 1953.	.	.	.	Agustin Perez Gasco	Added 2012-05-04
1953 08 25 Tuesday 1 PM	.	Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y.	Allen Auditorium	Concert 1 pm	Geneva Daily Times, Aug. 20, 1953.	.	.	.	Agustin Perez Gasco	Added 2012-05-04
1953 08 25 Tuesday 8:30 PM	.	Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y.	Officers Mess	Dance	Geneva Daily Times, Aug. 20, 1953.	.	.	.	Agustin Perez Gasco	Added 2012-05-04
1953 08 26	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Show Mart	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 27	.	Quebec City	Colisee	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 29	.	Sherbrooke	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 08 31	.	Hamilton	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1953
1953 09 01	1953 09 02	Hamilton	Palace Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 04	.	Syracuse	Memorial Buil	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 07	1953 09 12	Toronto, Ont.	Colonial Tavern	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 17	.	Cedar Falls	Teachers Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 18	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Muisic	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 20	1953 09 26	Mitchell	Cotton Corn Car	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 09 --	.	.	.	Louie Bellson Rec Da	.	.	03,3-23	.	.	2011
October 1953
1953 (fall)	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE George “Butch” Ballard leaves the band, to be replaced by Dave Black.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1953 10 04	.	Coeur D'alene Nijc A	.	.	.	DE5330	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 05	.	Alberta	Stampede Corral	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 06	.	Alberta	Arena Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 07	.	Regina, Sask.	Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 08 7 & 9:30 pm	.	Winnipeg, Man.	Winnipeg Auditorium	Two performances, sharing the bill with The Gaylords and The Harmonicats. The WFP gave a ho-hum review, and estimated attendance for the two shows at 4,000	Winnipeg Free Press Ad 1953-09-14,p.5 Review 1953-10-09.p.6	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-10 2013-05-27
1953 10 09	.	Brandon	Wheat City Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 10	.	Fort Frances	Memorial Ar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 12	.	Port Arthur	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 10 21	1953 10 31	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	'Duke Ellington and his concert orchestra headline the stage show at the N.Y. Paramount. 'So Big' is on the screen.'	.	.	.	Brooklyn Eagle 1953-10-27	djp	2011 updated 2012-04-23
November 1953
1953 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist George Jean joins the band in late November				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1953 11 01	1953 11 03	New York, N.Y.	Paramount Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 11 20	1953 11 28	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 fall a	.	Madison	Fraternity H.	.	.	DE5331	.	.	.	2011
1953 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol leaves the band in late November				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1953 fall b	.	Talahassee, Fla.	Sauls-Bridges American Legion Post	.	.	DE5332	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-10
December 1953
1953 12 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5333	11,2-13 09,2-9 07,3-42 97,3-20 97,1-2 95,2-9 94,2-7 90,2-8 89,1-12 84,1-6 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 12 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	/td>	.	DE5335	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5334	07,3-42 97,3-20 97,1-2 95,2-9	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1953 12 06	.	Hartford, Conn.	State Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 10	1953 12 23	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 11	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Dumont telecast "Life Begins at Eighty"	.	DE5336	01,2-20	corrTimner-4/23	.	2011
1953 12 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Jerry Lester Show"	.	DE5337	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5338	07,3-42 97,1-2 94,2-6 94,1-1 93,4-1 86,1-3 85,3-7 84,5-4 84,1-6 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 12 16	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Steve Allen Show"	.	DE5339	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5340	07,3-42 06,1-21 97,1-2 94,2-6 94,1-1 93,4-1 86,1-3 84,1-6 83,4-2	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1953 12 25	1953 12 31	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1953 12 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studios	.	.	DE5341	07,3-42 06,1-27 97,1-2 90,2-8 83,4-2	.	.	2011
1953 12 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studios	.	.	DE5342	97,1-2 83,4-3	.	.	2011

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1954

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1954
-1954 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist George Jean leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1954 01 01	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5401	95,3-7 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1954 01 02	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5402	97,1-2 95,3-7	.	.	2011
1954 01 12	.	St. Paul, Minn.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 01 16	.	Chicago, Ill.	Rainbo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 01 17	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5403	04,3-29 95,3-7 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1954 01 22	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Syria Mosque	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 01 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Savoy Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1954
1954 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist John Sanders, born 1925, joins the band.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1954 02 01	1954 02 06	Toronto, Ont.	Colonial Tavern	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 02 08	.	Hamilton	Forum	.	.	DE5404	11,2-13 06,1-33 99,4-22 97,3-14 95,2-1 95,2-4	.	.	2011
1954 02 12	1954 02 18	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 02 19	1954 02 25	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1954
1954 03 04	.	Madison	Uwis Stock Pav	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1954 03 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	Satchmo's opening night	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1954 03 13	.	Miami Univ	Withrow Court	"FourWinds/SevenSeas"	.	.	.	.	CAHdec07	2011
1954 03 14	.	Celina	Edgewater Park	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
1954 03 --	.	Newcastle Indiana	.	.	.	.	08,3-9	.	.	2011
April 1954
1954 04 05	.	Dallas, Tex.	Plantation	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 08	.	Roswell (N.M.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 09	.	Ft. Worth, Tex.	Carswell Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 10	.	El Paso	Biggs Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 12	.	Long Beach, Cal.	Convention Hall, Long Beach Municipal Auditorium	"Better than ever, even though late in starting, Duke Ellington and his rhythmic retinue received a royal welcome from the enthused audience in Convention Hall, Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Monday night."	Long Beach Independent, 1954-04-13, p4	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-02
1954 04 13	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Embassy Auditorium	.	.	DE5405	10,2-11 10,1-14 09,3-13 91,2-6 91,1-5 87,4-3	.	.	2011
1954 04 13	1954 04 27	San Francisco, Cal.	Down Beat Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 26	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5406	11,2-13 05,3-36 05,2-31 02,1-7 01,2-16 97,1-2 95,3-7 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1954 04 28	.	Albany	Elk's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 04 29	.	Portland	McElroy's	.	.	DE5407	09,3-13 03,2-13 01,2-29 99,5-18 84,3-9	corrTimner-4/24+31	.	2011
1954 04 30	.	Victoria, B.C.	Memorial Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1954
1954 05 01	.	Seattle, Wash.	Trianon Ballroom	.	.	DE5408	.	corrTimner-4/24	.	2011
1954 05 02?	.	Seattle, Wash.	Olympia Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 05	.	Spokane	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 06 Thursday 8 pm	.	Helena, Mont.	Helena Civic Center	Carroll College spring formal "Students and alumni will enjoy dancing from 8pm to midnight. Dancers have been limited to students and alumni, but the general public is invited to hear a concert from 9 to 10 o'clock. Balcony seats will be available for anyone who wants to hear the 'Duke.'" Miss Joan Panyon was crowned campus queen immediately after the special concert.	Advance publicity, The Independent Record, Helena, Mont. 1954-04-30 1954-05-04 1954-05-05 1954-05-06 Campus Queen announcements, Montana Standard, Butte Mont. 1954-05-07 The Independent Record, 1954-05-09 Mention in Carroll College newspaper The Prospector, 1956-03-23	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-10-30
1954 05 09 Sunday	.	Dickinson, N.D.	.	Two Oil Jubilee concerts "Performances at Dickinson by the famous Duke Ellington band at 4 and7:30 pm Sunday will wind up the two day celebration." Part of two days of festivities celebrating the opening of the new Queen City Oil Refinery. The announcement on Saturday was brief, and while the Tribune covered the festivities in its May 10 edition, there was no mention of Ellington.	The Bismark Tribune, 1954 05 08. p.3	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-10-30
1954 05 13	.	.	.	Jet Magazine Reported Ellington, fearing air travel, refused to accept fall bookings in Europe because they included flights between one-night stands. Jet attributed the information to London booking agent H. Davison.	Jet Magazine, May 13, 1954, page 57	.	.	.	.	2011-12-20
1954 05 15 Saturday	.	Effingham, Ill.	.	Centennial Ball or Coronation Ball Press announcements regarding Effingham's 3 day centennial celebration showed Ellington's band was scheduled to perform one of the two 9 pm Saturday dances. Wayne King and His Orchestra were to perform the other one.	Ad, Mount Vernon Register-News, 1954-05-11 Announcement, Edwardsville Intelligencer, 1954-05-11 Announcement & ad, Mount Vernon Register-News, 1954-05-06 Souvenir program for Effingham Centennial, sold on eBay in 2008 The Daily Journal Gazette and Commercial Star, Mattoon, Ill., 1954-05-07 ,p.16	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-11-01
1954 05 16	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Taft Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 22	.	Port Stanley	Stork Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 25	.	Toronto, Ont.	Eaton Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 28	.	Sherbrooke	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 05 29	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Show Mart	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1954
1954 06 10	1954 06 23	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	/td>	.	DE5409	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	NBC telecast "Steve Allen Show"	.	DE5410	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5411	99,5-19 95,3-7 84,1-6 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1954 06 --	.	Mentor	Mentor Ballroom	.td>	.	DE5412	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 28	.	Manitoba	Roseland X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 29	.	Regina	Trianon	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 06 30	.	Calgary	Stampede Corral	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1954
1954 07 02	.	Saskatoon	Drill Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 07 03	.	Macdonald	RCAF Station	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 07 06	.	Denver, Col.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	DE5413	.	.	.	2011
1954 07 07	1954 07 22	Reno Lake	Tahoe Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 07 24	.	San Diego, Cal.	Mission Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 07 26	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	"Linkletter Show"	.	DE5414	91,2-6	.	.	2011
1954 07 26	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Embassy Auditorium	Two concerts? Jet Magazine's caption to a photo of Duke showing a violin to heiress Doris Duke said Duke displayed a brassy, new 'modern sound' in 'double concert.'	Jet magazine, 1954-08-12, p57	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 07 27	1954 07 31	San Francisco, Cal.	Down Beat Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1954
1954 08 01	1954 08 09	San Francisco, Cal.	Down Beat Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 08 05	.	.	.	Date of contract between The Blue Note, Duke Ellington and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington" for two 5-day 30-hour weeks, with Sunday matinee at the Blue Note Cafe, 3 North Clark St. beginning September 29, 1954 for $5,000/week. "Contract price $5,000 per week less 10% to ABC."br> It says "It is specifically understood and agreed that unless otherwise specified herein, no part of the performance of the Orchestra shall be broadcast or reproduced by radio or other means."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1954 08 07	.	La Jolla	Beach Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 08 13	1954 08 31	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1954
1954 09 01	1954 09 05	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 09 01	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Capitol Studios	.	.	DE5415	11,2-13 97,1-2 95,3-7 83,4-3	VAR12photos	.	2011
1954 09 --?	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Interview	.	DE5416	.	.	.	2011
