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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	.	.	.	01,3-25 94,2-1	.	.	2011
1958 11 18	.	Torino	Teatro Alfieri	.	.	DE5855	98,3-22 97,2-11 94,2-1	.	.	2011
1958 11 --	.	Barcelona	Palacio Deportes	2 concerts scheduled but cancelled	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco 09	2011
1958 11 20	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE5856	10,1-5 04,3-51 04,2-50 97,2-3 92,2-6 90,4-5	JazzCorner-photos	.	2011
December 1958
1958 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Lil Greenwood rejoins the band in early December				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1958 12 10	.	Norwalk	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 12 17	1958 12 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 12 --	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	"Madamekonol"	.	DE5858	02,3-25	.	.	2011
1958 12 21	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5857	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1958 12 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	Private Party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1958 12 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5859 DE5860	96,2-4 92,4-2	.	.	2011
1958 12 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5861	04,3-51 04,2-50 01,1-13	.	.	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 1959
1959 01 01	1959 01 01	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 01 04	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5901	04,3-51 04,2-50	.	.	2011
1959 01 07	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studios	"Timex All-Star Jazz Show" -live telecast	.	DE5902	06,2-17 06,2-51 96,2-3 86,1-2	Stratemann 395 corrTimner-4/27	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 01 08	.	Milford, Mass.	Crystal Ballroom	club date, 8pm to 12:30 am	.	.	.	Stratemann p.399	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 01 09	.	Northampton, Mass.	Smith College John M. Greene Hall	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.399	.	2011
1959 01 10	1959 01 11	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 01 20	1959 02 08	Miami Beach, Fla.	Copa City Theatre-restaurant	Revival "Jump for Joy" stage musical (show closed prematurely on Feb 8)	.	DE5904	06,2-25	Stratemann p.399	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
February 1959
1959 02 08	.	Miami Beach, Fla.	Copa City Theatre-Restaurant	Premature closing of Jump for Joy	.	.	.	Stratemann p.399	djp	added 2012-01-11
1959 02 09	.	Philadelphia, Penn.		Concert "All Star Negro Revue"	.	DE5903	.	corrTimner-4/27+32	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Bell Telephone Hour - American Festival" –NBC telecast, possibly colour TV? Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald backed up by non-Ellington rhythm	.	DE5905	10,2-9 97,1-16 84,3-10 84,1-5 83,3-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 19	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St.Columbia Studio	CBS recording session – Ellington Jazz Party LP	.	DE5906	09,2-7 08,1-12 00,3-26 00,2-19 98,3-15 98,3-13 98,3-6 98,2-12 87,4-2 86,2-10 85,1-8 84,4-9	VARphotos WEB photo corrTimner-4/27+32+36	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	Verve recording session for Back to Back LP (Hodges, Ellington, Sweets Edison and a non-Ellington rhythm section)	.	DE5907	88,1-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 25	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St.Columbia Studio	CBS recording session – Jazz Party (continued); In this session, they recorded Tymperturbably Blue and Malletoba Spank, with a large percussion section. Also recorded: Villes Ville is the Place, Man and 3 movements of The Queen's Suite	.	DE5908	09,1-20 08,3-19 08,2-6 07,1-5 03,3-14 03,2-21 01,3-19 98,3-15 98,2-12 96,2-6 84,4-9 84,3-5	corrTimner-4/36	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studio	Verve recording session for Back to Back and Side by Side LPs	.	DE5909	06,2-27 88,1-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 02 27	1959 03 05	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	"Duke Ellington Jazz Festival"	.	.	.	Stratemann p.400	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-11
March 1959
1959 03 --	.	Boston, Mass.	"Jazz Scene" Int Mcclellan	.	.	.	.	Stratemann 400	.	2011
1959 03 00	.	Unknown	Unknown	Stage Show, Ellington (p) and Lil Greenwood (v) with a studio band; Walkin' and Singing the Blues was recorded at this time	.	N5910	.	.	.	2011
1959 03 09	.	New York, N.Y.		Guest Appearance on ABC-TV's “Patti Page Oldsmobile Show”, 9pm.	.	DE5911	02,2-27 02,1-23 93,4-9 93,3-6 90,2-6 90,1-5 81,1-3	.	.	added 2011, updated 2012-01-10
1959 03 09	1959 03 15.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville Club	Club date in George Wein's establishment. Stratemann cites (1) the Duke Ellington Scrapbooks as saying that while band was at Copley Plaza, the hotel housing Storyville, Ellington was on the west coast setting up movie contracts, and (2) Ellington's photo taken at a meeting of the Duke Ellington Jazz Society in Brentwood, Calif. was in a March 19 newspaper.	.	DE5913	.	.	.	2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 03 10	.	Boston, Mass.	Interview	.	.	DE5912	02,2-27 02,1-24	.	.	2011
1959 03 13	.	BostoN, Mass.	.	Wgbh-TV Interview, Ellington and Father Norman J. O'Connor.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.400	djp	Added 2012-01-11
1959 03 14	.	Providence, R.I.	Marvel Gymnasium Brown University	2 pm scheduled start for small group concert. Ellington and Gonsalves arrived late, but Terry, Hamilton, Woode and Woodyard started without them.	.	.	.	.	.	2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 03 17	.	Wrightstown, N.J.	Sports Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 03 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band briefly				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 03 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Jimmy Johnson joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1959 03 21	.	Taunton, Mass.	Roseland Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 03 24	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session RCA	.	.	DE5914	.	.	.	2011
1959 03 27	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Sesac	.	.	DE5915	11,2-4 06,3-29 04,3-18 84,3-10	corrTimner-4/27	.	2011
1959 03 30	.	.	.	Date of contract between The Blue Note, Inc., 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 for four weeks beginning July 15th, 1959, the usual 32 hour, 5-day week with Sunday matinees, with Mondays and Tuesdays off. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions; the fee is $5,000 weekly. The union local number shown is 802.	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
April 1959
1959 04 01	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session CBS	.	.	DE5916	09,1-20 08,3-19 08,2-6 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1959 04 02	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	Academy of Music	Joint concert to benefit Bryn Mawr hospital.	.	.	.	Stratemann p400	.	updated 2012-01-11
1959 04 03	.	Bryn Mawr, Penn.	Academy Of Music	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p400	.	2011
1959 04 04	.	Springfield, Ill.	Municipal Auditorium	appearance along with Della Reese and with the Gene Krupa Trio.	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-01-11
1959 04 06	.	Oneonta, N.Y.	Fieldhouse Hartwick College	2 hour concert.	.	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-01-11
1959 04 07	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session CBS Duke’s Sidemen	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
1959 04 08	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Duke’s Sidemen	.	.	02,2-13 00,3-19	.	.	2011
1959 04 09	.	Milford, Mass.	Crystal Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 10	.	Wrentham	King Philip	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 11?	.	Jenkintown, Penn.	Beaver Colleg	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 11	1959 04 12	New York, N.Y.	369th Regiment Armory	Breakfast dance sponsored by The Birdland Boys, a group of Birdland waiters and ex-waiters. The event started at 10 pm with Machito's Cuban band, followed by the Lambert-Hendricks-Ross Singers from Birdland (their last number was accompanied by Ben Webster). Ellington and his orchestra played from 1 to 5 a.m. Sunday. Hoefer: Rarely, probably under no other circumstances, is duke's band heard in such an informal atmosphere. Just as rarely does the band stay on the stand for such a long stretch at a time. Somebody was always playing, sometimes Duke at the piano alone, or lightly accompanied by the rhythm section. Jimmy Johnson...was still too new to do much roamin'around. Besides, when the drum specialty Skin Deep comes up, it gives Duke and the boys a chance to get around and greet old friends...Duke kept catching Johnny as he wandered off the stand after each number. Harry Carney kept his seat faithfully throughout...	Stratemann p.400 Vail II George Hoefer: The Hot Box, Down Beat, 1959-06-11	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-08-07
1959 04 12	.	Wilton, Conn.	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 14	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session CBS	.	.	DE5917	09,3-34 09,1-20 08,3-19 08,2-6 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1959 04 17	.	Lexington	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 18	.	Greensboro	Sedgefield M	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 19	.	Ft Bragg	Main Post Nco	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 21	.	Fayetteville	Teacher's C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 22	.	Bluefield	Municipal Audi	.	.	.	.	program	CAHaug11	2011
1959 04 24	1959 04 25	Davidson	Davidson College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 26	.	Atlanta	Magnolia Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 04 29	.	Knoxville	Town House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1959
1959 05 early	.	Marquette	Mather Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 05 early	.	Ispheming	.	(Film Shooting)	.	.	.	Stratemann 401 Strat408+photos DEIPphoto LifeWebphoto	.	2011
1959 05 02	.	Marquette	Mather Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 05 09	.	Ogdensburg	Appleton Ar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 05 16	.	Jamestown	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 05 25	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 05 29	.	Los Angeles, Cal. Hollywood District	Radio Recorders Studio	“Anatomy of a Murder” soundtrack recording session	.	DE9003	99,5-15 99,4-19 95,1-3 85,1-8 86,1-3	Stratemann 403 NDCS 1002 + 1008	.	2011
June 1959
1959 06 early	.	Los Angeles, Cal. Hollywood District	Radio Recorders Studio	“Anatomy of a Murder” soundtrack recording session	.	DE5920	99,5-17	Stratemann 403 Strat412photo NDCS 1009	.	2011
1959 06 01	.	Los Angeles, Cal. Hollywood District	Radio Recorders Studio	“Anatomy of a Murder” soundtrack recording session	.	DE5918	07,1-42 99,5-15 95,1-3 86,1-3 85,1-8 81,3-2 80,3-3	NDCS 1008 Strat403	.	2011
1959 06 02	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	“Anatomy Of A Murder”	.	.	DE5919	07,1-42 99,5-15 95,1-3 86,1-3 85,1-8	Stratemann 403 NDCS 1008 corrTimner-4/27+32	.	2011
1959 06 09	1959 06 14	Clayton, N.Y.	Three Rivers Inn	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.413	.	2011
1959 06 12	.	Manhasset, N.Y.	Whitney Polo Field	Joint concert	.	.	.	Stratemann p.413	.	2011 updated 2012-01-11
1959 06 19	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	Dance	.	.	.	Stratemann p.413	.	2011
1959 06 20	.	Taunton, Mass.	Roseland Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 06 21	.	Wallingford, Conn.	Oakdale Musical Theatre	.	.	DE5921	.	Stratemann p.413	.	2011
1959 06 25 Thursday	1959 06 27 Saturday	Taminment-In-The-Poconos, Penn.	Playhouse	Duke Ellington Festival (3 days) 1,000 seat theatre sold out for 2 evening concerts and a Saturday afternoon roundtable discussion by bandmembers. The June 27 concert was recorded. (Stratemann reports Ellington returned to New York on the last day of the festival to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. If he travelled on the last day, then the festival ended on the 28th, a Sunday, which is when the Sullivan show aired.)	.	DE5922	.	Stratemann p.413	.	added 2011, updated 2012-01-11
1959 06 28	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS-TV studio	Ellington makes a solo appearance on The Ed Sullivan show. Sullivan introduces Ellington and explains that he composed the score for Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder. Ellington plays excerpts from his score on the piano, accompanied by the Ray Block Orchestra and the CBS studio choir. Preminger and Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in the film, are in the audience and take bows.	UCLA Film & Television Archive Stratemann p.415	DE5923	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-05-06
1959 06 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Birdland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 06 30	.	Trenton	Mcguire Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1959
1959 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE In early July, Trumpeter Fats Ford rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1959 07 01	.	Detroit, Mich.	United Artists Theatre	"Anatomy of a Murder" film première (Stratemann doesn't say if Ellington attended)	.	.	.	Stratemann pp 403-412 with photos	.	Added 2012-01-11
1959 07 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, rejoins the band briefly				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 07 03 9 PM - 1 AM	.	Old Orchard Beach, Maine	Old Orchard Pier	Dance; admission $2.25	Ad, Biddeford-Saco Journal, Biddeford-Saco, Maine 1959-07-02 p.5	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1959 07 04	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE5924	04,2-30 99,4-19 90,3-4 90,3-9.	corrTimner-4	.	2011
1959 07 05	.	New London, Conn.	Danceland, Ocean Beach Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 07 07	1959 07 12	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	Concerts - The music circus was a tent with a circular stage and the audience seated all around it. The band sections faced each other, and soloists and singers had to slowly rotate to face the whole audience. John Dankworth's band appeared during this engagement as well.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.417	.	2011 updated 2012-01-10
1959 07 10	.	.	.	“Anatomy Of A Murder” cue sheet prepared	.	.	95,1-3	CueSheet #18.596	.	2011
1959 07 15	1959 07 31	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 07 21	.	Winnetka	M.Hayes Estate	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 07 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Hotel Sherman	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1959
1959 08 01	.	Chicago, Ill.	South Parkway	According to the caption of a photo from the Chicago Defender archives, Ellington was the headline act of the annual Bud Biliken Parade. The Defender had a children’s section called Defender Junior, with a fictional editor named Bud Billiken, sponsoring the Bud Billiken club for children. In 1929, the paper sponsored the first annual Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic. The annual parade became one of the largest gatherings of Afro-Americans in the USA, attracting national celebrities such as Duke Ellington.	Stratemann p.293 Photo, Chicago Defender archives at University of Chicago Abbott-Sengstacke Papers	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-05-20
1959 08 01	1959 08 07	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	.	.	NDCS 1020	.	2011
1959 08 08 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Playboy Jazz Festival	Afternoon concert	"'Cats' Really Living at Big Chicago Bash," The Milwaukee Journal, 1959-08-01.	DE5925	04,2-30 00,4-23 00,3-26	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1959 08 09	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	.	.	DE5926 DE5927	01,2-20 98,1-12 96,2-4 94,2-4 93,3-2 92,4-2 91,5-1 83,3-2	corrTimner-4/28	.	2011
1959 08 10	.	Fruitport	Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 12	.	Bala (Ontario)	Dunn's Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 13	1959 08 14	Huntsville	Big Wig Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 15	.	Detroit, Mich.	Symphony Shell	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 16	.	Dayton	Skatemoor Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 17	.	Newport Ky.	Copa Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 18	1959 08 19	Columbus, Oh.	Ciro's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 21	.	Erie, Penn.	Waldemeer's Gard	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Randall's Island	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 23	.	Boston, Mass.	Fenway Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 24	.	.	.	Date of contract between "Mr. 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 for four weeks beginning December 16, 1959, with the usual 32 hour, 5-day week with Sunday matinees, with Mondays and Tuesdays off but says the week of December 21st, the offnights are subject to change.The fee remains at $5,000 weekly. This contract includes the same headline billing and recording/broadcasting provisions, but even though the contract says the union local is no. 802, it has an attached notice to the artist saying "Local 208 (sic)American Federation of Musicians positively prohibits your making any outside appearances, such as radio interviews, disc jockey shows or TV shows without special permission. Govern yourself accordingly."	Contract, Stratemann files, courtesy Monika Stratemann	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-03
1959 08 24	.	Monticello	Kutsher's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 25	1959 08 30	Concordville	Music Cir	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 08 30	.	Brandywine	Music Circus	.	.	.	.	Stratemann 384photo	.	2011
1959 08 31	.	Neptune	Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1959
1959 09 01	1959 09 06	Neptune	Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 07	.	.	.	Booty Wood Joined	.	.	04,3-30	.	.	2011
1959 09 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studios	.	.	DE5928	09,1-26 04,3-30 04,2-51 03,3-20 03,2-21 99,4-19 98,2-11 91,1-6	.	.	2011
1959 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold “Shorty” Baker leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1959 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE John Sanders leaves the band				DEMS 04,3-30	djp?	2012?