1954 09 07	1954 09 10	Sacramento, Cal.	State Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 09 11	1954 09 12	Los Angeles, Cal.	54 Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 09 29 Wednesday	1954 10 10 Sunday	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	Club residency pursuant to contract signed Aug. 8, 1954 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington" for two 5-day 30-hour weeks, with Sunday matinees for $5,000/week, less 10% to ABC."	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 09 30 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1954
1954 10 01 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 02 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 03 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29 Matinee and evening performances per terms of the contract.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 04 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.		Likely a day off from the Blue Note - see 1954 09 29 - Having Monday and Tuesday off allows for 2 five day work weeks during the contract, broken by two days off in the middle.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 05 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	Likely a day off from the Blue Note - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 06 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 07 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 08 Friday	.	.	Unviersal Studio	Capitol recording session Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Cook, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Sanders, Hamilton, Procope, Henderson, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Pettiford, Frank Rollo, Black, Grissom Titles recorded: Twelfth Street Rag September Song Caravan	.	DE5417	11,2-13 95,3-7	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 08 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 09 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Club residency - see 1954 09 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 10 10 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	Residency ends - see 1954 09 29 Matinee and evening performances per terms of the contract.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 11 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 12 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 13 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 14 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 15 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Grand Opera	Beginning of Norman Granz's 1954 "Modern Jazz Concert" three week coast to coast tour. The show included the Dave Brubeck quartet, the Stan Getz quintet, and the Gerry Mulligan quartet as well as the Ellington orchestra. Stratemann tells us Ellington emceed the entire show, with the small units playing the first half and Ellington's orchestra having the second half to itself. Stratemann advises the show did quite well, despite competition from the Jazz at the Philharomic, Stan Kenton and The Biggest Show of 1954 touring at the same time. On the other hand, Billboard quotes Granz as saying the show lost money, averaging $4,000 night against a 'nut' of $6,000.	Stratemann p.353 Billboard 1954-11-13 p.16	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 16 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	Newark, N.J.	Mosque Theatre	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 16 Saturday Midnight	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15 The audience numbered 2,700 and the show went past 3 a.m.	Stratemann p.353 citing Variety 1954-10-20 p.121 and Billboard 1954-10-30 p.13	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 10 17 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Symphony Hall	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 18 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 19 Tuesday	.	Columbus, Oh.	Memorial Hall	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 20 Wednesday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Taft Theatre	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 21 Thursday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Syria Mosque	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15 The Biggest Show of 1954 played in Pittsburgh the same night.*	Stratemann p.353 * Billboard 1954-10-30, p.22	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 22 Friday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Music Hall	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 23 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 24 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera House	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann, p.323 citing Billboard 1954-10-30 p.24	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 25 Monday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Auditorium	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 26 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 27 Wednesday	.	Beloit, Wisc.	College	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 10 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 29 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 30 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 10 31 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
November 1954
1954 11 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event The New York Times News Service carried an article by Luther A. Huston saying the Supreme Court had rejected the American Federation of Musicians' appeal of a Federal Court of Appeals decision requiring it to remove Abe Stein, a Nashville agent, from its Unfair list. He had been placed on the list when he sued for damages after Ellington failed to appear for a performance Stein had booked.				Corpus Christi Times, 1954-11-09 p.12	.	Added 2013-04-14f
1954 11 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 11 02 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 11 03 Wednesday	.	Aurora, Colorado	KFG Studio Fitzimons Army Hospital	The DefenseImagery.mil displays two photographs dated 11/3/1954 of Duke in the studio of the radio station at the hospital. The site gives no detail about the appearance; while it is possible Ellington came alone to the hospital, it is also possible the band played. It is more likely than not that the Modern Jazz Concert was performed nearby, since Aurora is very close to Denver.	Photo, DefenseImagery.MIL PhotoDefenseImagery.MIL	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-14
1954 11 04 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 11 05 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1954 11 06 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	San Francisco Civic Auditorium	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15	Stratemann p.353 Announcement and ad, Oakland Tribune, 1954-11-04, p.D25	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 11 07 Sunday	.	Berkeley, Cal.	Berkeley Community Theater	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15 "The chamber jazz of the Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz ensembles, plus the larger sonorities of Duke Ellington's band."	Stratemann p.353 Announcement and ad, Oakland Tribune, 1954-11-04, p.D25 Announcement and ad, Oakland Tribune, 1954-11-05, p.E39 Review, Oakland Tribune, 1954-11-08 p.24D	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-15
1954 11 08 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Shrine Auditorium	Modern Jazz Concert - see 1954 10 15 At least part of this concert appears to have been recorded. Billboard announced Granz's Clef Records would be issuing "the first concert jazz package by Stan Getz on March 1, 1955, titled Stan Getz at the Shrine	Stratemann p.353 Billboard, 1955-02-12, p.19	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-16
1954 11 09	.	Fresno, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 11 10	.	Dunsmuir, Cal.	Corral	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1954 11 12	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Dave Black is hospitalized in Portland, Ore.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.354	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1954 11 13	.	Portland, Ore.	Jantzen Beach Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.354 citing Variety 1954-11-17 p78	DE5418	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 11 17 Wednesday	.	Twin Falls, Id.	.	One-hour floor show (8 pm) and dance (9 pm)	Announcements, Twin Falls Times News: 1954-11-15 1954-11-12 1954-11-09 1954-11-08 1954-11-05 1954-11-07 1954-11-08	.	.	.	.	added 2013-04-23
1954 11 28 Sunday	.	Bridgeport, Conn.	Ritz Ballroom Bpt	Dance	Ad, Bridgeport Telegram, 1954-11-18, p.102 Announcement, Bridgeport Sunday Post 1954-11-28, p.42	.	.	.	djp	Added 2012-08-06
1954 11 30	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Louie Bellson, drummer, begins 5 weeks of subbing for Dave Black.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1954 11 30 Tuesday	1955 01 02 Sunday	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East or simply Basin Street 51st St. off Broadway	APPEARING NITELY EXCEPT MON. DUKE ELLINGTON HIS ORCH. and SHOW featuring LOUIS (sic) BELLSON. 5 weeks, Mondays off. Appearing beside Ellington - pianist Alec Templeton and the Don Shirley Duo.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
December 1954
1954 12 01 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 02 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 03 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 04 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 05 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 06 Monday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	.	.	.
1954 12 07 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 08 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 09 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 10 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 11 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 12 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 13 Monday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	.	.	.
1954 12 14 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 15 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 16 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 17 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 18 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 19 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 20 Monday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	.	.	.
1954 12 21 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 22 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 23 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 24 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 26 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 27 Monday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	.	.	.
1954 12 28	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Television appearance "Steve Allen Show"	.	DE5419	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 28 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 29 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 30 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1954 12 31 Friday 8:30 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	WRCA radio	Appearance on, or guest-hosting of, broadcaster Dave Garroway's radio show "Friday with Garroway"	Radio listing, Brooklyn Eagle, 1954-12-31 Yonkers Herald-Statesman 1954-12-31, p.14	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-11-12
1954 12 31 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date (continued) New Years Eve NBC network radio(?) feed (1) New Years Eve WCBS-TV broadcast "NEW YORK - ANP - Duke Ellington's orchestra will usher in the New Year here on the CBS New Year's Eve Dancing Pary. Duke's orchestra will be broadcast across the nation, as part of a program in which 20 name bands will participate in an around-the-clock presentation of the nation's leading musical aggregations."(2)	(2) Yonkers Herald-Statesman 1954-12-31, p.14 The Chicago Defender national edition 1955-01-01 p.7 .	(1) DE5420	.	(1) corrTimner-4/24+31+35 Ole J. Nielsen Jazz Records Vol.6,p.148	Nick Fernandes, Carl Hällström, djp	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12

The Duke – Where and When

Duke Ellington's Working Life and Travels

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1955

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1955
1955 00 00	.	U.S.A	.	Leonard Feather interview Unknown time and place	.	DE9037	11,2-6 04,2-16	NDCS 1058	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1955 01 01 Saturday 8 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Stage Show" CBS-TV broadcast featuring the Dorsey Brothers orchestra - Ellington performed with them without his band on this CBS television show broadcast nationally by WCBS-TV at 8 pm.	Stratemann p.354 and pp.674-675 Long Island Star-Journal, 1954-12-31, p.16	DE5501	93,1-4	Nielsen, Jazz Records, 1942-80, vol. 6 Ellington.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-13
1955 01 01 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1955 01 02 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street	see 1954 11 30 end of run	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1955 01 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wendell Marshall, bass, leaves the band after the Basin Street engagement and is replaced by Jimmy Woode, born 1916.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1955 01 06 Thursday	.	Fulton, N.Y.	State Theatre	"3 hour concert of stellar musicians" "For this top-notch musical attraction scarcely 250 tickets were sold..."	Fulton Patriot Announcement 1954-12-16 Review 1955-01-13	.	.	.	agp	added 2012-08-20
1955 01 14 Friday	1955 01 15 Saturday	Reading, Penn.	Rajah Theatre	Two day theatre booking	Stratemann, p.354, citing Vairiety 1955-01-12 p58.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-12