1959 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ozzie Bailey leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1959 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist John Sanders leaves the band to enter a seminary to train to be a priest. He will be recorded with the band again in August 1963 and August 1967.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 09 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Mitchell “Booty” Wood, born 1919, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 09 11-	.	Atlantic Ocean	Ss "United States"	travel to Europe	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 18	.	Eindhoven (Nl)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 19	.	Scheveningen	Kurzaal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 19	.	+A+Amsterdam	Concertgebouw	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 20	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE9033 ND9034 ex-DE5929 +DE5930	10,1-26 02,3-13 01,3-12 01,1-19 95,1-5 88,1-2 81,2-7	NDCS 1048/49	.	2011
1959 09 21	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 23	.	Malmoe	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 24	.	Boraas	.	Swe Concert	.	.	01,3-21	.	.	2011
1959 09 25	.	Örrebro (Swe)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 26	.	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE5931 DE593	03,1-15 02,3-13+24+25+26+27 01,3-21 98,2-22 97,4-14 88,4-5	corrTimner-4 NDCS 1039	.	2011
1959 09 27	.	Linköping	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 28	.	Stockholm	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 29	.	Goeteborg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 09 30	.	Copenhagen	Kb Hallen	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1959
1959 10 01	.	Aarhus (Den)	A.Hallen	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 03	.	Hamburg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 --	.	Paris, France	.	1 Recordg session Duke’s Sidemen	.	.	09,3-33 02,3-9 02,1-22	.	.	2011
1959 10 04	.	Berlin	Sportpalast	.	.	DE5933	89,1-12 88,1-2 86,3-7	.	.	2011
1959 10 05	.	Hannover	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 06	.	Berlin	Sportpalast	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 07	.	Kiel	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 08	.	Essen	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 09	.	Zurich	Kongresshaus	.	.	DE5934	10,1-7 06,2-12+52 01,3-26 96,2-3 94,2-9	corrTimner-4/28+32 NDCS 1096	.	2011
1959 10 10	.	Nürnberg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 11	.	Munich	Deutsches Museum	.	.	DE5935	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 15	.	Düsseldorf	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 16	.	Koeln	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 17	.	Frankfurt	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 18	.	Wien	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 10 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Clark Terry leaves the band although he will record with it several times over the next 14 years.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1959 10 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Quentin Jackson leaves the band but is in some later band recordings.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
November 1959
1959 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ozzie Bailey, vocalist, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1959 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, trumpet, leaves the band again in early November				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012 10 10
1959 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Moon Mullins rejoins the band in early November.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1959 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1959 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Matthew Gee, trombone, born in 1921, joins the band in early November				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1959 11 03	.	Atlantic Ocean	HMS "Queen Elizabeth"	return to USA	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 11 06	1959 11 08	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 11 13	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studios	Taping session for Grammy awards presented to Ellington by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for Best Performance By A Dance Band Best Musical Composition First Recorded And Released In 1959 (More Than 5 Minutes Duration) Best Sound Track Album - Background Score From A Motion Picture Or Television Broadcast nationally 1959-11-27	NARAS website - past winners	DE5936	.	Stratemann pp 403-412 with photos	.	Added 2012-01-11
1959 11 18	.	Milford, Mass.	Crystal Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 11 19	1959 11 29	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 11 13	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studios	Taping Session for Grammy awards presented to Ellington by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for Best Performance By A Dance Band Best Musical Composition First Recorded And Released In 1959 (More Than 5 Minutes Duration) Best Sound Track Album - Background Score From A Motion Picture Or Television Broadcast nationally 1959-11-27	NARAS website - past winners	.	.	Stratemann pp 403-412 with photos	.	Added 2012-01-11
December 1959
1959 12 01 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 02 Wednesday	.	.	.	Death of Shelton Hemphill			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1959 12 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5937	05,1-14+32 03,2-21 00,3-24 00,1-25 98,2-12 95,1-4 85,1-8 84,3-5	.	.	2011
1959 12 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. Columbia Studio	.	.	DE5938	05,1-39 04,3-30+50 03,2-21 88,3-5 85,1-8 84,3-5	.	.	2011
1959 12 04 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 05 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 06 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 07 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	CBC studios	CBC television “Jack Kane Hour” Ellington soloed in front of the 34-piece house band. Anderson, Hamilton, Hodges, Carney and Woode joined in for some tunes.	.	DE5939	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1959 12 08 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 09 Wednesday	.	Hartford, Conn.	Bushnell Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Hunter College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 11 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 12 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 13 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 14 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 15 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1959 12 16 Wednesday	1960 01 10	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Night Club	This was Ellington's last Blue Note engagement. The contract called for 32 hours in 5 days each week, a matinee on Sundays and Mondays and Tuesdays off. On New Year's Eve, the band was broadcast at 10:30 pm on CBS and earlier in the set on NBC. Cat Anderson left the band before this engagement but would return later.	Ad, Chicago Defender, 1959-12-19 p.18 Stratemann, p.419 .	DE5940	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1959 12 17 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 18 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 19 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 20 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 21 Monday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1959 12 22 Tuesday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1959 12 23 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 24 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 25 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 26 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 27 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 28 Monday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1959 12 29 Tuesday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1959 12 30 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1959 12 31 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented

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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 1960
1960 01 --	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ellington broadcasts two bond promotions for the “1960 Cancer Crusade”	.	DE6001	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 01 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 02 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 03 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 04 Monday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1960 01 05 Tuesday	.	.		Blue Note day off activities not documented	.
1960 01 06 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 07 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 08 Friday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 09 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 10 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note	See 1959 12 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 11 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 01 12 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 01 13 Wednesday	.	Elmhurst, Ill.	York High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 14 Thursday	.	Springfield, Ill.	Springfield High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 15 Friday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Kiel Auditorium	Band concert played for basketball crowd following a game.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.419	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 16 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 01 17 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 01 18 Monday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Memorial Center	Luncheon of the Friends of Art Duke and bassist Jimmy Woode played for 300.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.419	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 18 Monday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Shorewood Auditorium	Concert for 800. "Ellington also paid a brief visit to Count Basie...at Curro's..."	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.419	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 19 Tuesday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	.	Private party	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.419	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 20 Wednesday	.	La Crosse, Wisc.	Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.419	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 21 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 01 22 Friday	1960 01 28	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show In Person Duke Ellington and his Famous Band with Lil Greenwood, Ozzie Bailey, Ray Nance. Also on the bill: Jackie (Moms) Mabley, Baker & Howard, and Peg Leg Bates. The film was Timbuktu starring Victor Mature and Yvonne de Carlo. Doors opened 1:30 pm, last stage show at 10 pm	Stratemann, p.419 citing Chicato Defender 1960-01-23 p.4	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27 2013-07-08
1960 01 23 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 24 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 25 Monday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 26 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 27 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 28 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Tivoli Theatre	Stage show - see 1960 01 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 01 29 Friday	.	Trotwood, Ohio (Dayton Suburb)	Wampler's Ballarena	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 30 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Motor City	Duke Ellington has been set to appear with the Detroit Pistons, pro basketball team, on January 30 at Motor City	Stratemann p.419	.	.	Billboard, 18 Jan 1960,p.60	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 01 31 Sunday	.	Columbus, Oh.	.Valley Dale Ballroom	Cavaliers Club winter dance	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1960
1960 02 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ozzie Bailey leaves the band again				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1960 02 01 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 02 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 03 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 04 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 05 Friday	.	Washington, D.C.	National Guard Armory	Mardi Gras Ball for the Omega Psi Fraternity	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-01-27
1960 02 06 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 07 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 08 Monday	1960 02 13	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 09 Tuesday	.	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	see 1960 02 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	see 1960 02 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 10 Wednesday	.	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	see 1960 02 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 11 Thursday	.	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	see 1960 02 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 12 Friday	.	Monroeville, Penn.	Town House	see 1960 02 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 13 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 14 Sunday	.	Norfolk, Va.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert, audience of 3,300	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 02 15 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 16 Tuesday	.	Ft. Eustis, Va.	NCO Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 17 Wednesday	.	Petersburg, Va.	Virginia State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 18 Thursday	.	Ft. Bragg, N.C.	Main Officer's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 19 Friday	.	Chapel Hill, N.C.	University of North Carolina	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 20 Saturday	.	Charlotteville, Va.	University of Virginia	Afternoon concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 21 Sunday	.	Williamsburg, Va	William & Mary Memorial Hall William & Mary College	.	.	DE6002	.	corrTimner-4/28	.	2011
1960 02 22 Monday 8:30PM	.	Baltimore, Md.	Shriver Hall Johns Hopkins University	Brotherhood Week concert, sponsored by the YMCA, with an audience of 1,000	.	DE6003	06,1-33	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 02 22 Monday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Blue Jay Restaurant	During the intermission at the concert, Wally Orlinsky and Ruth Fegley approached Ellington backstage to ask him to see if the owner of a Jim Crow restaurant would indeed serve a 'proper nigger' as he had said he would. Thirty-five students, including five Afro-Americans, had tried to eat at the Blue Jay earlier in the day and been refused service. Ms Fegley boarded the band bus after the concert, and the bus arrived at the restaurant shortly before midnight. Some policemen, a reporter and a photographer from the Afro-American were present when they arrived. Ms Fegley: He and I got off...as soon as we opened the door and went in, (the owner) turned the lights off and said "We're closing."...We didn't make an issue, we just left, the Afro took pictures, the Duke left." Afro-American: Famed bandleader Duke Ellington and a group who had attended a concert ... as a Brotherhood Week activity ...were turned back at the door of the Blue Jay Restaurant about 11:45 pm Monday. The group, including Miss Ruth Fegley and Howard (Sonny) Young of Baltimore, a student leader... and the band leader's manager, Albert Celley, were told: "Sorry Folks, but we're closing. You can't be served." The spokeman, who identified himself as manager, then started dousing the lights. One of the Hopkins student leaders said they had been informed on Sunday night the place would be open until 1 a.m. last night... Two days after the protest, the restaurant was destroyed by a fire that started in the basement.	Stratemann, p.420 Vail II Harvey G. Cohen, Duke Ellington's America, University of Chicago Press, 2010, pp.387-390 citing several newspapers The Afro-American, 1960-03-05, p.5	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-08
1960 02 23 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented (Cohen's description of the Blue Jay incident says the band was to travel by bus that night to Philadelphia)	.