1955 01 15 Saturday	.	Reading	Rajah Theatre	see 1955 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 01 19 Wednesday	1955 01 20	Plainville	Wrihgt's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 01 21 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Louie Bellson leaves the band but will record with it in October 1956 and August 1963				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1955 01 22 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Dave Black, drummer, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 01 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studio	Lawrence Brown recording session	.	00,1-20	.	.	.	2011
February 1955
1955 02 08	1955 02 15	Québec, P.Q., Canada	En Vedette À La Porte St.-Jean	Restaurant/club engagement at à La Porte St.-Jean	Programme or menu cover "En vedette a La Porte St.-Jean, Duke Ellington et son orchestre au complet du 8 au 15 Fevrier inclus," autographed by Ellington, the first Queen of Carnaval and two Carnaval duchesses.	.	.	.	CAH, KG, DJP	2012-07-06
1955 02 17	.	Burlington	Brant Inn	.	.	DE5502	.	.	.	2011
1955 02 24	1955 02 28	Newport (R.I.)	Navy Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1955
1955 03 01	1955 03 06	Newport (R.I.)	Navy Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 03 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"MasqueradeParty" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 03 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	.	.	DE5503 DE5504	09,2-5 84,3-6	EllUptphotos	.	2011
1955 03 25	1955 03 31	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1955
1955 04 01 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 02 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 03 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 04 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 05 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 06 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 07 Thursday	.	St. Petersburg, Fla.	St. Petersburg Coliseum	Possibly a dance since the venue is a ballroom.	Publicity, St. Petersburg Times, 1955-04-03, section D	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-08
1955 04 08 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 09 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 10 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 11 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 12 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 13 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 14 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 15 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 16 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 17 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 20 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	National Guard Armory	Benefit concert	.	DE5505	82,3-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-14
1955 04 21 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 22 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 23 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 24 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 26 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 27 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 29 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 04 30 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
May 1955
1955 05 01 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 05 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 06 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 07 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 08 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 10 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 11 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 12 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 13 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 14 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 15 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 17 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5506	04,3-58 97,1-2 95,3-7 84,1-6 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1955 05 18 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5507	05,1-33 97,1-2 95,3-7 84,1-6 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1955 05 19 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5508	97,2-21 97,1-2 95,3-7 84,1-6	corrTimner-4/24	.	2011
1955 05 20 Friday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Northrop Auditorium University of Minnesota	Concert	.	.	96,2-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-14
1955 05 21 Saturday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Coffman Memorial Union University of Minnesota	Concert and dance	.	.	96,2-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-14
1955 05 22 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 23 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 24 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 25 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 26 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 27 Friday	1955 05 30	Salt Lake City	New Lagoon Patio Gard.	.	.	.	96,2-4	.	.	2011
1955 05 28 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 29 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 30 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 05 31 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
June 1955
1955 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Dave Black leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band in mid June, but returns in August				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves leaves the band in mid-June				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1955 06 07 Tuesday 7:20 pm	.	Vancouver, B.C.	CBUT Television Studio Georgia and Bute Streets	CBC interview on television show "Almanac" and possibly a nationally broadcast CJOR radio interview on the "highbrow" "Town Hall in Canada". Jack Wasserman's Vancouver Sun column says Ellington was in the shower when he was already supposed to be at CBUT. Once outside the studio, he didn't want to do the TV show, protesting he wouldn't look good because he hadn't had enough sleep. However, when an attractive female CBC staffer came to the door, he stampeded in.	Jack Wasserman's Vancouver Sun column, 1955-06-08	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-10-28
1955 06 07 Tuesday 8:30 pm	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Exhibition Gardens	Four hour concert and dance sponsored by Kinsmen Club of Vancouver Tickets $2 at the door. Panned by Vancouver Sun's critic.	Ad, Vancouver Sun, 1955-06-07 Review, Vancouver Sun, 1955-06-08	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-10-28
1955 06 11	.	Portland	Jantzen Beach Ballroom	.	.	DE5509	04,3-58 82,3-5	.	.	2011
1955 06 --	.	Denver, Col.	.	Interview	.	DE5510	.	.	.	2011
1955 06 22	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Since only Local 802 musicians were allowed to play the Aquacade, Britt Woodman, Willie Cook, Rick Henderson, Paul Gonsalves and Dave Black were dropped from the band, to be replaced by Ward Silloway, Jimmy Spear, Virgil Davis (alto sax), John Kulp and Jack Maisel for the engagement.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.355	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 06 22	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Jack Maisel joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1955 06 22	1955 08 02	Flushing, Long Island, N.Y.	Flushing Meadows Amphitheatre	"Aquacade" show	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-11
July 1955
1955 07 01	1955 07 31	Flushing Meadows	Amphi	"Aquacade"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 07 08	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jack Maisel leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1955 07 09	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Sam Woodyard, born 1925 01 07, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1955 07 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"America'sGreatestB"	.	DE5511	.	.	.	2011
1955 07 17	.	Newport	.	Jazz Festival Duke MasterOfCeremony	.	.	06,1-33	Morton p92	.	2011
1955 07 20	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Frankie Laine Time" TV variety show appearance with Connie Russell, George DeWitt and Shirley MacLaine.	ad, San Antonio Express 1955-07-27, p.30 .	DE5512	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-04
1955 07 26	.	.	.	Date of a contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians "under the leadership of Duke Ellington Inc., owner, agrees to present Duke Ellington" for two 5-day 30-hour weeks, with Sunday matinee, at the Blue Note Cafe commencing December 21, 1955 for $5,000/week. "Contract price $5,000 per week less 10% to ABC." This is a new version of the contract that says, "The performances to be rendered pursuant to this agreement are not to be recorded, reproduced, or transmitted from the place of performance, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, in the absence of a specific written agreement between the Employer and the Federation relating to and permitting such recording, reproduction or transmission."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1955 07 26	.	New York, N.Y.	"Music '55"	DE5513	.	.	06,2-36 03,1-10	Stratemann 357 Stratemann 359photos LifeWebphoto	.	2011
1955 summer	.	New York, N.Y.	Voa Interview	DE5514	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1955
1955 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves, returns to the band in mid-August				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1955 08 01	1955 08 02	Flushing Meadows	Amphi	"Aquacade"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 08 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Virgil Davis leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 08 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ward Silloway leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1955 08 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Spear leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1955 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1955 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band in mid-August				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1955 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Britt Woodman rejoins the band in mid-August				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1955 08 28	.	New York, N.Y.	"Monitor" Nbc-Broadcast	DE5515	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1955
1955 09 08	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	99,4-19	.	.	2011
1955 09 11	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Goldengrill	.	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco jun11	2011
1955 09 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studio	L.Brown recording session	.	.	00,1-20	.	.	2011
1955 09 16	1955 09 22	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	Theatre appearance: "Duke Ellington and the finest band he has ever assembled with - ...world's greatest harpist, Betty Glamann" The poster included the Star-Brite Revue, an exotic dancer, and a Technicolor film, Outlaw Stallion.	Poster on the Howard Theatre website	.	.	.	djp	updated 2012-07-31
1955 09 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studio	L.Brown recording session	.	.	00,1-20	.	.	2011
1955 09 23	1955 09 29	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 09 30	.	Hudson Falls	High Sch	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1955
1955 10 01 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 02 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 03 Monday	1955 10 08	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-01
1955 10 04 Tuesday	.	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	See 1955 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 05 Wednesday	.	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	See 1955 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 06 Thursday	.	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	See 1955 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 07 Friday	.	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	See 1955 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 08 Saturday	.	Aylmer, P.Q.	Gatineau Golf & Country Club	See 1955 10 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 09 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 10 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 11 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 12 Wednesday	.	Columbus, Oh.	Rollerland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 13 Thursday	.	Oberlin, Oh.	Oberlin College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 10 14 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 15 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 16 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 17 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 18 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 19 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 20 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 21 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 22 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 10 23 Sunday	.	Breckenridge, Minn.	American Legion Dance Pavilion	Dance	Ad, Fergus Falls (Minn.) Daily Journal, 1955-10-07, p.6	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-01
1955 10 24 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ustd recording session,	.	DE5516	02,3-12	.	.	2011
November 1955
1955 11 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event Stratemann says Ellington was booked into the Moulin Rouge (West Las Vegas)from Nov. 1 to 27, but the club shut down shortly before they arrived. The band was 'forced out on a series of one-nighters across the country to the coast.' The Moulin Rouge, the first Las Vegas fully integrated hotel and casino, opened in May and declared bankruptcy by December.				Stratemann p.361 Vail II	.	Added 2013-05-26