1960 02 24 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 25 Thursday	.	Worcester, Mass.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 26 Friday	.	Hanover, N.H.	Dartmouth College	.	.	DE6004	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 27 Saturday	.	Middlebury, Vt.	Middlebury College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 02 28 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 02 29 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Gonsalves/Hodges recording session The activities of other band members and Duke are not documented.	.	.	99,3-17	.	.	2011
March 1960
1960 03 01 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 03 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Matthew Gee leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1960 03 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol rejoins the band and singer Milt Grayson joins the band				Stratemann, p.420 New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1960 03 02 Wednesday	1960 05 24	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	This engagement was to be for six weeks but was extended to twelve.	Stratemann, p.420, citing Billboard 1960 05 27 p.18	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 03 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 04 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 05 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 06 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 07 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 08 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 09 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 10 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 11 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 12 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 13 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 14 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 15 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 16 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 17 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 18 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 19 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 20 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 21 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 22 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 23 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 24 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 25 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 26 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 27 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 28 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 29 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 30 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 03 31 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
April 1960
1960 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Jimmy Johnson leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1960 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Frank Dunlop, drums, joins the band in mid-April and leaves in late May				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1960 04 01 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 02 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 03 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 04 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 05 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 06 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 07 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 08 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 09 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 10 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 11 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Woode, bass, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1960 04 12	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aaron Bell, bass & tuba, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1960 04 12 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 13 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 14 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 15 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 16 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 17 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 18 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 19 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 20 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 21 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 22 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 23 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 24 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 25 Monday	.	Culver City, Cal.	MGM Studio	Recording session for the soundtrack of the TV serial "Asphalt Jungle." Titles recorded: Cops (Asphalt Jungle) Wild Car Want to Love You Blues for Asphalt Jungle	.	DE6005	04,3-31 95,1-2	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 25 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 26 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 27 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 28 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 29 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 04 30 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
May 1960
1960 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1960 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Frank Dunlop leaves the band in late May				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1960 05 01 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 02 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 03 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 04 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 05 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 06 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 07 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 08 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 09 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 10 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 11 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 12 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 13 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 14 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 15 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 16 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 17 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 18 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 19 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 20 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 21 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 22 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 23 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 24 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Starlight Lounge Riviera Hotel	see 1960 03 02 End of engagement		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 25 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 05 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Lawrence Brown, rejoins the band, increasing the trombone section to four men. He also participated in the soundtrack recording of The Asphalt Jungle on 1960 04 25, but New Desor does not list him in the May 26 recording session.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1960 05 26 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders studio	Recording session, “Nutcracker Suite” Duke Ellington and his Orchestra A.Marenquito, Cook, Edward Mullens, Nance, Woode, Woodman, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Woodyard, Greenwood, GraysonTitles recorded Overture Entr'acte Arabesque Cookie	.	DE6006	11,2-18	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
1960 05 27 Friday	.	Santa Monica, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	DE6007	05,3-15	.	.	2011
1960 05 28 Saturday	.	San Diego, Cal.	Russ Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 05 29 Sunday	.	Pasadena, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 05 29 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Zenda Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 05 30 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Palladium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 05 31 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders studio	Recording session, “Nutcracker Suite” Duke Ellington and his Orchestra A.Marenquito, Cook, Edward Mullens, Nance, Woode, Woodman, Tizol, Hamilton, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Woodyard, Greenwood, Grayson Titles recorded:	.	DE6008	05,1-32 03,2-22	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-10-14
June 1960
1960 06 01 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Facks II	Cancelled booking - the club owner felt Ellington's other activities in the area would affect his business, so the engagement was postponed twice. See 1960 07 07	Stratemann p.425	.		.	.	added 2013-07-08
1960 06 01 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	recording session Columbia	.	.	DE6009	85,1-8	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1960 06 02 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	.	.	DE6010	04,3-31 03,2-22 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1960 06 03 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session, ”Nutcracker Suite”	.	DE6011	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 03 Friday	.	Long Beach, Cal.	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 04 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Shrine Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 05 Sunday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Gleason186	.	2011
1960 06 06 Monday	.	Marysville	Beale Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 07 Tuesday	.	Chico	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 08 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 06 09 Thursday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Palomar Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 10 Friday	.	Portland	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 11 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 06 12 Sunday	.	Spokane	Fairchild Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 13 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 06 14 Tuesday	.	Victoria B.C.	Memorial	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 14 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Blue Note Café	Peripheral event The Blue Note shut down on this date. Al Hirt was the last act to perform in it.			Blue Note Memories, The Chicago Reader, 1989-08-17	.	Added _______
1960 06 15 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 06 16 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 06 17 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Gleason187	.	2011
1960 06 18 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Bowl	.	.	.	.	VARphoto	.	2011
1960 06 19 Sunday	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 --	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	New Desor shows an undated June discussion between Ellington and Strayhorn	.	.	DE6012	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 20 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	.	.	DE6013	04,3-31 03,2-22 85,1-9 corrTimner-4	.	.	2011
1960 06 21 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session, “Nutcracker Suite”	.	DE6014	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 22 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Radio Recorders	.	DE6015	05,3-41 04,3-31 03,2-22 02,3-26+27	NDCS 1040	.	2011
1960 06 22 Wednesday	1960 06 26	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	Night club run. There was a conflict in contractual requirements over whose name would be top of the marquee. The band played without him, who was reportedly sick, the first four nights (according to Stratemann) although his other activities continued.	Stratemann, p.420 citing .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 06 23 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	Night club - see 1960 06 22 (band without Duke)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 24 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	Night club - see 1960 06 22 (band without Duke)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 25 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	Night club - see 1960 06 22 (band without Duke)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 06 26 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	Filming for Ellington's five minute episode of CBS television film short "Play Back." This was an advertising series made to promote Columbia records. By October 1961, CBS had produced 13 such shorts, with another 28 planned, not all of which were made.	Stratemann pp.423-424	DE6016	11,2-18 07,1-42 04,3-50 97,2-8	Strat424photo JITM2527photo	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 06 26 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	Night club - see 1960 06 22 - while Stratemann said Ellington was absent the first 4 nights, if he showed up the next day's events might not have happened.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 06 27 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Crescendo	When the band arrived, club owner 'decided to pull the band' since Ellington apparently was not getting any better. It isn't clear if the band played this evening or not nor is it clear if Ellington showed up.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-08
1960 06 28 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	Recording session, “Peer Gynt Suite”	.	DE6017	03,2-22	.	.	2011
1960 06 29 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session, ”Peer Gynt Suite	.	DE6018 ”	03,2-22	.	.	2011
1960 06 30 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session, “PeerGyntSuite	.	DE6019 ”	03,2-22 86,1-3 85,4-5 85,3-2 85,1-9 84,5-2	.	.	2011
July 1960
1960 07 01 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	”Asphalt Jungle”	.	DE6020	04,3-31 86,1-3 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1960 07 02 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 03 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 04 Monday	.	Monterey, Cal.	Wharf Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 05 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 06 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 07 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fack's II 960 Bush	"Duke Ellington and his Revue" "first lockout of Ellington's career" Ellington played three sold-out shows the first night. The band was booked for either 11 (advertised) or 10 nights (announcements), but the engagement ended before the second night when the Internal Revenue Service shut the club down for non-payment of taxes. AP reported the band's instruments were locked inside, but Stratemann reports the band boy was in the club and removed the instruments and wardrobe "just minutes before padlock time." Stratemann reports Ellington, not having drawn an advance, was unpaid and sent the band back to Los Angeles while he, Strayhorn and the rhythm section stayed due to other commitments.	Ad, Oakland Tribune 1960-07-02 ("11 straight nights") Announcements: San Mateo Times 1960-07-01 Oakland Tribune 1960-07-06 Hayward Daily Review 1960-07-08 UPI and AP wirestories: Independent Press Telegram, 1960-07-10 Hayword Sunday Review, 1960-07-10 Humboldt Standard, 1960-07-10	.	.	Stratemann p.425, citing Variety 1960-07-18 p.51	AGP 2012-08-30.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-30
1960 07 08 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fack's II 960 Bush	Cancelled gig due to IRS padlocking the club.	.	.	.	.	added 2013-07-08
1960 07 09 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 10 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	"Jazz Audition" broadcast	.	.	.	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1960 07 10 Sunday	.	??	.	Russ Wilson Interview	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1960 07 11 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	”Jazz Casual” telecast	.	DE6021	95,2-6	Stratemann 675 corrTimner-4/28+36	.	2011
1960 07 12 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 13 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 14 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	Contract "Unknown Session"	.	.	11,1-19 03,3-28 99,5-6/7 85,4-5 84,5-2 79,3-2	.	corrTimner-4/28	2011
1960 07 15 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	“Unknown session ”	.	DE6022	08,2-33 86,1-3 84,5-2	.	.	2011
1960 07 16 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 17 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 18 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 19 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Moulin Rouge	.	.	DE6023	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 20 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Moulin Rouge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 21 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	“Paris Blues”	.	DE6024	11,2-10 11,1-23 10,3-24 00,2-19	.	NDCS 1102	2011
1960 07 22 Friday	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Mather Air Force Base	.	.	DE6025	03,3-25 00,3-25 00,2-19 93,4-5 92,4-8 92,3-7 89,1-12 88,5-2 81,4-3 81,2-4 81,1-4	.	NDCS 1052	2011
1960 07 23 Saturday	1960 07 24 Sunday	Portland, Ore.	Portland State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 24 Sunday	.	Portland, Ore.	Portland State College	see 1960 07 23	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 25 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 26 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 27 Wednesday	.	Salt Lake City, Utah	Lagoon	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 28 Thursday	.	Denver, Col.	Red Rocks Theatre	.	.	DE6026	.	.	.	2011
1960 07 29 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 30 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 07 31 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
August 1960
1960 08 01 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 02 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 03 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 04 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 05 Friday	.	St Joseph, Mo.	Frog Hop Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 06 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 07 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 08 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 09 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 10 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Court Theater> University of Chicago	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 11 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 12 Friday	.	Saugatuck, Mich.	Festival Grounds	First annual jazz festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 13 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 14 Sunday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Theater-In-The-Round University of Chicago	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 15 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 16 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 17 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 18 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 19 Friday	.	Detroit, Mich.	State Fairgrounds	American Jazz Festival Only 6,800 turned up to hear Dave Brubeck, Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderly, Duke Ellington and others. Organizers attributed the low attendance to reports of riots at recent jazz festivals at Newport R.I., Windsor, Ont., and in England.	Holland, Mich. Evening Sentinel, 1960-08-20 p.5	DE6027	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 08 20 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Randall's Island Stadium	Randall's Island Jazz Festival.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 21 Sunday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Offerman Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 22 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	M.V.Hudson	"Moonlight Sail"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 23 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 24 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 25 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 26 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Connie Mack Stadium	Quaker City Jazz Festival	.	DE6028	90,1-5	.	.	2011
1960 08 27 Saturday	.	Wakefield, Mass.	Outdoor Show Bowl Pleasure Island	Second annual Boston Jazz Festival In addition to Ellington and his orchestra, Dinah Washington, The Four Freshmen, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, theOscar Peterson Trio and Fred Kaz Trio were to appear.	Entertainment column, Lowell Sun, 1960-08-27 p.9	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 08 28 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aaron Bell rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1960 08 28 Sunday 8:30 PM	.	Lenox, Mass.	Berkshire Music Barn	.	Berkshire Eagle Ad, 1960-08-20, p.11A Plug, 1960-08-25, p.6 Review, 1960-08-29, p.7	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 08 29 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 30 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 08 31 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
September 1960
1960 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Britt Woodman leaves the band but will be recorded with it eveal times in 1962, 1963 and 1973 Matthew Gee, trombone, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1960 09 O1 Thursday	.	Coshocton, Oh.	Lake Park Dance Pavilion	"Final dance of the current season" Presented by Coshocton Jaycees Tickets: advance $2.50; at door, $3.00	Ads and Plugs, Coshocton Tribune 1960-08-21,p.16 1960-08-23, p.10 1960-08-25,p.21 1960-08-27,p.2 1960-08-30,p.9	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 09 02 Friday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Indiana Fairgrounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 03 Saturday	.	Cannelton, Ind.	Mesker Amphitheater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 04 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 05 Monday 8 PM	.	Sandusky, Oh.	.	Sandusky County Fair (Stratemann says there is a photo in the Duke Ellington Scrap Books)	Sandusky Register 1960-08-30, p.13 Stratemann, p.426	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-10
1960 09 06 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 07 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 08 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 08 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Nola Studios	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges recording session	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
1960 09 09 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 10 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 11 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 12 Monday	1960 09 19 Monday	Boston, Mass.	Storyville Bradford Hotel	Nightclub engagement The band, delayed by Hurricane Donna, arrived late for this, the opening night at the new location of George Wein's jazz club on the ground floor of the hotel. Stratemann says Ellington stayed an extra day.	Stratemann p.426 Vail II	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 09 13 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 14 Wednesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 15 Thursday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 16 Friday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Harry Carney recording session, Carney as leader. Sidemen included Willie Cook, Moon Mullins, Ray Nance, Booty Wood, Paul Gonsalves, Aaron Bell, Sam Woodyard, Rollins Griffith (p)				Stratemann p.426 Vail II	.	Added 2013-07-10
1960 09 16 Friday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 17 Saturday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Harry Carney recording session, Carney as leader. Sidemen included Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Fats Ford, Booty Wood, Paul Gonsalves, Aaron Bell, Sam Woodyard, Rollins Griffith (p)				Stratemann p.426 Vail II	.	Added 2013-07-10
1960 09 17 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 18 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 19 Monday	.	Boston, Mass.	Storyville	Nightclub - see 1960 09 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 20 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 21 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 22 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 23 Friday	.	New York and San Francisco	Travel	The Oakland Tribune reported the Ellington and Mulligan orchestras, the Cannonball Adderley quartet, Gunther Schuller and J.J.Johnson were to arrive by special plane from New York.	Oakland Tribune 1960-09-23 p.16-D	.	.		djp	added 2013-07-10
1960 09 24 Saturday 8:15 PM scheduled start	.	Monterey, Cal.	Festival Grounds	Third annual Monterey Jazz Festival Ellington and his orchestra with Jimmy Rushing. Cannonball Adderley and his group also perform in this concert. Stratemann shows a photo with tap dancer Bunny Briggs on stage during a Gonsalves solo. This recorded jazz festival recorded concert included the premiere of Suite Thursday Although Down Beat commented about the Ellington concert having a rough start - the curtain opened too early when only 8 men were on stage, it tuned up in front of the audience, Ellington arrived a few minutes late and Hodges and Gee were quite late, the Ellington concert received a glowing review in the Oakland Tribune and after the initial grumbling, a pretty good review in Down Beat. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Marenguito, Cook, Mullins, Nance, Gee, Brown, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Woodyard, Jimmy Rushing Titles recorded: Take The "A" Train (theme) Perdido Overture Half The Fun Jeep's Blues Newport Up Sophisticated Lady SUITE THURSDAY Misfit Blues Schwiphti Zweet Zurzday Lay-By Dance Of The Floreadores Jam With Sam Jones On The Sunny Side Of The Street Goin' To Chicago Sent For You Yesterday You Can't Run Around Red Carpet	Stratemann p.426-427, citing Down Beat 1960-11-10 Vail II with undated Down Beat review Oakland Tribune 1960-08-28, p.2B 1960-09-25, p.26	DE6029	95,2-4 93,3-3 91,2-6 91,1-6 90,1-6(fake)	Photo Stratemann p.427	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 09 25 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 09 26 Monday	1960 10 09	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé 960 Bush St.	Initially called Névé San Francisco, this was formerly Facks II (see 1960 07 07). Stratemann says the new owners assumed the earlier Facks II contract and paid $10,500 through the AFM. The Bright Lights column in the San Mateo Times said Michel Dupont and Jerry Le Grand brought their Neve (former Fack's II, the Bush street jazz spot)to musical life" last Monday evening with the advent of Duke Ellington and his orchestra, who played to one of the largest crowds since former Owner George Andres opened the front doors.	Stratemann p.426 citing Down Beat 1960-11-10 Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11 Vail II with copy of ad. San Mateo Times 1960-09-23 p.22 1960-09-30 p.20 1960-10-07 p.2B Oakland Tribune 1960-09-25, p.6-B	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 09 27 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	.	Club date -see 1960 09 26 Part of the performance was recordedDuke Ellington and His Orchestra Marenguito, Cook, Mullins, Nance, Gee, Brown, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Woodyard, Grayson Titles recorded: Take The "A" Train (theme) SUITE THURSDAY Misfit Blues Schwiphti Zweet Zurzday Lay-By Prelude To A Kiss C-Jam Blues Lost In Loveliness One More Once	.	DE6030	07,1-49	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 09 28 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 29 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 30 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 09 29	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
October 1960
1960 10 01 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 02 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 03 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 04 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26 Broadcast from the club on FM radio station KHIP Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Marenguito, Cook, Mullins, Nance, Gee, Wood, Brown, Hamilton, Procope, Paul Horn, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Woodyard, Greenwood, Grayson, Titles broadcast: Launching Pad Take The "A" Train Red Shoes Red Carpet St. Louis Blues Frustration One More Once Jones	.	DE6031	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 10 05 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 06 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 07 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 08 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 09 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Club Névé	see 1960 09 26.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 10 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	“Suite Thursday” recording session (Paul Horn subbing for Johnny Hodges, who had taken ill)	.	DE6032	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-07
1960 10 --	.	Carbondale, Ill.	Southern Illinois University	.	.	DE6033	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 11 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 12 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 13 Thursday	.	Rolla, Mo.	College of Music University of Missouri	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 14 Friday	.	St. Louis, Mo.	Francis Field House Washington University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 15 Saturday	.	Charleston, Ill.	Lantz Gym Illinois University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 16 Sunday 2 pm	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee Auditorium	Jazz Cavalcade concert Promoted by Ray Mitchell, co-sponsored by Glendale Woman's Club Three groups performed - Ellington and his orchestra, Dave Brubeck Quartet and Dukes of Dixieland 3,500 in audience Concert Ellington led off, then Brubeck, then the Dukes. The audience clapped time during the show, and there was only time for Brubeck to play three numbers (he began with a talk on jazz rhythms. The concert wrapped up with all three groups jamming for 15 minutes on 'One More Once.' At intermission, Ellington and Brubeck went down to the auditorium basement to judge two student jazz combos, but they couldn't decide on a winner.	Stratemann, p.427 citing Variety 1960-08-24 p.48 Milwaukee Journal, 1960-10-17, p.13	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1960 10 17 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 18 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 19 Wednesday	1960 10 20	McClure, Ill.	Colony Club	.	Stratemann p.427 citing DESB Vail II Ad, Southern Illinoisian, Carbondale-Herrin-Murphyshire, 1960-10-18 p.11, as well as 1960-11-16 and -17 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-07
1960 10 20 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1960 10 20 Thursday	.	McClure, Ill.	Colony Club	see 1960 10 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 21 Friday 8:30PM-12:30AM	.	Normal, Ill.	McCormick Gymnasium, Illinois State University	Dance	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 22 Saturday	.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	Western Michigan University	.	Stratemann p.427	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-07
1960 10 23 Sunday 8 PM	.	River Forrest, Ill.	Gymnasium Concordia Teachers College	Concert	Oak Leaves, Oak Park, Ill., 1960-10-06, p.40	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1960 10 24 Monday	.	South Bend, Ind. or Notre Dame, Ind.	St. Mary's College	Ellington is interviewed on the radio by Frank Hamilton. Vail II has an Ellington concert at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana, followed by the Hamilton interview. Stratemann p.427 shows only the location St. Mary's College, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ill. without mentioning a concert but mentions the interview. New Desor DE6034 shows the interview was broadcast on WSMB in South Bend. The campus map for St. Mary's shows it's in Notre Dame, Indiana, which is an unincorporated centre of population for U.S. Census purposes. Its various webpages give its address as Notre Dame, Ind. The district, for want of a better word, has three college campuses - University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. St. Mary's webpage "About South Bend" doesn't mention South Bend but says "Notre Dame, Indiana, is not a city you can find on any major map... Saint Mary’s College and Holy Cross College share this unique mailing address, and much more, with the University of Notre Dame." St. Mary's is about 3 miles south of University of Notre Dame, with a river and Holy Cross College lying in between. While the exact "legal" location of St. Mary's is unclear, it is clearly not a part of the University of Notre Dame.	Vail II Stratemann p.427	DE6034	04,1-32 03,3-25	.	.	2011
1960 10 25 Tuesday 8 PM	.	Rock Island, Ill.	Centennial Hall Augustana College	Concert, 800 people	Stratemann .427 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-07
1960 10 26 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 27 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 10 28 Friday	.	Pittsburg, Kans.	Pittsburg State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 29 Saturday	.	Decatur, Ill.	Millikin University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 30 Sunday	.	Villa Park, Ill.	Willowbrook High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 10 31 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
November 1960
1960 11 01 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 11 02 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 11 03 Thursday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 04 Friday	.	Princeton, N.J.	Princeton University	.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 11 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Gould Auditorium New York University	.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 06 Sunday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Music Hall	2,500 attended this concert which also featured the Dave Brubeck Quartet	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11 DESB	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 11 07 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 11 08 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1960 11 09 Wednesday	.	Framington, Mass.	Meadows Club	.	Stratemann p.427 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 10 Thursday<	.	Taunton, Mass.	Roseland Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11 DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 11 Friday	1960 11 17 Thursday	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	While Stratemann speculates this engagement was actually the Storyville Club, located in the hotel, it seems the club was closed already.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11 Dorothy Kilgallen's syndicated column, The Dover, Ohio, Daily Reporter, 1960-06-23, p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 11 12 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 13 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 14 Monday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 15 Tuesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 16 Wednesday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 17 Thursday	.	Boston, Mass.	Bradford Hotel	see 1960 11 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 18 Friday	.	Easton, Penn.	Lafayette College	.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 19 Saturday	.	Stratford, Conn.	Shakespeare Festival Theater	.	Stratemann p.427 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 20 Sunday	.	Trenton, N.J.	Officers Club McGuire Air Force Base	.	Stratemann p.428 citing Duke Ellington Jazz Society newsletter 1960-11	.	.	.	.	2011
1960 11 21 Monday	.	.		Ellington's during the making of the film Paris Blues are not well documented and what documentation there is is contradictory. The band was laid-off while Ellington was away working on the film Paris Blues, although the Dec. 15 1960 edition of Jet Magazine says several of them were working at Storyville. Stratemann quotes a 1969 Willis Conover and Ellington interview, saying the band was temporarily laid off because a scheduled two-week engagement in Boston was cancelled after the bookers learned Ellington would not be appearing personally. The Conover note also says prerecordings were done in Hollywood earlier in 1960, and when changes were needed due to rewrites, Ellington had Strayhorn go to Paris in early-mid October to try to sort things out. Ellington himself followed a month later. Stratemann, p.428: Originally, Ellington was reported to be due in Paris France, for work on his next motion picture, "Paris Blues," on November 21. Instead, he went to California for initial work on the film, and it was December 8, when he 'tightened up his courage and took the air route to Paris to work on the score for "Paris Blues"¹ Jet Magazine Dec.8 (caption to picture): Long known for his aversion to flying, bandleader Duke Ellington boards a jet liner in New York for his first overseas flight to Paris.² DEMS 09,1-33 says the flight was Dec.8, since the story and accompanying picture were in the Dec. 8 edition of Jet Magazine. This does not account for press deadlines. The date of his arrival in Paris is not yet documented, although the U.S.Foreign Service reported he was in his Paris hotel on Nov. 21 (see next entry). Dates and locations should be ascertainable from Ellington's business records at the Smithsonian, by reviewing the travel expenses.	(1)Stratemann p.432, unattributed (2)Jet Magazine 1960-12-08, p.57	.	09,1-33	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 11 21 Monday	1961 01 07 Saturday	Paris, France	Hotel de la Trémoille 14 rue de la Trémoille	A U.S. Foreign Service memorandum to the Director of the FBI reported Ellington's stay in this hotel, and said his reason to be in France was direct the orchestration of the film "Paris Blues."	FBI file no. 100-43443, p.14 Stratemann pp. 428-440 .	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 22 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges recording session with Ben Webster and three non-Ellingtonians Source DEMS 00,3-19			.	2011
1960 11 22 Tuesday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 23 Wednesday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 24 Thursday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 25 Friday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 26 Saturday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 27 Sunday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 28 Monday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 11 29 Tuesday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
December 1960
1960 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Lil Greenwood and trombonist Booty Wood leave the band in early December				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1960 12 01 Thursday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 02 Friday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 03 Saturday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 04 Sunday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 05 Monday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 06 Tuesday	.	Hollywood or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 07 Wednesday	.	Nerw York and/or Paris	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21 The Dec. 8 edition of Jet Magazine carried an undated photo of Duke in the hatchway of a PanAmerican jet liner in New York. This was likely taken on or before Dec.7. Since Ellington did not take a direct flight from Hollywood to Paris, he may have spent some time in New York before continuing his journey, but this is speculation.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 08	1960 12 09	New York, N.Y.	Olmsted Sound	Johnny Hodges recording session with Lawrence Brown, Jimmy Jones, Aaron Bell, and Sonny Greer	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-14
1960 12 08 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 09 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 10 Saturday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 11 Sunday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 12 Monday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 13 Tuesday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 14 Wednesday	.	Paris, France	Barclay Studios	Recording Session 'Paris Blues' Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	DE9076	11,2-10 11,1-23 09,1-33	NDCS 1093	.	2011
1960 12 15 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 16 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 17	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 17 Saturday	.	Paris, France	Maison De La Radio	Ellington guests in the prerecording of the ORTF television show 'Jean Sabon Show,' which aired Dec. 25. Strayhorn's activities undocumented Band off work See 1960 11 21.	.	DE6035	03,3-25	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-09
1960 12 18 Sunday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 19 Monday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 20 Tuesday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 21 Wednesday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 22 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 23 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 24 Saturday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 25 Sunday Christmas	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 26 Monday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 27 Tuesday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 28 Wednesday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 29 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 30 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 31 Saturday	.	Paris, France	.	Ellington and Strayhorn working on film Band off work See 1960 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1960 12 --	.	Paris, France	.	Recording session, ”Paris Blues”	.	DE6036	11,2-10 11,1-23 10,3-24 09,1-11+41	Stratemann 429 Stratemann 437 photos DE-FB06 photo Boujut photo JazzCorner-photo Stratemann 425	.	2011
1960 12 23	.	Paris, France	.	ORTF Broadcast 'Hebdomadaire De Jazz'-interview The date is based on Ellington saying, in the interview, that he arrived exactly two weeks previously. When the date of the flight is confirmed, this interview may have to be redated.	.	DE9077	09,1-33	NDCS 1092	.	2011
1960 12 24	.	Paris, France	Palais Defense	.	.	.	90,4-3	Stratemann 441	.	2011
1960 12 25	.	Paris, France	.	Broadcast of the Jean Sablon ORTF show.	.	.	.	Stratemann 441 corrTimner-4/28	.	2011
1960 12 29	1960 12 30	Paris, France	Palais Chaillot "Turcaret"	.	.	DE6037	.85,1-16	Stratemann 441	.	2011
1960 12 30	.	Paris, France	Palais Chaillot "Turcaret"	.	.	DE6037	.85,1-16	Stratemann 441	.	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 1961
1961 01 01 Sunday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 02 Monday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 03 Tuesday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 04 Wednesday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 05 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 06 Friday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 07 Saturday	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-14
1961 01 05	.	Paris	.	"Paris Blues"	.	.	09,1-11	VARphotos DE-FBphoto	.	2011
1961 01 11	1961 01 31	Las Vegas, Nev.	Riviera Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 01 15	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1961 01 17	.	.	.	Shorty Baker recording session	.	.	01,1-24	.	.	2011
1961 01 31	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
February 1961
1961 02 01	1961 02 28	Las Vegas, Nev.	Riviera Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 02 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Hotel Roosevelt	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 02 18	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	Telethon KTTV-TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 02 21	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	00,3-19	.	.	2011
March 1961
1961 03 01	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	.	.	DE6101	04,3-32 03,2-21 97,4-12 90,1-2	.	.	2011
1961 03 02	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6102	03,2-21 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1961 03 03	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Radio Recorders	.	.	DE6103	05,3-2+57 05,1-29 04,3-31 04,1-32 03,3-26 03,2-22 00,3-25+26 85,1-9	NDCS 1023	.	2011
1961 03 07+	.	Paris, France	.	Recording session,	.	DE9048	05,3-57 05,2-30	NDCS 1074	.	2011
1961 03 21	.	New York, N.Y.	.	J.Hamilton recording session	.	.	00,4-21	.	.	2011
April 1961
1961 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Fats Ford leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1961 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1961 04 03	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session L.Armstr	.	DE6104	00,3-20 90,3-5	NDCS 1024	.	2011
1961 04 04	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session L.Armstrong	.	DE6105	00,4-21 00,3-20 90,3-5	Stratemann 447photo NDCS 1025	.	2011
1961 04 08	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Little Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 04 18	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	Rehear For below	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 04 19	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	“Musicmakers”	.	DE6106	97,2-11 96,1-6	.	.	2011
1961 04 21	1961 04 23	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 04 27	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“DahlgrenInterv”	.	DE6107	.	.	.	2011
May 1961
1961 05 --	.	Paris	.	B.S. Recording Ssion "ThePeacefulSide"	.	.	06,1-12 05,3-50	.	.	2011
1961 05 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Studios	.	.	.	82,5-3	.	.	2011
1961 05 02+	.	New York, N.Y.	Reeves Sound Studios	”ParisBlues”	.	DE6108	11,2-10 11,1-23+29 10,3-24 09,1-11 07,1-42 98,3-21 98,2-14 98,1-19	NDCS 1101+1103	.	2011
1961 05 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Reeves Sound Studios	.	.	.	07,3-1	.	.	2011
1961 05 06	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Castle Farms	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 07	.	Toledo, Oh.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 09	.	Louisville, Ky.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 10	.	Dayton	.	"Spring Week Conc"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 14	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Look Up And Live" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 20	.	Washington, D.C.	National Guar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 05 29	1961 05 30	Neptune	The Dunes	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1961
1961 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Matthew Gee leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1961 06 01	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Col	.	.	DE6109	04,1-32 03,3-26 99,1-11 86,1-3 85,4-5 85,3-2 85,1-9 81,2-3 81,1-2	.	.	2011
1961 06 04	.	Annapolis, Md.	Naval Academy	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 05	.	Holden	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 06	.	Bristol	Lake Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 07	.	Hartford, Conn.	Statler Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Garden	.	.	.	99,1-11	.	.	2011
1961 06 09	.	Orono	Maine University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 10	.	Bangor	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 13	.	Freeport	Consistory Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 15	.	Brainerd	New Bar Harbor	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 16	1961 06 22	Minneapolis	Duffy's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 23	.	Chicago, Ill.	Golden Dauphin	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 24	.	Evansville	Stadium	.	.	DE6110	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 25	.	Evansville	Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 27	.	Coshocton (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 06 28	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Public Auditorium	A concert with the Cleveland Orchestra. Ellington performed his "Night Creatures."	.	DE6111	.	ellingtonweb.ca	JoeMosbrook	2011
1961 06 29	.	Meadville	Lake Conneaut	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1961
1961 07 01	.	Carrolltown, Penn.	Sunset Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 02	.	Lenox	Music Festival	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 03	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE6112	97,2-22	.	.	2011
1961 07 04	1961 07 05	Newport	.	"MusicatNewport"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 06	.	New York, N.Y.	De + C.Basie recording session,	.	.	DE6113	10,3-3 08,2-16 99,4-20 99,1-5 98,2-6 97,2-25 84,3-12	Stratemann 462photo TSEphoto WoCB110photo NDCS 1010	.	2011
1961 07 07	.	Erie, Penn.	Waldemeer's Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Randall's Island	"MusicUnderTheStars"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 09	.	New London, Conn.	Danceland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1961 07 10	.	Portland, (Me)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Chuck Connors, trombone, born in 1930, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1961 07 11	.	Laconia	Weirs Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 13	.	Newport	Navy Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 14	.	Newport	Officers Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 15	.	Ipswich	Castle Hill	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 17	1961 07 23	Harwich	Storyville Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 24	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 27	.	Newport (Vt)	Elks Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 28	.	Old Orchard Beach, Maine	Palace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 29	.	New Haven, Conn.	Yale Bowl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 07 30	.	New York, N.Y.	30th St. CBS Studio	.	.	DE6114	04,1-32 03,3-26 99-1-11 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1961 07 31	.	Westbury	.	Music Fair	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1961