1955 11 --	.	.	.	West Coast Concert	.	DE5517	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 --	.	.	.	West Coast Concert	.	DE5518	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 01 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 02 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 03 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 04 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 05 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 06 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 07 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 08 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 09 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 10	.	Boston, Mass.	City Hospital	Death of “Junior” Raglin The bassist was taken to hospital by ambulance on Nov.9 after being found in a coma by the landlady of his rooming house. The police blotter listed cause of death as alcoholism.			Vail II showing an unattributed clipping		djp	Added 2012 10 11 Updated 2013-05-26
1955 11 10 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 11 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 12 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 13 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 14 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 15 Tuesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Exhibition Gardens Hastings Park Renfrew St.	Dance Advertised as Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra with Johnny Hodges of Combo Fame and Jimmy Grissom, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson. Local disc jockey Jack Cullen got in trouble with the police on Nov. 7 for posting signs downtown advertising the show.	Vancouver Sun Wasserman column, 1955-11-08, p.23 Ad, 1955-11-15 p.20	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-05-26
1955 11 16 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 17 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 18 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 19 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 20 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 21 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 22 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 11 23 Wednesday	1955 12 05	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's (Zardi's Jassland?) 6315 Hollywood at Vine	Club date	Stratemann p.361, citing Variety 1955-11-16, p.55 Billboard 1955-11-19 p.14	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-26
1955 11 24 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 25 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 26 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 27 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	DE5519	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 28 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 29 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 11 30 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1955
1955 12 01 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 12 02 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 12 03 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	DE5520	.	.	.	2011
1955 12 04 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	DE5521	.	.	.	2011
1955 12 05 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zardi's	Club date - see 1955 11 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1955 12 06 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 07 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 08 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 09 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 10 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 11 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1955 12 12 Monday	.	Hamilton, Ont.	Forum	.	.	.	10,1-15 09,3-20	.	.	2011
1955 12 13 Tuesday	.	Dodge City, Kans.	Auditorium	.	.	DE5522	.	corrTimner-4/24+35	.	2011
1955 12 21	1955 12 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	92,1-2	.	.	2011
1955 12 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE9011	00,3-24 00,2-22	NDCS 1025	.	2011
1955 12 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5523	.	.	.	2011

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1956

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1956
1956 01 01	1956 01 02	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	09,3-5 92,1-2	.	.	2011
1956 01 03	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5601	92,1-2 88,2-1	corrTimner-4/24+31	.	2011
1956 01 09	.	Toledo, Oh.	Museum Of Art	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 01 11	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,4-10 00,3-19	.	.	2011
1956 01 12	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,4-10	.	.	2011
1956 01 12	1956 01 28	New York, N.Y.	Cafe Society Dt	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 01 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Cafe Society Dt	.	.	DE5602	.	.	.	2011
1956 01 23	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studios	.	.	DE5603	01,3-22/25 97,4-10 97,3-20 93,2-2 89,4-4 89,3-5	.	.	2011
1956 01 27	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studios	.	.	DE5604	02,3-23 01,3-22 97,4-10 97,3-20 93,2-2	.	.	2011
1956 01 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Cafe Society Dt	.	.	DE5605	.	.	.	2011
February 1956
1956 02 07	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St.	.	.	DE5606	01,3-16 98,2-11 94,1-1 93,2-3 91,2-3 89,1-17 82,3-4 81,4-1 corrTimner-4	.	.	2011
1956 02 08	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Radio Rec	R.Clooney dub onto	.	DE5603 +DE5604	01,3-22/23 01,3-16 01,2-29	.	.	2011
1956 02 11	.	Hollywood, Cal.	Radio Rec	R.Clooney dub onto	.	DE5603 + DE5604	01,3-22/23 01,2-29	.	.	2011
1956 02 16	New York City, N.Y.	.	"Adventuresinjazz"	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 02 28	.	Daytona Beach	Bethune-Cookman College Moore GyMNASIUM	.	.	.	.	ad	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11	2011
March 1956
1956 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1956 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1956 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Cadillac Wiliams rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1956 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jesse Drakes, trumpet, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1956 03 01	.	St Petersburg	Colis.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 07	.	Frankfort	Kentucky Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 10	.	Lawrence, Ks.	Kansas University Student Union	Greek Week ball.	Hutchison News Herald, 1956-03-18.	.	.	.	.	2011, updated 2012-07-25
1956 03 13	.	Norman	Oklah.University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 15	.	Poplar Bluff, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 15	.	Davenport	Masonic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 17	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 17	.	La Salle, Ill.	Valley Ballroom	.	.	.	92,1-2	.	.	2011
1956 03 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St.	.	.	DE5607	10,3-2 92,1-2 88,2-1	corrTimner-4/24	.	2011
1956 03 19 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St.	.	.	DE5608	10,3-2 09,1-35 98,3-23 92,1-2 88,2-1 86,2-10 86,2-1 86,1-3	corrTimner-4/24+31	.	2011
1956 03 21 Wednesday	.	Decatur	Kintner Gym	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 03 26 Monday	1956 04 01 Monday	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Night club engagement (1) Sometime during this engagement, Ellington was made an honorary member of the national music fraternity Kappa Gamma Phi, by the New England Conservatory of Music Alpha Chapter.(2)	(1) Stratemann p.362, citing Variety 1956-03-28, p74 (2) Baltimore Afro-American, 1956-05-12, p7.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 03 28 Wednesday
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 03 29 Thursday
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 03 30	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and a vocalist led by Duke Ellington for two 5-day 32-hour weeks, with Sunday matinee at the Blue Note, 3 N. Clark St., commencing August 22, 1956 for $5,000/week less 10% to ABC. This contract has the same provision re recording, reproduction or broadcast.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1956 03 30 Friday
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 03 31 Saturday
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
April 1956
1956 04 01 Monday
1956 03 27 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	see 1956 03 26	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 04 02	1956 04 03	Passaic	Central Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 07	.	Elmira Ny	State Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 08	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Goldengrill	.	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco jun11	2011
1956 04 09	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jesse Drakes leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1956 04 10	1956 04 15	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	DE5609	02,1-25 01,3-25 93,2-6 93,1-8 91,2-5 91,1-5 90,4-3 90,1-2	NDCS 1033 corrTimner-4/25+31+35	.	2011
1956 04 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	DE5610	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 16	.	Doylestown	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 22	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Moon Mullins is in the band for three days.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1956 04 23	.	Newport News	Sports Are	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 24	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cadillac Wiliams leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1956 04 25	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1956 04 25	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1956 04 28	.	Norfolk	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 04 30	.	Durham N.C.	College	This is probably A & T College Dance DEMS reports that band boy Bobby Boyd told Ewing that in the middle of this date, Ellington called for Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, which the band had not played for years. Gonsalves played 36 choruses, and the crowd went wild. These charts were only played one more time, in concert, before Newport.	Stratemann, p.363 Afro-American 1956-05-12, p.7	.	90,1-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
May 1956
1956 05 02 Wednesday	.	Winston-Salem	Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 05 07 Monday	.	Tulsa, Okla.	Cimarron Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 05 08 Tuesday	1956 05 09 Wednesday	Queen City	Oil Jubilee	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 05 10 Thursday	1956 06 06 Wednesday	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	The Ellington orchestra played the first performance each night, and shared the billing with a comedian and a pianist, with Ellington as emcee. The finale was One O'Clock Jump performed by the pianist with the orchestra. Ellington's orchestra backed the other acts including the dance line. One recording of the Ellington band during this engagement was recorded sometime in May 1956. Titles performed were: Take the A Train V I P Boogie Jam With Sam I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Flamingo Monologue Hey, Cherie Medley Don't Get Around Much Anymore Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me In a Sentimental Mood Mood Indigo I'm Beginning to See the Light Sophisticated Lady Caravan It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing Solitude C-Jam Blues I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart	Stratemann, p.363, citing Down Beat 1956-06-13 and Variety 1956-05-23 p 80	DE5611	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 11 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 12 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 13 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 14 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 15 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 16 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 17 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 18 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 19 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 20 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 21 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 22 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 23 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 24 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 25 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 26 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 27 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 28 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 29 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 30 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 05 31 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
June 1956
1956 06 01 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 02 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 03 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 04 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 05 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 06 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	see 1956 05 10	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 07 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 08 Friday	1956 06 17 Sunday	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	The Afro-American reported the San Francisco Macumba Club was jammed for Duke Ellington's opening.	Stratemann, p.363 "Theatrical Whirl" column, Baltimore Afro-American, 1956-05-05 1956-07-03, p.17	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 09 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 10 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 11 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 12 Tuesday<	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	Guest appearance on the "Don Sherwood Show"	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.363, citing DESB	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-11
1956 06 12 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 13 Wednesday 7 pm	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	Guest appearance on the "Bob Scobey Show" television show	.	.	.	Stratemann 363 photo	.	2011