1961 08 0-	.	Toronto, Ont.	Club Kingsway	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 04	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 09	.	Highland Park	.	Ravinia Fe	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 10	.	Wisconsin Rapids High Sc	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 11?	.	Saugatuck	.	Jazz Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 11	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	”IrvkupcinetShow” ”Policemen’sTelethon”	.	DE6115	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 --	.	Washington, D.C.	Sheraton Park	.	.	DE6116	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 19	.	Chicago, Ill.	Sheraton Park H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 20	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	DE6117	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 22	1961 08 27	New York, N.Y.	-Bronx Freedomland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 24	.	New York, N.Y.	-Bronx Freedomland	.	.	DE6118	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 24	.	.	.	Jh/Wbd recording session	.	.	04,2-50	.	.	2011
1961 08 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Randall's Island	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 26	.	New York, N.Y.	-Bronx Freedomland	.	.	DE6119	.	.	.	2011
1961 08 30	.	Bloomington	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1961
1961 09 01	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 04	.	Tulsa, Okla.	Tulsa Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 06	.	Dallas, Tex.	Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 07	.	Houston, Tex.	Music Hall	.	.	DE6120	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 08	.	San Angelo	Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 09	.	Amarillo, Tex.	Air Force Base NCO Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 10	.	Amarillo, Tex.	Air Force Base Officers C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 11	.	Abilene	Petroleum Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 12	.	Midland	Cobra Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 13	.	Midland	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 14	.	Houston, Tex.	Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 16	.	Tucson	Thunderbird Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 --	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	P.Weh Interv broadcast on 6jan62	.	DE6121	99,4-26	.	.	2011
1961 09 17	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Palladium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 19	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session ”GirlsSuite”	.	DE6122	03,3-26 84,4-8	.	.	2011
1961 09 20	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recording session, ”GirlsSuite	.	DE6123 ”	04,1-31 03,3-26 84,4-8	.	.	2011
1961 09 22	1961 09 24	Monterey	.	Jazz Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 09 23	.	Monterey	.	Jazz Festival	.	DE6124	88,2-3	.	.	2011
1961 09 24	1961 09 29	San Francisco, Cal.	New Fack's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1961
1961 10 03 Tuesday 8:15 pm	.	Pocatello, Id.	Pocatello High School Auditorium	Benefit concert, Eastern Idaho chapter, National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation Audience estimated at 700	Idaho State Journal 1961-10-03, p.2 1961-10-04, p.10 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-08
1961 10 04 Wednesday	.	Salt Lake City	Unionbuil	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 07	.	Des Moines, Io.	Val Air Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 08	.	Clear Lake, Io.	Surf Ballroom	Concert 8 to 10 pm, dancing 10 to 12 pm. Admission $1.87 plus tax, Tot.$2 for concert and dance	Ads Mason City, Iowa Globe-Gazette, p.14 The Greene Recorder, Greend, Io, 1961-10-04 p.7 The Algona Upper Des Moines, 1961-10-05, p.9	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-08
1961 10 09	.	Chicago, Ill.	Birdhouse X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 10 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Meadows Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 11 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Picadilly Theat	.	.	DE6125	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 12 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Platform W.63rd St. & S.Halsted St.	Civic celebration personal appearance "...the Englewood shopping center will burst out tomorrow night in a blaze of light. The occasion will mark the beginning of service of the brightest street lighting system in the nation. Ceremonies will start at 6:30 p.m..... High point of the celebration will come when Mayor Richard J. Daley, on the speakers' platform at W.63rd and S.Halsted sts.will give the signal illuminating the area...Radio, sports and other celebrities will be on the platform with the mayor and local dignitaries responsible for planning the new lights. Among those on the stand will be ...pianist-songwriter Duke Ellington; Olympic champion Jesse Owens..."	Suburban Economist, 1961-10-11, pp.1 - 2	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-08
1961 10 18	.	Dover Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 21 Saturday	.	Oswego, N.Y.	Lakeside Dining Hall, State University College,	Homecoming Weekend dance attended by 2,500.	Oswego, N.Y. Palladium-Times, Mon Oct 23, 1961, p.5	.	.	.	.	added 2012-11-07
1961 10 25	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6126	92,3-2 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1961 10 27	.	Grove City, Penn.	Grove City College Arena	"The Duke Ellington Jazz Concert," sponsored by the Student Activities Committee	Ad, Newcastle Pa. News, 1961-10-12, p32	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-08
1961 10 29	.	Dayton	Wampler's Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 10 31	.	Atlanta,Ga.	Fulton Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1961
-1961 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1961 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Howard McGhee joins the band in late November and leaves in mid December. He recorded with the band on three later dates. Matthew Gee, trombone, rejoins the band in late November				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1961 11 00	.	.	.	Ellington's article "The Jazz Fakers Can't Make It Now" is published in the November 1961 edition of Negro Digest	.	.	.	.	.	djpAdded 2012-01-21
1961 11 01 Wednesday	.	Atlanta, Ga.	Morehouse College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 02 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 03 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 04 Saturday	.	Newark, N.J.	Mosque Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 05 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 06 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 07 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Astor Theatre	NY premiere "Paris Blues"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 08 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 09 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 10 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 11 Saturday	.	Blacksburg	Polytec Inst	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 12 Sunday	.	Raleigh	Reynolds Colis	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 13 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Jazz Gallery	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 14 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 15 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Barry Gray Show”	.	DE6127	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 16 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 17	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 17 Friday	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 18 Saturday	.	Cortland	State Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 19 Sunday	.	Milburn, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 20 Monday	.	Newark, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 21 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Musicspex” WNEW	.	DE6128	07,1-18 04,1-31 03,3-26 00,1-25	.	.	2011
1961 11 22 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Town Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 23 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1961 11 24 Friday<	1961 11 30 Thursday	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Stage show Also on the bill: Jackie 'Moms' Mabley, Bunny Briggs, Ada Lee. During	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Box20/20" WABC-TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24 Trumpeter Bill Berry was recruited this day, when he went to hear Ellington at the Apollo - see DEMS 02/3	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-08-05
1961 11 26 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 28 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 29 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 11 30 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater	see 1961 11 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1961
1961 12 01 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 02 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 03 Sunday	.	Danbury, Conn.	Berkshire Hall Auditorium, Danbury State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-07
1961 12 04 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold “Shorty” Baker, trumpet, subbed for Ray Nance, who was serving time in Las Vegas. Vail tells us Ray began his 60-day sentence on Nov.2 and says Baker returned to the band then. Bill Berry, trumpet, joined the band to replace Willie Cook.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.446 Vail II	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1961 12 04 Monday	1961 12 20	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Ellington's first New York night club residency in 5 years. Also on the bill, singer Gloria Lynne with her trio led by Earl May, and comedian Larry Storch. Storch warmed up the audience, then Ms Lynne did a set, and Ellington's band followed for an hour, with a total of "100 straight minutes of music." Trumpeter Howard McGhee was with the band for the Basin Street East run. The club was closed Sundays.	Stratemann p.446 citing Variety 1961 12 13 p.54 Vail II with copy of ad.	.	97,2-10	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-07
1961 12 05 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 06 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 07 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 08 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 09 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	Benefit for the Negro Actors Guild, possibly just Duke with or without rhythm, but no band.	Stratemann p. 446 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-07
1961 12 09 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 10 Sunday 6 pm and 9 pm	.	Milburn, N.J.	Paper Mill Playhouse	Two concerts	Stratemann p.446 Vail II .	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-05-08
1961 12 11 Monday	1961 12 12 Tuesday	New York, N.Y.	.	Verve recording session Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn & His Orchestra Anderson, Berry, McGee, Mullens, Baker, Brown, Jackson, Connors, Hodges, Procope, Hamilton, Gonsalves, Carney, Jimmy Jones (piano), Bell, Woodyard Titles recorded: Don't Get Around Much Anymore I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) Gal from Joe's Your Love Has Faded I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So Jeep's Blues Day Dream Juice a-Plenty Azure Tailor Made Star Dust	Stratemann p.446	.	09,3-34	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-05-08
1961 12 11 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 12 Tuesday	. Tuesday	New York, N.Y.	.	Second day of Verve recording session, Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and His Orch. - see 1961 12 11	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 12 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 13 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 14 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 15 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 16 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 17 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS television studio	The band had a night off from Basin Street East. Duke performed Duke's Place and In a Mellotone with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars on the popular national weekly television Ed Sullivan Show”.	.	DE6129	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 17 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Ellington and members of his family entered into a songwriter royalty agreement with a group of music publishers consisting of Mills Music, Inc., American Academy of Music, Inc., Gotham Music Service, Inc., their "predecessors in interest" and any other affiliate of Mills Music. One term of the agreement provided that these publishers would pay Ellington 50% of net revenues from foreign music sales.	New York Supreme Court Appellate Divison judgement, May 2 2013, 9028 Paul M. Ellington, Plaintiff-Appellant, against EMI Music Inc., et al, Defendants, and EMI Mills Music, Inc.,Defendant-Respondent.	.	.	.	djp	2011
1961 12 18 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Hotel Roosevelt	Christmas party for the Radio & Television Executive Society Presumably a daytime gig?	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-08
1961 12 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04 Possibly a day off, since it likely conflicts with the Hotel Roosevelt gig.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 20 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Night club residency - see 1961 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 20 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Matthew Gee, trombone, leaves the band Leon Cox, trombone, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1961 12 21 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 22 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 23 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 24 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 26 Tuesday	.	Toledo, Oh.	Inverness Club	The date needs to be confirmed.	Stratemann p.446	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 27 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Statler Hotel	The date needs to be confirmed.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 28 Thursday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Hilton Hotel	The date needs to be confirmed.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 29 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 30 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1961 12 31 Sunday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Academy of Music	Cotillion Society awards ceremony	Stratemann p.446	.	.	.	.	2011
1961 12 31 Sunday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Sheraton Hotel	Cotillion Society ball	Stratemann p.446	.	.	.	.	2011

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1962

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 1962
1962 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Moon Mullinsleaves the band in late January				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1962 01 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1962 01 02	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Columbia "All American"	.	.	DE6201	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Museum Of M.A.	.	.	DE6202	11,1-25 02,2-27 02,1-24 96,2-3	.	.	2011
1962 01 04	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col"All American"	.	DE6203	03,3-26 94,1-5 93,4-5	.	.	2011
1962 01 05	.	+New York City, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Goodyear” Film	.	DE6204	07,1-10+18 06,2-40 05,3-18 03,3-26 02,1-3 93,2-2 91,4-6 91,3-2 90,1-8 89,4-1 89,1-12	Stratemann 449 Stratemann 451photos+	.	2011
1962 01 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session CBS	.	DE6205	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 12	.	New Concord	Muskingum C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 14	.	Cleveland, Oh.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 15	1962 01 21	Columbus, Oh.	The Maramar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 23	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session CBS	.	DE6206	04,2-35 85,1-9	.	.	2011
1962 01 26	.	Toledo, Oh.	Inverness Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 27	.	Roanoke	Crossroads Mall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 29	.	Wilmington	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 30	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6207	.	.	.	2011
1962 01 31	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6208	.	.	.	2011
February 1962
1962 02 01	.	Knoxville	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 02	.	Lexington	Lee University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 03	.	Wilmington	Cavalier Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 04	.	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 05	.	Newark, N.J.	Delaware Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 06	.	Norfolk	Naval Air Statio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 08	.	Glenmont	Indian Springs	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 09	1962 02 14	Pennsauken	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Music For Dancing"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“NationalGuard”	.	DE6209	03,3-27 97,2-7 94,2-3	.	(credit Björck as all 94,2-3 entries)	2011
1962 02 15	.	Brunswick	Naval Air Stat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 16	.	Brunswick	Bowdoin Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 17	.	Wallingford	Choate Schoo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 18	.	Providence, R.I.	Design School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 19	.	Drexel Hill	Tennis Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 21	.	Hanover	Dartmouth Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 22	.	Burlington	Vermont Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 23	.	Lancaster	Marshall Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 24	.	Troy	Armory	.	.	DE6210	04,1-20 03,3-11 98,3-20	.	.	2011
1962 02 25	.	New Bedford	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 02 27	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6211	03,3-26	.	.	2011
March 1962
1962 03 03	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Univ Michigan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 09	1962 03 15	Chicago, Ill.	Regal Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 16	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	DE6212	95,2-6 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1962 03 17	.	Rolla	School Of Mines	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 19	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	DE6213	91,3-2	.	.	2011
1962 03 20	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold “Shorty” Baker leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1962 03 22	.	Hampton	H.Institute	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 23	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Roy Burrowes, born 1926, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1962 03 23	.	Princess Anne, Maryland	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 24	.	Pennsauken	Ivy Stone Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 03 29	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	.	.	DE6214	98,4-6 98,3-22 92,3-2 90,3-2 89,4-6 89,3-2	corrTimner-4/28	.	2011
1962 03 31	.	Wilkes-Barre	Wilkes Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1962
1962 04 01	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Open Day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 02	.	.	.	Bus-Travel To Chicago	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 03	.	Rensselaer	St Joseph Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 04	.	Dubuque	Loras College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 05	.	Palatine	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 06	.	Madison	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 07	.	Wauwatosa	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 08	1962 04 09	Chicago, Ill.	Club Laurel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 12	.	Niles	Shula's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 13	.	Lansing	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 18	.	Toronto, Ont.	Desociety Party	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 20	1962 04 26	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 23	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	DE6215 DE6216	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 24	.	Washington, D.C.	Howard Theatre	.	.	DE6217	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 27?	.	New York, N.Y.	Riviera Terrace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 04 27?	.	Durham	Duke University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1962
1962 05 01	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 01	.	.	.	“Garrymooreshow”	.	.DE6218 DE6219	03,3-26 97,2-7	.	.	2011
1962 05 04	.	Garden City	Cafe Dominiq	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 07	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 08	1962 05 19	New York, N.Y.	University Hospital	Duke: gall bladder operation	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 10	.	Lexington	Idle Hour Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 11	.	Frankfort Ky.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 12	.	Crawfordsville	Wabash C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 18	.	Beaver Falls	Geneva Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 22	.	Boston, Mass.	Boston Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	DE6221	02,3-24 93,3-4 91,5-6	.	.	2011
1962 05 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	DE6222	02,3-24 93,3-4 91,5-6	.	.	2011
1962 05 25	.	Pittsfield	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 26	.	Boston, Mass.	Donnelly Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	DE6220	04,1-32 03,3-26 02,1-16 89,4-6 89,3-2	.	.	2011
1962 05 31	.	Washington, D.C.	“Pattycavern”	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 05 31	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution Hall	.	.	DE6223 DE6224	95,3-6	.	.	2011
June 1962
1962 06 01	.	Washington, D.C.	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 02	.	Washington, D.C.	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 02	.	Washington, D.C.	Crampton Hallm, Howard University	.	.	DE6225	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 02	.	Washington, D.C.	The Coliseum	.	.	DE6226	99,5-25 99,4-26 95,3-6	TSEphoto41	.	2011
1962 06 03	.	Washington, D.C.	Coliseum	.	.	DE6227	95,3-6	.	.	2011
1962 06 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	DE6228	04,2-51 89,3-1	.	.	2011
1962 06 08	.	Reading	Lincoln Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 09	.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Cornell Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 11	.	Chesnut Hill	Boston Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 12	.	West Haven	House Of Card	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 13	.	Worcester	Holy Cross Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 16	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Leon Cox leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1962 06 17	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Buster Cooper, trombone, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1962 06 17	.	Mineola	Mineola Playhouse	.	.	DE6229	03,3-28	NDCS 1054	.	2011
1962 06 21	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Col	.	.	DE6230	86,1-3 85,4-5 85,1-9 81,2-3 81,1-2	.	.	2011
1962 06 23	.	Old Greenwich	Eckmann Ct	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 24	.	Montclair	Teachers Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 25	.	Somers	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 26	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Col	.	DE6231	84,3-10	.	.	2011
1962 06 28	.	New York, N.Y.	KABC Radio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 29	.	Meadville	Dreamland Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 06 30	.	.	.	Doubtful recording session	.	.	02,2-28	.	.	2011
July 1962
1962 07 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	.	.	DE6232	98,4-3 ,2-22 96,2-3 94,4-1 94,3-3 89,4-3 87,1-1 79,2-1	Bluelight 1,98	.	2011
1962 07 07	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 08	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE6233	10,1-26 09,1-14+23 08,3-29 05,2-15 05,1-6 98,2-18	Meeker2289 NDCS 1091	Strat463	2011
1962 07 10	1962 07 15	Detroit, Mich.	Minor Key	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 13	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	“JackharrisShow”	.	DE6234	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 17	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	"Money Jungle"	.	.	07,3-1	.	.	2011
1962 07 19	.	Wheeling	Ogleby Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 21	.	Port Stanley	Stork Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 22	.	Warrensville Heights, Oh.	Musicarnival	.	.	.	Joe Mosbrook: "Jazzed in Cleveland"	.	.	2011
1962 07--	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Sound Studio	DE6235	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 25	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	DE6236	.	79,2-1	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 26	1962 07 28	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 07 29	.	New London, Conn.	Danceland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1962
1962 08 01	.	Bainbridge	Us Naval Cent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 02	1962 08 04	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 05 8:30 pm	.	Bristol, Conn.	Lake Compounce Park	Concert	Vail II Harford Courant 1962-08-05, p.31A .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-06
1962 08 06	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Johnny Hodges recording session	.	.	09,2-12	.	.	2011
1962 08 08	.	Newport (Vt)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 09	.	Westborough (Mass)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 10	.	Otis	Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 11	.	East Millinocket	High S	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 12	.	Lenox	Music Barn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 13	.	Lake Placid	Olympic Are	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Johnnyhodges recording session	09,2-12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 18	.	Englewood	.	Recording Session,	.	DE6237 (Hawk)	03,3-26 90,4-4 87,3-3	MIMMphoto	.	2011
1962 08 20	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.467 citing Variety 8/8/62 p.67	.	2011
1962 08 21	.	Weirs Beach	Irwin's Gard	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 22	.	Hampton Beach	Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 24	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Ohio Jazz Fes	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 25	.	Carroltown	Sunset Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 26	.	Detroit, Mich.	Cobo Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 08 29	.	Youngstown	Idora Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1962
1962 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bill Berry leaves the band. He made a few recordings with the band later in 1962, in 1963 and 1973, and rejoined the band for a few days in April, 1973				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1962 09 01	.	East Hampton ??	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 02	1962 09 03	Atlantic City ??	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 04	.	Boston, Mass.	??	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 05?	.	Wentworth By The Sea ??	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 07	.	Phildelp	Municipal Stad	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 12	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cootie Williams, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1962 09 12	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session RCA/Vic	.	DE6238	93,3-8 86,4-6	.	.	2011
1962 09 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session RCA/Vic	.	DE6239	08,3-29	.	.	2011
1962 09 17	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Duke Mingus Roach	.	DE6240	02,3-16+26 02,2-24	Rul36photo NDCS 1042	.	2011
1962 09 18	.	New York, N.Y.	.	A&R StudiOS	.	.	90,3-3	.	.	2011
1962 09 19	.	New York, N.Y.	.	”Tonightshow”	.	DE6241	04,1-32 03,3-26	.	.	2011
1962 09 20	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	90,4-4 88,2-4	.	.	2011
1962 09 21	.	Chicopee	Schine Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 22	.	Poughkeepsie	Ibm Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 23	.	Woodlyn	El Rancho Cl.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Town Hall	DE6242	.	90,4-4	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 25	.	Red Bank	Carlton Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 26	.	Englewood	.	Recording Session, (Coltrane)	.	DE6243	02,3-10 90,4-4 88,2-4 87,3-4	Stratemann 468photo Rul37photo VARphoto	.	2011
1962 09 26	.	Hoboken	Ss Rotterdam	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 27	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Here's Edie”	.	DE6244	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Instit Tecnolo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 O9 29	.	Lafayette	Purdue Univer	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 09 30	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1962
1962 10 02	.	Topeca	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 03	.	Boulder	Memorial Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 04	.	Ogden	Hill Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 05	.	Salt Lake City	.	.	.	DE9036	04,1-31+32 03,3-26	NDCS 1058	.	2011
1962 10 06	.	Pocatello	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 07	.	Dugway	Proving Ground	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 09	.	Ontario	Elks Ballroom	+ KsVR-broadcast "J.WilliamsSh"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 11	.	Fairfield	Travis Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 12	1962 10 21	San Francisco, Cal.	New Fack's	Gleason198	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 13	.	.	.	Mercer recording session	.	98,3-23	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 22	.	Monterey Fort Ord	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 23	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Here's Edie" ABC-TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 24	.	Stockton Junior High Sch	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 25	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Mather Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 26	.	Santa Rosa, Cal.	Flamingo Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 27	.	Klamath Falls, Ore	Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 28 Sunday	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Ft Lewis	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 29 Monday	1962 11 03	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club 1136 W. Georgia St.	Night club date The Ubyssey gave a lukewarm review for a set one unspecified night during this residency.	The Ubyssey 1962-11-08 p.4	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-03
1962 10 30 Tuesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Interview	Ellington interviewed by CKNW "Owl Prowl" radio host Jack Cullen (Cullen was known for his bootleg recordings of concerts in Vancouver)	.	DE6245	93,3-1 93,1-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-01
1962 10 30 Tuesday	1962 11 03	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	see 1962 10 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 10 31 Wednesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	see 1962 10 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1962
1962 11 01 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Georgian Towers Hotel 1450 W.Georgia St	CBC jazz broadcaster Bob Smith interviewed Ellington and Strayhorn in Duke's suite. The subject matter included the writing of Creole Rhapsody, Reminiscing in Tempo and Black, Brown and Beige. Click here to listen to it.	.	DE6246	04,2-15 93,1-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-04
1962 11 01 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	see 1962 10 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 02 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	see 1962 10 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 03 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	see 1962 10 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 03	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aaron Bell leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1962 11 04	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ernie Shepard, Jr., bass, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1962 11 04 Sunday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Sand Point Nas	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 05	.	Victoria, B.C.	Memorial Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 07	.	Cheney	Mem Fieldhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 08	.	Bellingham, Wash.	Carver Gym	WestERN Washington STATE COLLEGE	.	DE6247	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 09	.	Portand	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 10	.	Eugene	Oregon University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 11	.	San Rafael	Hamilton Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 12	.	Berkeley	Univ Califor	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 13	.	Victorville	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 14	.	San Luis Obispo	Coll.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 15	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Embassy Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 16	.	Phoenix	Ramada Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 17	.	Tucson	Ramada Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 19	.	Houston, Tex.	Cullum Auditorium	DE6248	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 20	.	Dallas, Tex.	Methodist Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 22	.	St Joseph, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 23	.	Kansas City	Memorial B	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 24	.	Mason City	Hotel Hanford	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 25	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 26	.	Kokomo, Ind.	Country Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 28	.	Chicago, Ill.	Ambassador Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 11 29	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	DE6249	.	98,2-17 98,1-12 94,2-3 93,3-2 92,3-1	.	.	.	2011
December 1962
1962 12 01	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Castle Farms	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 06	.	Baltimore, Md.	Polytechnic In	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“MervgriffinShow”	.	DE6250	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 11	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios recording session Reprise `	DE6251	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 11	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studio ”Mervgriffinshow”	DE6252	.	94,2-3	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 12	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studio “Mervgriffinshow”	DE6253	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios recording session Reprise	DE6254	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 13	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studio “Mervgriffinshow”	.	.	.	DE6255	03,3-26 94,2-3	.	2011
1962 12 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios recording session Reprise	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 14	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studio “Mervgriffinshow”	.	.	DE6256 DE6257	05,2-30 03,3-26 98,2-17 98,1-12 94,2-3 93,3-2 92,3-2	.	.	2011
1962 12 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Americana Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6258	94,2-3	.	.	2011
1962 12 22	.	Totowa	Gladiator's Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 27	.	Vineland	Cherry Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1962 12 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6259	03,3-26 00,2-3 98,2-13 94,2-3 83,4-4	.	.	2011
1962 12 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	DE6260	.	.	.	.	.	2011

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1963

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 1963
1963 01 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6301	94,2-3	.	.	2011
1963 01 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6302	94,2-3	.	.	2011
1963 01 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6303	.	.	.	2011
1963 01 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	Reprise recording session	.	DE6304	.	.	.	2011
1963 01 --	.	London, England	“Rhythmbackstreet”	.	.	DE6308	.	.	.	2011
1963 01 1-	.	London, England	Grosvenor H.	.	.	DE9038	07,2-5 04,3-55 04,2-17 04,1-32 99,5-5	DEMS06/2-55photo NDCS 1058	.	2011
1963 01 11	.	London, England	Arrival	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	(credit DEMS as all 99,5-9 entries)	2011
1963 01 12	.	Finsbury Park	Astoria	.	.	.	99,5-9	hotel: DriggsWebphoto Webphoto	.	2011
1963 01 13	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersm	.	.	.	99,5-9	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1963 01 14	.	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 01 15	.	Sheffield	City Hall	.	.	.	99,5-9 90,4-4	.	.	2011
1963 01 18	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	.	07,3-11 99,5-9 81,5-1 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 01 19	.	Manchester	Free Trade	2 Concerts	.	DE6305 ND9085	08,1-35 07,3-11 99,5- 81,5-1	NDCS 1085	.	2011
1963 01 20	.	Liverpool	Empire Theatre	.	.	.	07,3-11 99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 01 20	1963 01 21	London, England	Ita Granada TV	.	.	DE6306	08,3-6 07,1-42 00,1-3 97,2-13 94,2-4 91,2-6 91,1-1 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 01 22	.	London, England	Ita Granada St	.	.	.	99,5-9 97,2-13 94,2-4 91,2-6 91,1-1 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 01 23	.	Leicester	Demontfort H.	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 01 25	.	Croydon	.	Fairfield Hall “AktuelltApropa” BBC Swedish telecast.	.	DE6307	99,5-9	Stratemann 471 DriggsWebphoto	.	2011
1963 01 26	.	London, England	.	Granada Telecast	.	.	99,5-9 91,2-6 91,1-1 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 01 27	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersm	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 01 28	1963 01 29	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 01 30	.	Paris, France	Salle Wagram	.	.	.	99,5-9	VARphoto	.	2011
1963 01 31	.	Paris, France	Salle Wagram	.	.	DE6309	99,5-9	Delaunay photo Webphotos WoDE14photo	.	2011
February 1963
1963 02 01	.	Paris, France	Olympia	.	.	DE6310	00,2-3 99,5-9 98,2-13	.	.	2011
1963 02 02	.	Paris, France	Olympia	.	.	DE6311 DE6312	99,5-9 98,2-13 90,4-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 03	.	Malmo	Airport	.	.	DE6313	.	.	.	2011
1963 02 03	.	Lund	Akademiska F.	.	.	.	04,1-32 03,3-26 99,5-9 94,1-3	.	.	2011
1963 02 04	.	Goeteborg	Konserthus	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 05	.	Helsinki	.	.	.	DE6314	99,5-9 98,4-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 06	.	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE6315	03,3-26 03,1-15 96,2-3 94,4-1 94,3-3 88,4-5	.	.	2011
1963 02 06	1963 02 07	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE6316	.	.	.	2011
1963 02 07	.	Stockholm	Circus	Reh + Swedish Telecast “Indigo”	.	DE6317 DE6318	10,1-21 07,2-5 05,3-5 04,2-10 04,1-31 03,3-26 94,1-3 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 08a	.	Stockholm	Europafilmstud Not Sundbyberg-Solna	.	.	DE6319	02,3-26 02,2-21 99,5-9 00,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 08b	.	Kobenhavn	Falkoner	.	.	DE6320 DE6321	99,5-9 85,3-1	.	.	2011
1963 02 09	.	Kalmar	Sporthallen	.	.	DE6322 DE6323	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 10	.	Wien	Konzerthaus	.	.	.	00,1-10 99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 12	.	Stuttgart	Liederhalle	.	.	DE6325	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 13	.	Munich	.	“Weekendworld“	.	DE6324	03,3-26 99,5-9 91,3-6 91,2-6	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1963 02 14	.	Hamburg	.	Reprise Rec	.	DE6326	06,1-10 O5,3-33 99,5-9	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1963 02 15	.	Berlin	.	Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 02 15	.	Berlin	Deutschlandhalle	.	.	DE6327 DE6328	04,1-32 03,3-26 00,2-19 99,5-9	corrTimner-4/36	.	2011
1963 02 16	.	Den Haag	Dierentuin	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 02 16	.	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Concertgeb	.	.	.	02,1-8 99,5-9 91,3-6 91,2-6	.	.	2011
1963 02 17	.	Dusseldorf	Rheinhalle	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 19	.	Zurich	Kongresshaus	.	.	DE6329	97,1-10	.	.	2011
1963 02 20	.	Milano	.	.	.	.	00,1-10 99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 02 21	.	Milano	Studio Zanibelli	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 02 21	.	Milano	Conservatorio Verdi	.	.	DE6330 DE6331	03,3-26 00,1-10 96,2-3 94,3-3 92,2-4 86,4-6	VARphotos UGUMphotos	.	2011
1963 02 22	.	Paris, France	Barclay Studios	.	.	DE6332	04,3-41 04,1-32 99,5-9 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 23	.	Paris, France	Olympia	.	.	DE6334 DE6335	04,1-32 00,2-3 98,2-13 83,4-3 80,2-4 80,1-8	.	.	2011
1963 02 24	.	Paris, France	Barclay Studios	.	.	DE6333	04,2-50+51 04,1-31+32 03,3-26 99,5-24 97,1-11 80,1-8	NDCS 1058	.	2011
1963 02 25	.	Paris, France	Barclay Studios	.	.	.	03,3-26 97,1-11	.	.	2011
1963 02 28	.	Paris, France	Studio Hoche	.	.	DE6337	07,2-25 05,3-23 04,2-10 00,4-5 00,2-4 00,1-25	.	.	2011
1963 02 --	.	Europe	Unknown	.	.	DE6336	.	.	.	2011
March 1963
1963 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, trumpet, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012 10 10
1963 03 01	.	Paris, France	Studio Hoche	.	.	DE6338	07,2-25 05,3-23 04,2-10 00,4-5 00,3-26 00,2-4 00,1-25	NDCS 1019+1020	.	2011
1963 03 02	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 03 05	1963 03 11	Paris, France	American Hospital	(Duke)	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 03 14	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 03 15	.	.	.	Travel To New York City, N.Y.	.	.	99,5-9	.	.	2011
1963 03 26	.	Waterbury	State Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 03 28	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 03 31	.	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base	.	.	DE6339	.	.	.	2011
April 1963
1963 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Roy Burrowes leaves the band in mid-April				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1963 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Eddie Preston, trumpet, joins the band in early April				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1963 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Roffe “Rolf” Ericson, trumpet and fluegelhorn, joins the band in mid-April.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1963 04 05	1963 04 07	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 17	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	.	.	DE6340	80,2-4	.	.	2011
1963 04 18	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	.	.	DE6341	02,2-13 88,3-3	.	.	2011
1963 04 19	.	Carlisle	Dickinson Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 20	.	Staunton	Military Instit	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 21	.	Ft. Bragg, N.C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 22	.	Salisbury	Livingstone C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 23	.	Norfolk	Naval Air Statio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 26	1963 04 30	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 04 28	.	New York, N.Y.	"Twoworldsofjazz" Broadcast	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1963
1963 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Milt Grayson leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1963 05 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 08	.	Newark, N.J.	Mosque Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 11	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Midway Plaza	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Tonightshow”	.	DE6342	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 15	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	.	.	DE6343	97,3-12 93,3-8	.	.	2011
1963 05 17	1963 05 19	Pennsauken, N.J.	Red Hill Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 20	.	New York, N.Y.	A&R Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Juan Tizol leaves the band but will record with itin May, June and October.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1963 05 21	.	New York, N.Y.	.	P.Gonzalves Rec	.	.	00,1-22	.	.	2011
1963 05 25	.	Wiesbaden	Soccer Club	.	.	DE6344	03,3-28	NDCS 1054	.	2011
1963 05 26	.	Stuttgart	7tharmydining	.	.	DE6345	.	.	.	2011
1963 05 26	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Johnnyhodges recording session	.	.	09,2-12	.	.	2011
1963 05 31	.	Arlanda	.	Interview	.	DE6346	.	.	.	2011
June 1963
1963 06 01	.	Vasteras	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 02	.	Örebro	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 03	.	Karlstad	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 04	.	Stockholm	Grona Lund	.	.	DE6347	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 05	.	Stockholm	Grona Lund	.	.	DE6348	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 06	.	Stockholm	Grona Lund	.	.	DE6349	02,1-25 01,3-27	.	.	2011
1963 06 07	.	Stockholm	Tivoli Gr.	.	.	DE6350	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 08	.	Stockholm	Tivoli Gr.	.	.	DE6351 DE6352	96,2-9 96,2-3 94,4-1 94,3-3	.	.	2011
1963 06 09	.	Stockholm	Tivoli Gr.	.	.	DE6353 DE6354	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 11	.	Gavle	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 12	.	Borlange	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 13	.	Norrköping	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 14	.	Varnamo	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 15	.	Halmstad	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 16	.	Karlshamn	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 17	.	Copenhagen	Tivoli	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 18	.	Goeteborg	Liseberg	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 19	.	Malmo	Admiralen Hall	.	.	DE6355	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 20	.	Goeteborg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 21	.	Uddevalla	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 22	.	Huskvarna	Folkparken	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 23	.	Mjolby	.	Concert	.	.	04,2-10	.	.	2011
1963 06 24	.	Stockholm	Skansen	Broadcast	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 06 25	.	Ljusdal	.	Concert	.	.	04,2-10	.	.	2011
July 1963
1963 07 00	1963 08 00	.		During this period, Ellington was supervising rehearsals for "My People" to be presented in Chicago and rehearsing "Timon of Athens," to be presented in Stratford, Ont.	Strtemann p.472
1963 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Eddie Preston, trumpet, leaves the band and Cat Anderson returns				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1963 07 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 07 02 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 07 03 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 07 04 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studios	The Ellington orchestra's activity is not documented. Duke appeared on the late night television talk show “The Tonight Show," which would have been taped during the day. Accompanied by the house band led by Skitch Henderson, Ellington performed Volupté and Action in Alexandria.	Stratemann p.472.	DE6356	03,3-27	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 07 05 Friday	1963 07 06 Saturday	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	.	80,2-4	.	.	2011
1963 07 06 Saturday	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival - see 1963 07 05	.	DE6357	80,2-4	.	.	2011
1963 07 07 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 07 08 Monday 8:30 pm	.	Gaithersburg, Md.	Shady Grove Music Fair	Concert in a tented theatre Also appearing, trio led by organist Jimmy Smith	Announcement, The News,Frederick,Md 1963-07-05 p.7 Stratemann p.473 Vail II p221 with a copy of an ad from an unidentified source.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 07 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 07 10 Wednesday	.	Highland Park, Ill.	Ravinia Park	Ravinia Festival Harold Ashby subbed for Gonsalves Also on the bill, Ella Fitzgerald Audience estimated to be 6,500	Stratemann p.473 citing Variety 1963-08-21 p.41	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 07 11 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented While Stratemann and Vail show a Mercer recording session in New York, but this seems unlikely given the travel necessary to go to New York and return the next day. New Desor and Timner IV do not show a session this date.	.