1956 06 13 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 14 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 15 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 16 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 17 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Macumba Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1956 06 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 20 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 21 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 22 Friday	1956 06 23 Saturday	Ogden	Patio Gardens Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 06 23 Saturday	.	Ogden	Patio Gardens Ballroom	see 1956 06 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 06 24 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 26 Tuesday	.	Denver, Col.	Univers Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 06 27 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 06 29 Friday	.	Madison	Union Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 06 30 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Trianon Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1956
1956 07 01 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 07 02	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Hill Auditorium University of Michigan	.	.	DE5612	01,3-22 01,2-29	NDCS 1031 newspaper-clip	R.Steiger jul11	2011
1956 07 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 07 04 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	State Fairgrounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 05 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 07 06 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1956 07 07 Saturday	.	Newport, R.I.	Freebody Park	American Jazz Festival a.k.a. Newport Jazz Festival This is the concert was the rebirth of the Ellington orchestra in which Paul Gonsalves took the audience by storm with his famous legendary solo in the interval between Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue. Ellington was not under contract to Columbia, but Columbia producer George Avakian had him under a special contract. According to Mr. Avakian, the Columbia microphone was marked with a white tape or white flag, so Paul would know which mike to play into. However, Paul was high on heroin, and soloed into the Voice of America microphone instead. Consequently, his solo was not heard well on Columbia's recordings from the concert and it wasn't until many years later that Avakian was able to arrange for the Voice of America recording to be released to American listeners.	.	DE5613	09,3-13 09,1-41 08,2-6+8 07,3-34 04,3-56 02,2-9 00,4-6 99,4-16 99,1-5 98,3-21 >98,2-11 97,2-22 90,4-5	VARphoto Hasse320 photo Webphoto Morton photos corrTimner-4/25	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-11
1956 07 08 Sunday	.	New London, Conn.	Danceland Ocean Park	.	.	.	.	Morton 204	.	2011
1956 07 09 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	7th Avenue Columbia Studio D	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cook, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Sanders, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Woode, Woodyard, Grissom. Titles recorded: Newport Jazz Festival Suite 1. Festival Junction Newport Jazz Festival Suite 2. Blues To Be There Newport Jazz Festival Suite 3. Newport Up Jeep's Blues	.	DE5614	.	Stratemann pp 363-364	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-12
1956 07 09 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Time Life Promo"	.	DE5615	07,3-43 00,4-6 99,5-24 99,4-16 98,3-21 92,3-1 88,2-3	Stratemann 367 Morton 204	.	2011
1956 07 10 Tuesday	.	New Haven, Conn.	Hincks Memorial Shell (Yale Bowl?)	Bowl Pops outdoor concert managed by the New Haven Junior Chamber of Commerce. Duke Ellington and his orchestra with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra New Desor indicates Ellington and his Orchestra performed New World A-Comin,' Night Creature and Harlem with the NHSO, with encores such as Take the A Train and Mood Indigo. Ellington performed Monologue with Hamilton, Procope and Careny, and the band played the Medley. After the intermission, the New Haven Symphony was to perform compositions by Dvorak, Tucci and Enesco. Ellington was the first jazz musician to appear here with his entire orchestra; Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw appeared in earlier years, but without their bands.	Sunday Herald, New Haven edition, 1956-07-08-ad and publicity.	DE5616	09,3-5 01,1-28	NDCS 1095	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-12
1956 07 14	.	Gloucester	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 15	.	Lenox	Tanglewood	.	.	DE5617	07,1-20 80,4-2	.	.	2011
1956 07 17	.	Bala (Can)	Dunn's Pavil	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 18	.	Stratford	.	Festival	.	DE5618	10,1-28 05,1-38+43 90,2-7 87,3-4	.	.	2011
1956 07 19	.	Burlington	Brant Inn	.	.	DE5619	05,1-43 90,1-6	.	.	2011
1956 07 20	.	Stratford	Festival	.	.	.	05,1-43	.	.	2011
1956 07 21	.	Burlington	Brant Inn	.	.	DE5620	05,1-43 90,1-6 corrTimner-4	(credit JackChambersfor 05,1-43 entries)	.	2011
1956 07 24	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 25	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Severance Hall	.	.	DE5621	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 26	.	Erie	Waldemeer's Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 07 28	.	Fairfield	Stadium Bowl	.	.	DE5622	10,1-15 09,3-20 04,3-56 97,3-19 93,3-5 87,4-3 86,2-1 82,1-6	.	.	2011
1956 07 29	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Broadcast "Best In Music"	.	DE5623	.	.	.	2011
August 1956
1956 08 01	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studios	Tc "FrankieLaineTime"	.	DE5624	.	corrTimner-4/25+31+35	.	2011
1956 08 02	.	Ellenville, N.Y.	.	Empire State Jazz Festival> Although Stratemann p.365 says Ellington played the sole jazz concert, the Daily Freeman announced "Jazz in the Catskills Duke Ellington orchestra, Dave Brubeck quartet, Sarah Vaughan, George Shearing quintet, Erroll Garner trio, Bobby Hackett band, Coleman Hawkins and Buck Clayton will highlight the Jazz Festival at Ellenville, Aug.2 to 4, in the huge tent on the site of the Empire State Music Festival. The Jazz Festival, featuring outstanding artists, is the first concert program of this nature to be offered to residents and vacationists in the Catskill Mountainsarea. Produced by Kenneth Lee Karpe...the Jazz Festival at Ellenville will give performances on Thursday evening at 8:45; Friday evening at both 8:30 and 11:45 and Saturday at 9 p.m. The Duke Ellington concert will kick off the Jazz Festival Thursday night at 8:45."(1)	(1) Kingston Daily Freeman, 1956-07-28, p.5	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-09
1956 08 05	.	New London, Conn.	Danceland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5625	05,2-36 01,2-29 99,4-18 85,1-7	corrTimner-4/25+31+35 NDCS 1005	.	2011
1956 08 08	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 11	.	Mahoney City	Lakewood Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 14	1956 08 16	Terre Haute, Ind.	Valley Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 17	.	Lexington	Joyland Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 17	.	???	.	Voa-Broadcast WillisConover interv	.	.	.	Ripmaster 202	.	2011
1956 08 20	.	.	.	Timemagazine Cover	.	.	.	Stratemann 366photo	.	2011
1956 08 22	1956 08 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 08 26	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5626	.	.	.	2011
September 1956
1956 09 01	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	00,3-19	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 01	1956 09 03	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 02	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5627	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 09	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Town Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 10	1956 09 15	Toronto, Ont.	Colonial Tavern	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 16	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Town Casino	.	.	DE5628	09,2-22	corrTimner-4/25	.	2011
1956 09 17	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studio	.	.	DE5629	08,1-24 07,1-42 03,2-18 02,2-16 00,1-25 98,2-24 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
1956 09 18	1956 09 24	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 24	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studio	.	.	DE5630	08,1-24 03,2-18 02,2-16 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
1956 09 25	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studio	.	.	DE5631	08,1-24 04,3-14 03,2-18 02,2-16 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
1956 09 27	.	Ft Dix Sports Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 09 28	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studio	.	.	DE5632	08,1-24 04,3-14 03,2-18 02,2-16 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
October 1956
1956 10 05	.	Tampa	Fort Homer Armo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 11	.	Charlotte	Ovens Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 15	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and a vocalist led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note for "December 19, 1956 thru January 6th, 1957; 3 weeks", 32 hours per week, 5 day week, Sunday matinee. This contract includes a new provision: "It is understood and agreed that Duke Ellington is to receive headline billing in type equal to 100% on marquee and in any and all releases and paid advertising." The fee is $5,000/week less 10% to ABC. Same provision re recording, reproduction or broadcast.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1956 10 17	.	Oberlin	Finney Chapel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 18	.	Huntington (W.Va)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 19	.	Cambridge	Elks Ball	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 20	.	Hanover	Dartmouth Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 22	.	New York, N.Y.	7thave Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5633	08,1-24 04,3-14 03,2-18 02,2-16 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
1956 10 23	.	New York, N.Y.	30sthst Studio	.	.	DE5634	08,1-24 03,2-18 02,2-16 80,1-3 79,5-2	.	.	2011
1956 10 24	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Academy Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 25	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 26	.	Garden City	G.C.Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 28	.	Boston, Mass.	Hancock Hall X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 10 31 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Front of Hotel Theresa 125th St. & Seventh Ave.	Grand Rally New York State Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon and New York County Republican Committee Duke Ellington and His Band Billie Holliday (sic)are shown after the list of main speakers	Ad in unidentified newspaper, 27-10-56, p.10 (possibly New York Age)	.	.	.	B.Koller-LYM 2012-11-10	added 2012-11-10
November 1956
1956 11 08	1956 11 21	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 11 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall 5pm	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 11 18	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	DE5635 DE5636	.	corrTimner-4/25+31	.	2011
1956 11 22	.	New York, N.Y.	.	CBS telecast "Thanksgiving Festival"	.	DE5637	.	.	.	2011
1956 11 23	1956 12 02	Cleveland, Oh.	Cotton Club East 4th and Huron	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1956 11 23	.	Cleveland, Oh.	.	DorothyFuldheim Interv	.	09,3-5	.	.	.	2011
December 1956
1956 12 01	1956 12 02	Cleveland, Oh.	Cotton Club	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1956 12 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Manhattan Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 06	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Studio	.	.	DE5638	08,3-21+38 08,2-18 08,1-24 03,2-18 99,5-8 99,4-19 97,2-7 85,1-7 80,1-3 79,5-2	corrTimner-4/25+31	.	2011
1956 12 08	.	New Brunswick	Rutgers Un	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 08	.	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	broadcast "BandstandUSA"	.	DE5639	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 08	1956 12 15	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 09	.	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	broadcast "BandstandUSA"	.	DE5640	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 15	.	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	Broadcast "Bandstand USA"	.	DE5641	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 18	.	Omaha, Neb.	Civic Auditorium	Dance preceded by a remote NBC live telecast "Wide Wide World" Ellington and his band arrived in Omaha on the 18th and were broadcast during a rehearsal for that night's dance while host Dave Garrowy remained in Chicago. The broadcast included a rehearsal of Congo Square and a medley.	Stratemann, p.370.	DE5642	.	.	Agustín Pérez Gasco Aug2010	2011added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1956 12 19	1957 01 06	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 23	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5643	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 30	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5644	.	.	.	2011
1956 12 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5645	.	.	.	2011

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1957

Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1957
1957 01 01	1957 01 06	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 01 01	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5701	85,1-7	corrTimner-4/25	.	2011
1957 01 06	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5702	.	.	.	2011
1957 01 10	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and 1 vocalist, led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note on July 10, 1957 for two weeks, 32 hours per week, 5 day week, Sunday Matinee. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions, and a new term prohibiting advertising of this engagement before July 5, 1957. The fee continues to be $5,000/week less 10% to ABC.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1957 01 10	.	Grinnell	College	.	.	DE5703	94,1-1 93,3-5	.	.	2011
1957 01 14	.	Springfield Ill.	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 01 16	.	Jefferson City Ill.	Lincoln Univ Gymnasium	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 01 16	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 01 17	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5704	09,1-35 99,5-22 89,3-1	.	.	2011
1957 01 20	.	Omaha, Neb.	.	Ne NBC telecast 'wideWideWorld'	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco	2011
1957 01 26	.	Carbondale, Ill.	.	Military Ball	.	.	.	.	APG x4	2011
1957 01 27	.	Kenosha, Wisc	Eagles Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 01 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5705	09,1-35	.	.	2011
1957 01 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	.	.	.	.	Stratemann 371	.	2011
1957 01 29	.	Evanston	Kahn Auditorium	.	.	DE5706	98,3-19 95,2-9 93,3-4 92,4-7 90,3-3 89,3-1	corrTimner-4/25	.	2011
February 1957
1957 02 --	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE5707	.	corrTimner-4/25+32	.	2011
1957 02 02?	.	Pottstown, Penn.	.	Sunnybrook	.	.	.	ad	Agustin Perez Gasco aug11	2011
1957 02 03	.	Ellwood City Pa Moose	.	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 02 04	.	Ann Arbor Mi University	.	.	.	.	.	.	APG x2	2011
1957 02 07	.	Burlington	Brant Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 02 09	.	Port Stanley	Stork Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 02 11	1957 02 16	Toronto, Ont.	Colonial Tavern Or CasiNO THEATRE	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 02 18	1957 02 24	Providence, R.I.	Celebrity Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 02 25	1957 02 26	Boston, Mass.	University	.	.	.	.	APG x2	.	2011
1957 02 25	1957 02 28	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1957
1957 03 01	1957 03 03	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 --	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	"Bandstand USA"	.	DE5708	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 07	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5709	08,1-24 04,3-14 01,2-30 01,1-28 85,1-7 84,1-4	NDCS 1029	.	2011
1957 03 09	.	Washington, D.C.	Masonic Hall	.	.	DE5710	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 13	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5711	09,1-26 08,2-19 08,1-22 97,2-7 85,1-7 84,1-4	.	.	2011
1957 03 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Duke's apartment	Ellington was interviewed at home by Edward L. Murrow for the telecast "Person To Person." He played Satin Doll during the interview	.	DE5712	07,1-42	Stratemann 373 Wilson, Conn. Bulletin, 1957-03-13, p.3	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-12
1957 03 15	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	Shriner's Ball	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5713	09,2-9 04,3-32 03,2-21 97,2-7 85,1-8 84,1-4	corrTimner-4	(credit RogerBoyesfor 04,3-32 entries)	2011
1957 03 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Hunter College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 24	.	Ridley Township Pa	El Rancho	.	.	.	.	APG x3	.	2011
1957 03 2-?	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Pep's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 03 31	.	Ellwood City Penns	Moose	.	.	.	.	APG	.	2011
April 1957
1957 04 03	.	Chicago, Ill.	Medinah Temple	.	.	DE5714	.	.	.	2011
1957 04 06	.	??	Crystal Palace	.	.	.	.	APG	.	2011
1957 04 07	.	Saginaw, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 04 15	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5715	99,4-19	.	.	2011
1957 04 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Town Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 04 18	1957 05 01	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	.	05,1-43	.	.	2011
1957 04 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	"BandstandUSA"	.	DE9008	00,1-10	NDCS 1017 corrTimner-4/25+32	.	2011
1957 04 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	DE5716	05,1-43	.	.	2011
1957 04 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Hickory House Nbc	"Tonight!America."	.	DE5717	07,3-1 04,2-15	Stratemann 371photo	.	2011
1957 04 24	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Studio	DE5718	.	.	02,3-14 99,4-18 99,4-9 99,3-18	Cd booklet photos NDCS 1005	.	2011
1957 04 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	WNBC-TV "Close-Up"	.	DE5719	00,3-26	corrTimner-4/25+32	.	2011
1957 04 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	Broadcast ?	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1957 04 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	"BandstandUSA"	.	DE9009	00,1-10	NDCS 1018	.	2011
1957 04 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Town Hall	.	.	DE5720	05,1-43 04,2-10 01,1-19 98,3-19	.	.	2011
1957 04 29	.	New York, N.Y.	.	H.Rasky Interview	.	DE9041	05,1-43 04,2-15+51	.	.	2011
May 1957
1957 05 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5721	05,1-43 01,3-15 01,1-7 99,4-18 99,3-18	NDCS 1005	.	2011
1957 05 04	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Technical Institute	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 05 05 Sunday 7:30 PM	.	Wilton, Conn.	Town Hall	Benefit concert for Parent-Teacher Association	Wilton Conn. Bulletin, 1957-05-08, 1957-05-01 and 1957-03-13	.	.	.	APG	added 2012-08-17
1957 05 08	.	New York, N.Y.	.	CBS-TV "U.S. Steel Hour" "A Drum Is A Woman" "Live" TV program using largely pre-recorded music (9/56) (The show can be viewed in Los Angeles or New York at the Museum of Television and Radio as at August 2013)	.	.	.	Stratemann 375 Stratemann 376+photos Life Webphotos	.	2011
1957 05 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold “Shorty” Baker, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1957 05 15	.	Wausau Wisc	Colonial Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 05 19	.	Chicago Ill.	University-Mandel Hall	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 05 20	.	Waverly Iowa	Knight Gym-Wartburg Campus	.	.	.	.	.	APG x6	2011
1957 05 21	.	Spencer Iowa	Country Cl	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 05 24	.	Twin Lakes Iowa	Alhambra	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
June 1957
1957 06 01	.	Carrolltown Penns Sunset	Correct Date Is 22jun57	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 06 02	.	Mason City Iowa	High Sch	.	.	.	.	.	APG x5	2011
1957 06 05	.	Okoboji Iowa	Roof Garden, Arnolds Park	.	.	.	.	.	APG x2	2011
1957 06 06	.	Cedar Rapids Ia	Elks Cl	.	.	.	.	.	APG x2	2011
1957 06 11	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and 1 vocalist, led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note on August 21, 1957 for two weeks, 32 hours per week, 5 day week, Sunday Matinee. This contract includes the headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions. The fee remains at $5,000/week less 10% to ABC.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1957 06 16	.	Celina Oh.	Edgewater Pk	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 06 21	.	Ashbury	Convention Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 06 22	.	Carrolltown Penns	Sunset	.	.	DE5722	11,1-29 10,3-22 04,3-50+56 81,4-2 81,2-4 APG x3 corrTimner-4/26	.	.	2011
1957 06 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studios	.	.	DE5723	00,1-9	.	.	2011
1957 06 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studios	.	.	DE5724	00,4-17 00,1-9	.	.	2011
1957 06 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studios+ J.Hodges recording session	.	.	DE5725	00,4-10+17 00,1-9 97,4-14	.	.	2011
1957 06 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sound Studios	.	.	DE5726	00,4-17 00,1-9 99,5-19 97,4-14 88,1-5	corrTimner-4/26	.	2011
1957 06 28	.	Johnson City, N.Y.	E. J. Recreation Center	.	Review "Like Coming Home", Binghamton Press, 1957-06-29, p.11	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1957
1957 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ozzie Bailey, vocalist, joins the band, having previously participated in 4 recording sessions in 1956 and 1957.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1957 07 01	.	Highland Park, Ill.	Ravinia Park Festival	Concert WCBS-New York broadcast Radio premiere - “Such Sweet Thunder” Photo of the band playing this festival	.	DE9097	11,1-6	NDCS 1103	CAHnov09	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1957 07 03 Wednesday	.	Highland Park, Ill.	Ravinia Park Festival	Concert Stratemann shows this performance as July 4, a Thursday, but the July 1 broadcast ends by announcing the concert will be on Wednesday. The July 3 date is supported by an advertisement by Abe Books, which says "program from the Ravinia Festival ... of July 1st and 3rd, 1957. Signed by Duke Ellington on the back page ..."	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-03
1957 07 05	.	Glencoe	Shore County Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 09	.	Delavan Lake Wisc	Dutch Mill	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 07 10	1957 07 21	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 12	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5727	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 23	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Mh	.	.	DE5728	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 26	.	Erie Penns	Rainbow Gard	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 07 27	.	Stony Brook	Dogwood	.	.	DE5729	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 28	.	Lenox Music Barn	.	False date, Billie Holiday instead -see aug 1.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 07 29	.	New York, N.Y.	East River Amphi	.	.	DE5730	.	.	.	2011
1957 07 30	1957 07 31	Atlantic City	Cotton Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1957
1957 08 01	1957 08 04	Atlantic City	Cotton Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 01	.	Lenox Mass	Music Barn	.	.	.	.	.	APG x6	2011
1957 08 04	.	Columbus Oh.	Buckeye Lake Park	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 08 07	.	Waterloo Iowa	Elecric Park Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 08 10	.	Armar Iowa	.	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 08 17	.	Springfield	Fair Grounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 18	.	St. Louis	Riviera	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 20	.	Monticello Indiana	Indiana Beach	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 08 21	1957 08 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 24	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5731	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5732	.	.	.	2011
1957 08 (end)	.	Leroy Illinois	.	'free Fall Festival'	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
September 1957
1957 09 01	1957 09 04	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 02	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	DE5733	09,1-35 00,1-9 99,5-19 99,4-22	NDCS 1006 corrTimner-4/?+31	.	2011
1957 09 03	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,4-10 00,3-19 86,2-4	.	.	2011
1957 09 04	.	Toronto, Ont.	City Hall Recept	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 05	.	Stratford (Can)	Festival	.	.	DE5734	05,1-43 02,2-26 01,1-19 99,5-24 98,3-19	.	.	2011
1957 09 09	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5735	08,1-22 05,1-32 04,3-58 98,3-13 98,3-6 97,1-16 90,4-5 90,1-6 89,3-4 85,1-8 83,2-6	corrTimner-4/26	.	2011
1957 09 10	1957 09 15	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 11	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studos	"VicDamoneShow"	.	DE5736	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 12	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and 1 vocalist, led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note from December 20, 1957 to January 2, 1958, for two weeks, 32 hours per week, 5 day week, Sunday Matinee, off days specified as December 23 & 24 and Jan. 1 & 2. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions. The fee remains at $5,000/week less 10% to ABC.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1957 09 16	.	Wilmington	Playhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 20	.	Philadelphia Penns	Los Hernanos	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 09 23	1957 09 29	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 09 --	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Recording session	.	DE5737	.	.	.	2011
October 1957
1957 10 01	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	DE5738	.	.	08,1-22 05,1-32 02,1-9 98,3-13 89,3-4	.	.	2011
1957 10 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Sund Studios	DE5739	.	.	99,5-19 99,4-22	NDCS 1006	.	2011
1957 10 06	.	Bridgeport Conn	Ritz Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	APG x4	2011
1957 10 07	.	Portsmouth Nh	Senior High School	.	.	.	.	.	APG x3	2011
1957 10 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	DE5740	.	.	09,2-9 08,1-22 04,3,32 03,2-21 90,1-6 89,3-4 85,1-8	corrTimner-4/26+32+36	.	2011
1957 10 11	.	Hudson Falls High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 10 12	.	Abington High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 10 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Essoshow" NBC-TV	.	DE5741	.	.	.	2011
1957 10 14	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5742	08,1-22 05,1-32 85,1-8	.	.	2011
1957 10 15	.	Auburn Ny	Auburn Inn	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 10 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Garden	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 10 24	.	Lansing Civic Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 10 27	.	Columbus, Oh.	.Valley Dale Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 10 29	.	Anderson Ind	Country Cl	.	.	.	.	.	APG x2	2011
November 1957
1957 11 06	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Marigold Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 11 10	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	DE5743	84,1-4	.	.	2011
1957 11 19	.	Carroll Iowa	Starline Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	APG	2011