1963 07 12	.	Highland Park	Ravinia Park	Ravinia Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 07 13	.	Stratford	.	"Timon" Confer	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 07 14	.	Warrensville Heights, Oh.	Musicarnival	Sunday afternoon concert. Musicarnival was a tent-theatre seating 1,500 with a centre stage and seating around the perimeter.	Joe Mosbrook: "Jazzed in Cleveland" Ad, Mansfield News-Journal, 1963-07-07,p.11	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-05
1963 07 15	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Karamu House East 89th and Quincy	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1963 07 18	.	New York, N.Y.	A+R Studios	”KeefeBrasselleShow”	.	DE6358 DE6359	97,2-9 80,2-4	Stratemann 474	.	2011
1963 07 19	1963 07 20	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 07 23	.	Laconia	Weirs Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 07 26	1963 07 27	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 07 29	.	Long Island	.	Music Fair	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1963
1963 08 01 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 08 02 Friday	1963 08 03	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date	Stratemann p.473 citing Amsterdam News 1963-08-03 p.14 Variety 1963-08-07 p.60	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 08 03 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1963 08 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 08 04 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 08 05 Monday	.	Owing Mills, Md.	Painters Mill Music Fair	Concert, with Dizzy Gillespie	Stratemann p.473 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 08 09	1963 08 10	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 08 11 Sunday 8:30 pm	.	Lenox, N.Y.	Music Barn	Concert	Stratemann p.473 citing DESB Berkshire Eagle, Berkshire, Mass.: 1963-07-13 p.31 1963-07-27 p.29 1963-08-03 p.27 Schenectady Gazette, 1963-08-01	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1963 08 12	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	Concert Ellington was in Chicago preparing for "My People," but the band played with Billy Strayhorn subbing on piano and Cab Calloway as emcee. The concert was recorded.	.	DE6361	03,3-27 95,2-6	Statemann p.473	.	added 2011, updated 2013-03-05
1963 08 14 Wednesday	.	Warrensville Heights, Oh.	Musicarnival.	Concert This gig is doubtful. The band played here the previous month, and the date conflicts with a possible appearance in Montreal	Joe Mosbrook: "Jazzed in Cleveland"	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-05
1963 08 14 Wednesday	.	Montreal, P.Q.	Loew's Theatre	If this event occurred, Ellington would have been absent as he was preparing for My People in Chicago.	Vail II (no documentation given	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-05
1963 08 16	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Hilton Jefferson, alto sax, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1963 08 16	1963 09 02	Chicago, Ill.	Arie Crown Theater	no DE/orch "My People"	.	.	.	Stratemann 473	.	2011
1963 08 --	.	Chicago, Ill.	David Wayne interview	.	.	DE6360	91,3-2	.	.	2011
1963 08 20	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE6362	07,1-49 04,1-31 03,3-27 01,2-29 98,2-7	HiDeHophoto	.	2011
1963 08 21	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE6363	10,3-22 04,1-32 03,3-27 99,4-26 98,2-7	.	.	2011
1963 08 22	1963 08 27	Detroit, Mich.	Fairgrounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 08 25	.	Chicago, Ill.	Arie Crown Th	.	.	DE6364	07,1-49 04,1-32 03,3-27	.	.	2011
1963 08 26	.	Detroit, Mich.	State Fair Gr	.	.	DE9075 (= 1stConcert) DE6365	08,3-6 98,2-7	NDCS 1092	.	2011
1963 08 27	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE6366	04,1-31+32 03,3-27 98,2-7 92,2-2	.	.	2011
1963 08 28 Wednesday	1963 09 02	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	New York State Exposition, 3 shows daily	Stratemann, p.474	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-14
1963 08 29 Thursday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	see 1963 08 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 08 30 Friday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	see 1963 08 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 08 31 Saturday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	see 1963 08 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1963
1963 09 01 Sunday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	see 1963 08 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 02 Monday	.	Syracuse, N.Y.	Empire Court	see 1963 08 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 02 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Hilton Jefferson and Willie Cook leave the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1963 09 03 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis recording session<	Stratemann p.474 Timer 4th, p.493	.	00,1-22	.	djp	Added 2013-02-14
1963 09 04 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis recording session	Stratemann p.474 Timner 4th, p.493	.	00,1-22	.	djp	Added 2013-02-14
1963 09 04 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Paul Gonsalves recording session	Stratemann p.474	.	00,1-22	.	.	2011
1963 09 05 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges with the Claus Ogermann Orchestra recording session	Stratemann p.474 Timner 4th, p.494	.	00,1-22	.	djp	Added 2013-02-14
1963 09 05 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Paul Gonsalves recording session	Stratemann p.474, Timner 4th, p.494	.	00,1-22	.	djp	Added 2013-02-14
1963 09 06 Friday	1963 11 28	New York, N.Y. to Damascus, Syria	Flight from New York to Damascus, changing planes in Rome	Beginning of the Ellington orchestra's 12 week State Department tour of the Middle East. The band travelled with Thomas W. Simons Jr., a U.S. State Department escort officer. The entourage of 19 people visited 22 cities in 10 countries, with 43 performances and 33 off-stage performances. The contract price was $175,355, transportation cost $63,348 and other unspecified costs of $16,029 brought the total cost to the U.S. Government to $254,732. Ellington, after the tour: "We were appointed by the Cultural Committee – one of President Kennedy's favorite (sic) projects – to represent our country in the East on a long tour last fall under the sponsorship of the State Department. We were accepted, as some people put it, as "ambassadors" of the United States of America in Syria, Jordan, Afghanistan, India, Ceylon, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon,... We were also in Kuwait, Cyprus and Turkey, but we did not play there because of the assassination of the President. In Turkey, everything was flying high. There was a reception at the ambassador's residence, – and I was always in the receiving line at such receptions – but immediately after this one the whole thing blew up because of the tragedy in Dallas... "Our music was wonderfully well accepted. Tickets for concerts were usually sold out two or three hours after they were put on sale. For one reason or another, I found we were already quite well known. The records had been going there steadily and they had to reach somebody!... "We did practically no playing like we do normally. We'd spend a great part of the week working for the State Department and going to receptions. This was a new experience for me, and the guys in the band were wonderful representatives. They handled all of this activity gracefully, so that I was very proud of their offstage performances. The State Department paid us our fee and expenses then arranged for local charitable organizations to take over the presentation of our concerts. These organizations benefited by the entire proceeds and this created a lot of good will. "We became very proud of the State Department for the way they received us and the way they presented us. The ambassadors and consuls from England, France, Holland, Germany, Japan, Russia, Yugoslavia and many other countries would be at the receptions, and I think the tour was a success from that point of view, too... "One of the things we did everywhere, in additon to the concerts, was the lecture-demonstration. I would come out cold on the stage and talk for twenty minutes before introducing the members of the band... "At the press conferences, we would talk about jazz and, very often, the race situation in America..." — Ellington in 1963, quoted by Stanley Dance in The World of Duke Ellington, pp. 16 – 20" "The contract, for $175,355 plus all travel and insurance expenses, for a 14-week (sic) tour provided for up to four performances a week, with no performances on travel days. Ellington and band members were obliged to make personal appearances as well, but these were negotiated between each embassy and Ellington's people." -Harvey S. Cohen, Duke Ellington's America, p.424		.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1963 09 07 Saturday	.	Damascus, Syria	Embassy?	Ellington's first appointment is with the American ambassador, who explained local customs to him. From the wording in MIMM it seems this was likely the Saturday morning, and while it is not clear if the entire band attended, it seems likely since MIMM refers to a speech made there by Gonsalves. Ellington became ill sometime during the time in Damascus and consulted a doctor who told him things would clear up in a few hours. Simons' summary report shows no activity on Sept. 7 or 8, and at page 50 of his detailed report, Simons tells us almost everyone was down with harmless but violent intestinal disorders during the first 10 days of the tour.	MIMM p.302	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-15, updated 2013-04-04
1963 09 08 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 09 09 Monday	.	Damascus, Syria	Damascus Fair	First concert Variety reported 17,000 Arab and American fans attended but Von Eschen, in 2004, wrote "more than 1,500." This is consistent with Simons' report "over 1,500." Under "Off-stage Appearances" Simons reported "Meeting with students and jazz fans at American Library (150), reception." His report does not say which day this was. This was Syria's first concert by an American big band. Von Eschen writes that State Department officials publicized the event with direct mail because the band arrived just after a coup which interfered with the ability to use newspaper advertising.	Stratemann,p.474 citing Variety 1963-09-18 p.55 Von Eschen: Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War, chapter 5 "Duke's Diplomacy" Thomas W. Simons Jr.'s reports, held in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Historical Collection, J. William Fulbright Papers, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, referred to herein collectively as "Simons:" "The Duke Ellington Orchestra, September 6-November 28, 1963," Sixteen weeks, Synopsis (Series 2, Box 9) and "General Report on the Ellington Tour," (Series 5, Box 9)	DE6367	98,1-11	.	B.Pubols re 98,1 entries djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-15
1963 09 10 Tuesday 7 to 9 pm	.	Damascus, Syria	Garden, U.S. Ambassador's residence	Reception for Ellington and his orchestra.	Invitation shown at Eshan Khoshbakht's blog	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-15
1963 09 11 Wednesday	.	Damascus, Syria	Damascus Fair	Second concert Simons reported over 1,500 attended and the hall was full. He describes the audience as of varied composition, with large and highly vocal student contingents who were uncertain and unruly at first but left full of enthusiasm. He reported some people attended both concerts and complained the program was not varied between concerts.	.	DE6368	.	98,1-11 Simons, ibid	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1963 09 12 Thursday	.	Amman, Jordan	.	Travel to Amman by "special plane." Nance embarassed the American ambassador by causing some sort of ruckus when going through Customs.	.	.	.	MIMM 302 Photo MIMM 303	.	2011
1963 09 13 Friday	.	Amman, Jordan	.	Concert at a Roman amphitheatre built into the curve of a hillside, capable of seating 6,000. The orchestra played a second concert in Jordan as well, in Zhargha (Khoshbakht) or Zerqua (Von Eschen), but I don't have information about the date nor confirmation of that location. Von Eschen says Ellington noticed the audience in the front row at the first concert covered their ears and at the second concert, at an officers' club, the audience continued eating and applauded little. Dance's The World of Duke Ellington, p.20, has a photo of Ellington and Gonsalves posing before 2 hookahs, with a Jordanian also in the picture. Photos of the band playing in the amphitheatre are found on p.303 of MIMM and on Eshan Khoshbakht's blog. Cohen reports Nance refused to stand for the national anthem, sat with his legs crossed, thus insulting the audience by displaying the soles of his feet, and wandered around the stage during the performance.	MIMM 302	DE6369	98,1-11	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-17
1963 09 14 Saturday	.	Amman, Jordan		activities not documented The entourage may have travelled to Jerusalem this day, since Ellington wrote about the view from his hotel in Jerusalem and shopping in Jerusalem's Old City before mentioning wading in the Dead Sea (see 1963 09 15)	.