1957 11 --	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	Wngn telecast HourOfMusic"	.	DE5744	.	.	.	2011
1957 11 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Hotel Roosevelt	DE attened TDES 1/08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 11 23	.	Armar Iowa	Ballroom	Apg X2	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 11 25	.	St. Louis	Riviera	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 11 30	.	Ashland	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1957
1957 12 --	.	Alfred Ny	University	Dae	.	.	.	Morton 209	.	2011
1957 12 02	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5745	88,1-5 85,1-8	corrTimner-4/26	.	2011
1957 12 05	.	Ithaca, N.Y.	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 12 09	.	New York, N.Y.	30thst Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5746	02,2-26 02,1-23 99,1-11 98,2-11 85,1-8	corrTimner-4/26+32	.	2011
1957 12 14	.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1957 12 20	1957 12 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	New Years Eve club date/broadcast 8 songs from this appearance were broadcast on NBC (click here to listen). CBS also broadcast Diminuendo in Blue/The Wailing Interval/Crescendo in Blue preceded and followed by Such Sweet Thunder from this appearance.	.	.	.	.	.	Updated 2012-01-01
1957 12 30	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	Timex Jazz Show #1"	.	DE5747	93,3-4 92,2-6 84,3-3 83,4-4	Stratemann 381	.	2011
1957 12 31	1958 01 02	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	Club date CBS New Years Eve broadcast Stratemann says Ellington's contract ran to January 2, but January 1 and 2 were days off according to Ellington's terms, and it isn't certain when Ellington left the midwest.	.	DE5748 DE9024	01,3-21	NDCS 1030 Stratemann, p.385	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17

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Date of event	Ending date (if different)	City/ Other place	Venue	Event/People	Primary Reference	New Desor reference	DEMS reference	Other references	Contact person	Date added / updated
January 1958
1958 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Grissom leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges leaves the band in early January				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1958 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1958 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bill Graham, alto and bari sax, born 1918, joins the band in early January				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 01 04	.	.	.	Peripheral event Stratemann reports Hodges did not come with the band, instead he worked in Florida until March with Strayhorn, bassist Bill Pemberton, and vocalist Jimmy Grissom on drums. As far as the Ellington orchestra is concerned, saxist Billy Graham subbed for Hodges and on drums when Woodyard was sick. Clark Terry also covered drums from time to time. Source: Stratemann, p.385			djp	Added 2012-08-17
1958 01 04 Saturday	1958 01 11? Saturday	Miami Beach, Fla.	Bal Masque, Americana Hotel	One week club date with Tony Bennett	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.385	.	2011
1958 01 15 Wednesday	.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	War Memorial Auditorium	.	Stratemann, p.385	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 01 20 Monday	.	Biloxi, Miss.	Keesler Air Force Base	This entry appears to be in error. Ellington played two concerts here on the 22nd.	.	DE5801	.	.	.	2011
1958 01 21 Tuesday	.	Pensacola, Fla.	Municipal Auditorium	Ellington interviewed by Tod Cassidy for WCOA-FM	.	DE5802	.	Stratemann, p.385	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 01 21 Tuesday	.	Pensacola, Fla.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.385	.	2011
1958 01 22 Wednesday	.	Biloxi, Miss.	Andrew Theater Keesler Air Force Base	Two concerts 6:30 and 8 PM	.	DE5803 DE5801?	.	Stratemann p.385	.	2011
1958 01 24 Friday	.	Victoria, Tex.	Aloe Gymnasium	Dance	Ad,Corpus Christi Times, 1958-01-24	.	.	Stratemann p.385	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1958 01 25 Saturday	.	San Antonio, Tex.	.	"Duke Ellington and his band around town the past Saturday night following a dance engagement at Victoria."	Around the Plaza by Renwicke Gary San Antonio Light, 1958-01-28, p.41	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-08-17
1958 01 31 Friday	1958 02 13 Thursday	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.385 citing Down Beat 1957-12-26	.	2011
February 1958
1958 02 01 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 02 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 03 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 04 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Baker, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Sanders, Hamilton, Bill Graham, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Woode, Woodyard Titles recorded: Track 360 Blues in Orbit	.	DE5804	11,1-27 05,2-26 05,1-15+41 04,3-30 04,3-51 03,2-21 03,2-28 99,5-24 99,4-18 98,1-8 97,4-16 97,3-16 88,3-5 85,1-10	NDCS 1007	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 02 04 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 05 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	CBS recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Baker, Anderson, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Sanders, Hamilton, Bill Graham, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Woode, Woodyard Titles recorded: Work song (BBB #1) Come Sunday (BBB #2)	.	DE5805 NDCS 1012	09,1-35 99,4-18	corrTimner-4/26 Stratemann p.385	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 02 05 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 06 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 07 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 08 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 09 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 10? Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	CBS rehearsal	.	DE5806	11,1-21 99,4-18 02,1-23	NDCS 1007	.	2011
1958 02 10 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 11 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	CBS recording session, (MahaliaJackson)	.	DE5807	09,1-35 02,2-27 02,1-23 99,4-18 NDCS 1007	VARphoto	.	2011
1958 02 11 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 12 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Columbia recording session,	.	DE5808	09,1-35 05,2-26 05,1-15 04,3-30 03,2-21 02,2-27 02,1-23 99,5-24 99,4-18 98,1-8 88,3-5 84,3-5	corrTimner-4/26+32 NDCS 1007	.	2011
1958 02 12 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 13 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Peacock Lane	see 1958 01 31.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 14	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Inc. and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and 1 vocalist, led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note from June 4, 1958 for four weeks, 32 hours per week, 5 day week, Sunday Matinee. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions and the fee is still $5,000/week less 10% to ABC.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1958 02 14 Friday	1958 02 21 Friday	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 15 Saturday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Knights of Columbus Hall	Duke Ellington, internationally famous composer, arranger and band leader, now playing in Palm Springs, got a big hand when he appeared at the Knights of Columbus Hall Saturday to install officers of the NAACP Southern Area Conference. Also on hand, bearing greetings, were Mayor Sanborn and Sheriff Rice of Riverside County...	Story and picture, The California Eagle 1952-02-20 p.2	.	.	djp	added 2013-08-17
1958 02 15 Saturday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 16 Sunday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 17 Monday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 18 Tuesday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 19 Wednesday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 20 Thursday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 21 Friday	.	Palm Springs, Cal.	Starlite Room	Night club date - see 1958 02 14.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 23	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 02 25 Tuesday	1958 03 02	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse 7th St. near Camelback	Musical variety show Musical review Duke Ellington His Brilliant Music His Orchestra His Company of Entertainers Two performances nightly: In a Musical Review 8 and 10 PM Singing by Ozzie Bailey; dancing by James Truitt	Plug, The Arizona Republic, 1928-02-25, p.13 Ad, The Arizona Republic, 1928-02-28, p.30	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 02 26 Wednesday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse	Performances at 8 and 10 PM - see 1958 02 025	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-21
1958 02 27 Thursday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse	Performances at 8 and 10 PM - see 1958 02 025	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-21
1958 02 28 Friday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse	Performances at 8 and 10 PM - see 1958 02 025	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-21
March 1958
1958 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band in mid-March				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1958 03 01 Saturday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse	Performances at 8 and 10 PM - see 1958 02 025	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-21
1958 03 02 Sunday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Sombrero Playhouse	Performances at 8 and 10 PM - see 1958 02 025	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-21
1958 03 04	.	Suisun City, Cal.	Travis Air Force Base	Dance (recorded)	.	DE5809	09,2-10 05,1-39 04,3-50 04,2-30 88,5-2 81,4-3 81,2-4	corrTimner-4	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 03 05	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Mather Air Force Base	.	.	DE5810	05,1-39 04,3-50+58 88,5-2 85,2-6 82,1-2 81,5-2 81,4-3 81,2-4	corrTimner-4/26 NDCS 1071	.	2011
1958 03 06	.	San Rafael	Hamilton Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 07	.	Van Nuys	Valley College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 08 Saturday 8 P.M.	.	Claremont, Cal.	Bridges Auditorium Claremont Men's College	.	Star News 1925-02-25, p.24	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 03 09 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	KNOB Radio Show "The station changed frequency from 103.1 to 98.1 and increased power to 3500. They celebrated with a four hour program from 5-9 pm with Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington as emcees. It looks like it was a radio show not a live event. Unfortunately all of the articles are reporting the event as it was going to happen. I didn't find anything that reported after the fact." K. Poston, quoted by Ed Bride in DEMS 03/1-5	.	.	03,1-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-22
1958 03 09	.	Pismo Beach	Rose Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 10	.	Carmel	Sunset Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 11	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Veterans Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 14	.	Salt Lake City, Utah	University of Utah	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-22
1958 03 15	.	Logan, Utah	Utah State Agricultural College	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-22
1958 03 20	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5811	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 24	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5812	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 26	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studios	"The Subject Is Jazz"	.	DE5813	Strat387	.	.	2011
1958 03 26	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5814	07,2-30	.	.	2011
1958 03 28	1958 03 30	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 03 31	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5815	09,2-7 09,2-7 09,1-37 07,2-30 05,1-32 91,2-3 84,1-4 82,3-11	.	.	2011
1958 03 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bill Graham leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 03 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
April 1958
1958 04 01	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5816	.	.	.	2011
1958 04 02	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5817	06,2-52 06,1-30 86,1-3 85,1-8	.	.	2011
1958 04 03	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5818	06,2-23+52 06,1-30 86,1-3 85,1-8	.	.	2011
1958 04 05	.	.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
1958 04 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 04 15	.	Carthage	Coll.Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 04 24	.	New York, N.Y.	30th Street Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5819	04,3-31 85,1-8 80,3-4	corrTimner-4/26	.	2011
1958 04 27 Sunday	.	Ridley, Penn.	El Rancho	Dance	Chester Times, 1958-04-25, p.18	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-09-21
1958 04 30	.	Clinton	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1958
1958 05 01	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 05	.	Ridgewood	High School	.	.	.	.	program	CAHjul11	2011
1958 05 13	.	Beaver Falls	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 14	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Westview Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 15	.	Allentown	Endicott Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 16	.	Philadelphia,Pa.	Temple Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 17	.	Trenton	Stacey-Trent Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 23	.	Detroit, Mich.	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 25	.	Angola	Bucks Lake Ranch	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 05 30	.	Rochester, Ind.	Terrace Ballroom Colonial Hotel	.	Ad The Pharos-Tribune and Logansport Press, 1958-05-25, p.23	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-21
1958 05 31	.	Fruitport	Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1958
1958 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band in late June				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1958 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE In late June, singer Lil Greenwood, born in November 1923, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 06 04	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	CBS telecast "JazzInTheRound"	.	DE5820	.87,4-6 87,3-6	Stratemann 389photo	.	2011
1958 06 04	1958 06 29	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 06 09	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5821	.	corrTimner-4/27	.	2011
1958 06 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	8th Street Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 06 24	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5822	09,1-35	corrTimner-4/26	.	2011
1958 06 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE5823	88,2-4 86,2-1	.	.	2011
July 1958
1958 07 03	.	Newport	Freebody Park	.	.	DE5824	08,1-14 07,3-21+43 07,1-44 06,2-28 03,2-28 03,1-12 02,3-17 02,1-16 96,1-8 93,3-2 93,2-3 85,1-8 83,4-3	.	.	2011
1958 07 04	.	Newport	Freebody Park	.	.	.	02,1-16	.	.	2011
1958 07 04	1958 07 05	Salem	Castle Hill	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 06	.	Lenox	.	Tanglewood Festiv	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 08	1958 07 14	Sea Isle City	Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 15	.	Stamford	Boyle Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 18	1958 07 20	Stony Brook	.	Music Festiv	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 18	.	Stony Brook	Dogwood H.	.	.	DE5825	08,1-14+19 07,3-21 02,3-25 92,4-1	.	.	2011
1958 07 21	.	New York, N.Y.	30ststr Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5826	07,3-21 07,1-44	.	.	2011
1958 07 22	1958 07 23	West Hempstead	Island G	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Lewisohn Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 27	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 28	.	Sarnia(Can)	Kenwick Lake	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 28	.	.	.	Billie Holiday recording session Duke participating?	.	.	88,5-1	.	.	2011
1958 07 30	.	Bala, Ont.	Dunn's Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 31	.	Toronto, Ont.	CBC-Studios	"Summertime '58"	.	DE5827 ND9032	05,2-17 03,1-29 02,3-17+25	NDCS 1048 TDES 2/05-6	.	2011
1958 07 31	.	Stratford	Festival Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 07 31	.	Stratford	.	Shakespearean Concert	.	.	.	TDES 2/05-6	.	2011
1958 07 31	.	Stratford	Festival Theater	Ball	.	.	.	TDES 2/05-6	.	2011
August 1958
1958 08 01	.	Port Stanley (Can)	Stork	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 03	.	East Islip	Bay Jazz Fest	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 06	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Stud	.	.	DE5828	06,1-34 85,1-8	.	.	2011
1958 08 08	.	.	.	Clark Terry recording session	.	.	86,1-3	.	.	2011
1958 08 11	1958 08 13	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Brass Rail	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Nola Studios	JH/BS recording session	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
1958 08 15	.	French Lick	Sheraton	.	.	DE5829	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 17	.	Celina	Edgewater Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 20	.	Lena	.	County Fair	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 21	1958 08 22	??	.	Lake County Fair	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 23	.	Caro	County Fair Grounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 28	1958 08 29	Oshkosh, Wisc.	Winnebago Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 08 --	.	Cedar Rapids Ia	Armos Ballroom	.	.	DE5830	.	.	.	2011
September 1958
1958 09 01 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 02 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 03 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 04 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 05 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 06 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 07 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 08 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 09 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Plaza Hotel	.	.	DE5831	00,3-24 88,5-1 88,4-4	.	.	2011
1958 09 10 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 10 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Nola Studios	Peripheral event Recording session for Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn for "Not So Dukish" (Verve label)				.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
1958 09 11 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 12 Friday	1958 09 18	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Stage show - Duke Ellingotn and his orchestra with Slappy White (comedy), Leonard and Leonard (dance team), Lil Greenwood and Ozzie Bailey. Stratemann says Nance, Gonsalves, Carney and Hodges were given special billing.	Stratemann p.391 citing Variety's review 1958-09-17 p.72	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-05
1958 09 13 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 14 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 15 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 15 Monday	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Mr. Frank Holzfeind The Blue Note," Duke Ellington Incorporated, and Associated Booking Corporation to provide 15 musicians and 1 vocalist, led by "Duke Ellington Inc., presents Duke Ellington" to the Blue Note from December 17, 1958 thru January 4, 1959, the usual 32 hour, 5 day week with Sunday matinees. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions and the fee is $5,000/week. This contract says "off days to be designated later."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1958 09 16 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 17 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 18 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	Stage show - see 1959 08 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 09 19 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 20 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Terrace Ballroom	Dance	Stratemann p.391 citing Amsterdam News 1958-09-13 p.14.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-05
1958 09 21 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 22 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 23 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 24 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 09 25 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
.	.	DE5832	85,1-8	.	.	2011
1958 09 26 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studio	CBS recording session Johnny Ray and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Anderson, Baker, Terry, Nance, Woodman, Jackson, Sanders, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Bill Graham, Gonsalves, Carney,Strayhorn,Woode, Woodyard, Johnny Ray Titles recorded: To Know You Is To Love You The Lonely Ones	Stratemann p.391 Vail II	DE5832	85,1-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-03
1958 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Lil Greenwood does not accompany the band to Europe, but rejoins it when it returns.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 09 27 Saturday	1658 10 03	New York, N.Y.	S.S. Ile de France	Possible date of embarkation for the 1958 European tour. While Stratemann didn't say when the ship left New York, the late Joe Igo's itinerary shows September 27. Vail II says September 29, but provides no information to support that date. A first class passenger list for the Ile de France for its August 13, 1958 sailing includes a table of proposed sailings later in the year. The voyage that reaches Plymouth on October 3 was to leave New York on September 27. I am unable to access newspaper reports regarding ships leaving New York Harbor in 1958. No other activities for the band are documented for this date. Anyone wishing to pay a small research fee can obtain the date of departure by e-mailing Association French Lines	. Stratemann p.391 Vail II Ile de France passenger list 1958-08-13	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-03
1958 09 28 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented Presumably at sea	.
1958 09 29 Monday	.	.	S.S.Ile de France	Either still at sea, having departed Sept. 27, or else embarking on the transatlantic voyage on this day.	Vail II	.	.	.	djp	2011
1958 09 30 Tuesday	.	At sea	S.S.Ile de France	Crossing the Atlantic - see 1958-09-27	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
October 1958
1958 10 01 Wednesday	.	At sea	S.S.Ile de France	Crossing the Atlantic - see 1958-09-27	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1958 10 02 Thursday	.	At sea	S.S.Ile de France	Crossing the Atlantic - see 1958-09-27	.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1958 10 03 Friday	.	Plymouth, Devon, England	.	Arrival in Great Britain. Ellington is photographed using a hula hoop shortly before disembarking. "After a stormy crossing the Ile De France reached Plymouth late on Friday 3 October, and Duke was safely in bed by 7 am in the Dorchester, Park Lane."	"The Origin of The Queen's Suite," Roger Boyes, Blue Light 15/4, p.12 citing Yorkshire Post 1958-10-04, p.1	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-03
1958 10 04 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1958 10 05	.	London, England	Royal Festival Hall	.	.	.	.	KGphoto	.	2011
1958 10 06	.	Nottingham, England	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 07	.	London, England	Dorchester Hotel	.	.	DE5833	01,1-25(p27)	.	.	2011
1958 10 09	.	Southampton, England	Gaumont	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 10	.	Bristol, England	Colston Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 11	1958 10 12	London, England	Gaumont Kilburn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 12	.	London, England	.	BBC-TV "Monitor"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 11	.	London, England	Diamond Apartment	.	.	DE5834	08,2-6 88,5-4	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1958 10 --	.	London, England	.	BBC Interview	.	DE5835	01,1-25	.	.	2011
1958 10 --	.	United Kingdom	.	.	.	.	.	Photos: MIMM 195 Hasse 337	.	2011
1958 10 13	.	Leeds, England	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	08,2-6	.	.	2011
1958 10 14	.	Newcastle, England	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 15	1958 10 16	Glasgow, Scotland	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 16	.	Glasgow, Scotland	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 17	.	Liverpool, England	Empress Of Britain	"Atlantic Showboat"	.	DE5836	98,2-3/4 97,3-6 97,2-8 97,2-14	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1958 10 17	.	Liverpool, England	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 18	.	Leeds, England	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 18	.	Leeds, England	Civic Hall Reception	.	.	.	08,2-6	MIMM 161 photos	.	2011
1958 10 19	.	Croydon	Davis Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 20	.	Cardiff	Capitol Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 21	1958 10 22	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 23	.	Manchester	King's Hall	.	.	.	08,2-6	.	.	2011
1958 10 25	.	London, England	Kilburn Gaumont	.	.	DE5837 DE5838	97,2-3 88,5-4	.	.	2011
1958 10 26	.	London, England	Kilburn Gaumont	.	.	DE5839	.	corrTimner-4/27	.	2011
1958 10 28	.	Paris, France	Palais De Chaillot	.	.	DE5840 DE5841	96,1-8 94,3-4 93,3-4 91,5-5 91,4-2 90,4-3 90,3-2 90,3-6 90,2-6 90,1-5 86,2-1	VARphoto corrTimner-4 NDCS 1047	.	2011
1958 10 29	PARIS	Alhambra	.	.	.	DE5842 DE5843	07,2-28 02,2-25 01,1-7 96,1-8 94,3-4 93,3-4 91,5-5 91,4-2 90,4-3 90,3-2 90,2-6 90,1-5 86,2-1	corrTimner-4/27 NDCS 1047	.	2011
1958 10 30	DORTMUND	Westfalenhalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 10 30	.	Paris, France	.	Recording session Duke's Sidemen	.	.	03,1-24	.	.	2011
1958 10 31	.	Bruxelles, La Belgique	BEAUX ARTS	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1958
1958 11 01	.	Den Haag	Houttrusthallen	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 02	.	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Concertgebouw	.	.	DE9062 DE5844	08,1-10+35 07,3-17+42 07,2-7 06,2-11+52 99,3-7 97,2-3 94,2-9 93,3-2 92,4-3 92,2-6 91,5-5 91,2-6 85,4-11	corrTimner-4 NDCS 1081	.	2011
1958 11 04	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Tennishallen	.	.	DE5845	92,4-3	.	Lambertphoto	2011
1958 11 05	.	Oslo	Central Station	Interv Karin Borg Mansaker	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 05	.	Oslo	Njardhallen	.	.	DE5846	07,3-19 97,4-14 97,3-14 97,2-3 92,4-3 90,3-2 90,2-3 corrTimner-4/32	.	.	2011
1958 11 06	.	Goeteborg	Konserthus	.	.	DE5847 DE5848	05,3-57 03,1-15 02,1-16 01,3-16 01,1-7 97,4-14 97,2-3 92,4-3 90,3-2 90,2-3 88,4-5 86,2-1 84,4-8 83,3-2	.	.	2011
1958 11 07	.	Copenhagen	K.B.Hallen	.	.	DE5849 DE5850	96,1-4	.	.	2011
1958 11 08	.	Berlin	Deutschland Halle	.	.	DE5851	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 09	.	Hamburg	Ernst Merck Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 10	.	Essen	Stadthalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 11	.	Hannover	Niedersachsenh.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 12	.	Frankfurt	Kongresshalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 13	.	Nürnberg	Messehalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 14	.	Munchen	.	Bayr Rundfunk-Broadcast	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 14	.	Munchen	Deutsches Museum	.	.	DE5852 DE5853	03,3-28 03,2-27 01,3-16 00,2-16 97,2-3	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1958 11 15	.	Munich	.	Recording Session Duke's Sidemen	.	.	09,3-33 99,4-25	.	.	2011
1958 11 15	.	Wien	Stadthalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 11 16	.	Basel	.	.	.	DE5854	02,1-25 01,3-25	NDCS 1033	.	2011
1958 11 17	.	Milano	Teatro Dal Verme	.	.	.

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