1963 09 15 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance was sent home from Amman - his departure is discussed in DEMS 98,1-11 In Duke Ellington's America, Cohen dates this September 15. Gloria Nance wrote about the incident to jazz columnist Steve Voce in 1998.				New Desor vol.2 Ray Nance: Let's Face the Music and..., Jazz Journal, Feb.1998	djp	Added 2013-02-17 updated 2013-05-23
1963 09 15 Sunday	.	Jerusalem, Israel	River Jordan	Duke's Diary says Ellington and the Orchestra visited Jerusalem and waded in the River Jordan on this date. MIMM doesn't give the date, and instead of saying they waded in the Jordan, it says they stopped beside the Dead Sea and waded in it, on their way to the river. This may be only an academic distinction, since the river flows into the north end of the Sea.	Vail II MIMM p.304	.	.	.	.	added 2013-02-16
1963 09 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1963 09 17 Tuesday	.	Beirut, Lebanon	Phoenicia Hotel	MIMM: "Our first visit to Beirut is a six-hour layover between planes. The State Department officers have us check into the splendid Phoenicia Hotel." Ellington, dissatisfied with his room, is moved to a suite. Khoshbakht writes that Duke visited Harissa, a mountain village 20 km north of Beirut, and Von Eschen says that after performances in Beirut, the band took a 10 hour flight to Kabul in a converted cargo plane. If this visit to Lebanon was only a six hour layover, the side-trip and concerts are questionable.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-17
1963 09 18	1963 09 20	Kabul, Pakistan	.	.	.	.	07,1-24 06,3-23	.	.	2011
1963 09 21	.	New Delhi, India	.	Arrival	The program for the India tour is in the NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection, Box 8, Folder 1 "India Concert Tour, presented by the U.S. Information Service [Program], 1963"	.	.	.	.	2011added 2011 updated 2013-02-28
1963 09 24	.	New Delhi, India	Vigyan Bhavan	DE6370	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 25	.	New Delhi, India	Vigyan Bhavan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 26	.	New Delhi, India	Triveni	(Duke hospitalized)	.	DE6371	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 28	.	Hyderabad, India	.	Arrival in Hyderabad	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 09 29	1963 09 30	Hyderabad, India	Ravindra Barathri	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1963
1963 10 01	1963 10 04	Bangalore, India	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 05	.	Madras	.	India Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 06	1963 10 07	Madras	Music Academy	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 08	.	Bombay	.	India Arrival, (Duke rejoins)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 09	.	Bombay	Rang Bhavan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 1-	.	Bombay	.	Private Party	.	DE6372	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 10	.	Bombay	Rang Bhavan	.	.	DE6373	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 11?	.	Bombay	.	Unk Telecast	.	.	01,2-11	free day	.	2011
1963 10 12	.	Bombay	Shri Shamukha.	.	.	DE6374	.	MIMM310photo	.	2011
1963 10 13	1963 10 19	Calcutta India	.	.	.	.	.	WoDEphoto	.	2011
1963 10 14	1963 10 15	Calcutta	Sherazade Hotel	.	.	.	01,2-11	.	.	2011
1963 10 20	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Herbie Jones joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1963 10 20	1963 10 26	Colombo Ceylon	.	.	.	.	MIMM231+321photos	.	.	2011
1963 10 21	1963 10 23	Colombo	Turf Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 24	.	Kandy	Perideniya Univ.	.	.	DE6375	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 27	.	Dacca	.	Pakistan Arrival	Reference material NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection, Box 8 Folder 2, Grand Concerts in Pakistan, presented by the U.S. Information Service [Press kit], October 27-November 5, 1963	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 28	.	Dacca	Gymkhana Grounds	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 29	.	Lahore	.	Pakistan Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 10 30	1963 10 31	Lahore	Open Air Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1963
1963 11 01	.	Karachi	Hotel Metropole	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 02	.	Karachi	.	Free Day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 03	.	Karachi	Hotel Metropole	.	.	DE6376	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 04	.	Karachi	Americcultcenter	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 --?	.	Far East (India ?)	.	.	.	.	07,1-42 01,2-11	.	.	2011
1963 11 05	.	Teheran	Hotel Ballroom Telecast	.	.	.	10,1-4 07,1-42 01,2-11	.	.	2011
1963 11 06	.	Iran	.	Free Day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 07	.	Isfahan	.	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 08	.	Abadan	.	Iran Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 09	.	Abadan	.	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 10	.	Baghdad, Iraq	.	Iraq Arrival	.	.	.	MIMMphoto	.	2011
1963 11 11	.	Bahgdad, Iraq.	Private residence	Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hamilton had the band and Duke to their home for breakfast. Ellington came late and scrambled his own eggs. Mr. Hamilton was a Foreign Information Officer stationed in Baghdad. Mr. Hamilton refers to a concert "that evening," as well, but may be mistaken.	Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Family Weekly section	.	.	.	.	added 2012-08-23
1963 11 12	.	Bagdad	Khuld Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 14	.	Bagdad	Khuld Hall	Telecast Irak-TV French title	.	DE9082	10,1-4 08,3-20 07,1-42 01,2-11 NDCS 1097	Videophoto	.	2011
1963 11 1-	.	Ctesiphon Iraq	.	.	.	.	.	MIMM326photo	.	2011
1963 11 16	.	Beirut Lebanon	.	Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 17	1963 11 20	Beirut	Theatre Du Liban	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 21	1963 11 28	Ankara Turkey	.	John F. Kennedy assassinated Nov 22, tour canceled, band stayed	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 11 29	.	.	.	Travel To Ny Via Zurich	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1963
1963 12 13	1963 12 14	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1963 12 17	1964 01 05 (Götting shows 1963 12 26)	Cleveland, Oh.	Golden Key Club 641 Euclid Ave.	The Cleveland Press later said, "The Duke Ellington-Golden Key honeymoon came to an abrupt and not entirely amicable ending over money matters."	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	JoeMosbrook	2011

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1964

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 1964
1964 01 01	1964 01 05	Cleveland, Oh.	Golden Key	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1964 01 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Today Show	.	DE6401	07,1-18 90,1-8 89,1-12 80,2-4 79,4-3	.	.	2011
1964 01 09	1964 01 18	New York, N.Y.	Basin Streat East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 01 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	DE6402	05,3-15 96,2-10 94,2-3 93,4-6	.	.	2011
1964 01 21	1964 01 22	Boston, Mass.	Wagon Wheels	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1964
1964 02 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 15	.	London, England	.	BBC Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 15	.	London, England	Royal Festival Hall	.	.	DE6403 DE6404	.	corrTimner-4/28	.	2011
1964 02 16	.	Hammersmith	Odeon Theater	.	.	DE6405	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 17	.	Cardiff Wales	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 18	.	Bristol	.	Interv(Beatles)	.	DE6406	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 19	.	Croydon	Fairfield Hall	.	.	DE6407 DE6408	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 20	.	London, England	.	"Jazz625" BBC TV	.	DE6409	97,2-13 94,2-4 93,3-8 08,3-31 07,2-5 07,1-41+42 06,2-12+52 04,2-10 04,1-31+32 03,3-27 97,4-15	Stratemann 479 Strat480photo JITMphoto `	.	2011
1964 02 21	.	London, England	BBC TV Theatre	Interv + "Most In Music"	.	DE6410 DE6411	84,2-8	Jewellphoto	.	2011
1964 02 22	.	London, England	Royal Festival H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 23	.	Bournemouth	Winter Gard.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 26	.	Leicester	Demontfort H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 27	.	Birmingham	Odeon Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 28	.	Leeds	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 29	.	Manchester	Free Trade	.	.	DE9066	08,2-15 08,1-35 07,3-11	NDCS 1086	.	2011
1964 02 --?	.	London, England	.	BBC-Broadcast B.Strayhorn Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 02 --?	.	London, England	.	BBC2 telecast Interv	.	DE6412	.	.	.	2011
March 1964
1964 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bassist Major Holley, born 1924, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1964 03 01	.	London, England	New Victoria	.	.	DE6413 DE6414	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 02	.	Stuttgart	.	.	.	DE6415	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 03	.	Geneve	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 04	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ernie Shepard leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1964 03 04	.	Zurich	.	.	.	.	97,3-7 97,2-10	.	.	2011
1964 03 05	.	Munich	.	.	.	.	98,1-12 97,2-10 81,1-5	.	.	2011
1964 03 06	.	Frankfurt	.	.	.	.	97,2-10	.	.	2011
1964 03 07	.	St Moritz	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Woode, bass, rejoins the band briefly				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1964 03 08	.	Milano	Teatro Manzoni	.	.	.	.	UGUMphotos	.	2011
1964 03 09	.	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE6416 DE6417	02,3-26 02,2-26 85,4-1	NDCS 1037	.	2011
1964 03 10	.	Helsinki	Kulturhuset	.	.	DE6418	04,1-31 03,3-27 98,4-8	.	.	2011
1964 03 11	.	Goeteborg	Konserthus	.	.	DE6419	03,1-15 98,2-22 92,4-3	.	.	2011
1964 03 12	.	Malmoe	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 13	.	Kobenhavn	Tivoli	.	.	DE6420 DE6421	04,1-32	.	.	2011
1964 03 14	.	Hamburg	Musikhalle	.	.	.	97,2-10	.	.	2011
1964 03 15	.	Berlin	Sportpalast	.	.	DE6422	98,1-12 97,2-10	.	.	2011
1964 03 16	.	Paris, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 17	.	Marseille	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 18	.	Lyon	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 19	.	Roubaix	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 20	.	Paris, France	Th.Champs Elysees	.	.	DE6423	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 20	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Woode, bass, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1964 03 20	.	Paris, France	.	Recording session Duke's Sidemen	.	.	03,1-24 99,5-5 99,4-11 81,1-5	.	.	2011
1964 03 21	.	Paris, France	Theatre Champs Elysées	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 21	.	Paris, France	.	Rmc Interv LineRenaud	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 21	.	Paris, France	.	"JackdievalShow"	.	DE6424 DE6425 DE6426	01,2-29+30 93,3-2+6 92,2-2	VARphotos	.	2011
1964 03 22	.	San Remo	Teatro Ariston	.	.	DE6427	02,2-25 97,2-17	VARphoto YouTubephotos	.	2011
1964 03 23	.	Limoges	Theatre Municip.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 26	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 27	.	Arlington	Jefferson Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 03 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	Concert	Program in NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 3 "Carnegie Hall Concert [Program], March 29, 1964"	DE6428	07,3-36 90,2-3 90,2-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-28
1964 03 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Riverside Plaza	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1964
1964 04 02	.	Chicago, Ill.	Maryland Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 04	.	Peoria, Ill.	Hotel Marquette	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 05	.	Springfield	St Nicholas	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 05	1964 04 08	Chicago, Ill.	Nab Convention	.	.	DE6429 DE6430	07,2-41 07,1-48 03,3-27 01,3-21	.	.	2011
1964 04 06	1964 04 07	Glen Burnie Ft Meade	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 09	.	Burlington, Io.	Grandinetti's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 10	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 11	.	Milton Junction	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 12	.	New York, N.Y.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 15	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Reprise	.	.	DE6431	93,3-2	.	.	2011
1964 04 16	.	New York, N.Y.	recording session Reprise	.	.	DE6432	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 17	.	Blacksburg, Va.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 18	.	Ashland, Va.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 20	1964 04 25	Montréal, P.Q.	Le Jazz Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 20	1964 04 25	.	.	“At Casalomaclub”	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 20	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Le Jazz Hot	At CasaLomaClub	.	DE6433	06,3-34 06,2-15 04,1-32 03,3-27 03,1-29 02,3-25	NDCS 1057	.	2011
1964 04 21	.	Montréal, P.Q.	.	K.V.Marson Inter	.	DE6434	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 27	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Reprise	.	DE6435	.	.	.	2011
1964 04 27	1964 04 02	New York, N.Y.	Apollo Theater 253 W. 125th St., Borough of Manhattan, Harlem district	.	.	.	03,3-27 93,3-2 92,3-1	.	.	2011
1964 04 28	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Rehearsal for below	.	.	03,3-27	.	.	2011
1964 04 29	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Portrait In Music"	.	DE6436	03,3-27 97,2-12 95,2-6 91,5-1 81,1-5	Jewellphoto	.	2011
May 1964
1964 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Major Holley leaves the band in mid-May				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1964 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Peck Morrison, bass, joins the band in mid-May				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1964 05 01	.	Hartford, Conn.	Trinity College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 02	.	Worcester	Holy Cross Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 04	.	Ft Dix	Sports Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 05	.	Hampton	Langley Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 10	.	Columbus, Oh.	Cavaliers Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 12	1964 05 13	Hamilton, (Bermuda)	Roseb.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Garden	"FreedomSpectacular"	.	DE6437	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 16	.	Dover (Dela)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 17	.	Arlington	Jefferson Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 19	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Reprise	.	DE6438	03,3-27 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1964 05 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Columbia Univ	.	.	DE6439	11,1-27 10,1-26 08,3-31 04,2-10 03,2-8 83,2-5 81,1-5	Stratemann 482photo	.	2011
1964 05 21	.	Corning	Glas Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 22	.	Washington, D.C.	Sheraton	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 23	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studios	Rehear	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 24	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ed Sullivan Show	.	DE6440	03,3-27	.	.	2011
1964 05 26	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Todayshow"	.	DE6441	07,3-30 07,1-18 96,2-3 94,2-9	Stratemann 485photo	.	2011
1964 05 29	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Nat Woodard joins the band, having recorded with it in August 1963				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1964 05 29	.	Washington, D.C.	Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 05 30	.	Warrensville Heights, Oh.	Musicarnival	Afternoon concert near Cleveland	Stratemann, p.484	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-05
1964 05 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Holiday Ballroom 4847 N. Milwaukee Ave.	.	.	DE6442	86,4-4 86,4-6 86,1-7	.	.	2011
1964 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Rolf Ericson leaves the band in late May. He returned briefly in November 1969 and recorded with the band in October 1973.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
June 1964
1955 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Rick Henderson leaves the band in mid-June. He will record with Ellington a few times in 1956 and 1957.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1964 06 01	.	Des Moines, Io.	Art Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 02	.	Mission Hills	Shopping C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 03	1964 06 04	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	DE-FS Album discuss	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 0-	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Interview KTLA telecast	.	DE6443	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 05	.	Venice	Th-By-The-Sea	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 06	.	Beverly Hills	Friar's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 07?	.	Milton Junction	College	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1964 06 07	1964 06 11	Redwood City	Tin Pan A.	.	.	.	.	Gleason205/07	.	2011
1964 06 12	.	Anaheim	Disneyland	"BigbandWeek" KTTV telecast	.	DE6444	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 12	1964 06 17	Anaheim	Disneyland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 19	.	Tokyo	.	Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 20	1964 06 21	Osaka	Festival Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 22	.	Hiroshima	Kokaido	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 23	.	Nagoya	Kokaido	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 24a	.	Kyoto	Daiichi Kaikan	First Concert	.	DE6445	06,2-30 03,3-27	.	.	2011
1964 06 24b	.	Kyoto	Daiichi Kaikan	Second Concert "Swinging Thru Japan"	.	DE6450	07,2-13 06,3-34 06,2-30 03,3-27	Stratemann 487 Strat489photo	.	2011
1964 06 25	.	Kobe	Kokusai Kaikan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 26	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaik	.	.	DE6446	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 27	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaik	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 28	.	Tokyo	NHK TV-Hall	.	.	DE6447	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 29	.	Tokyo	Golden Akasaka	.	.	DE9046	04,3-51 04,1-31	NDCS 1068	.	2011
1964 06 30	.	Tokyo	Golden Akasaka	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 --	.	Japan	.	Interv Telecast broadcast	.	DE6448	.	.	.	2011
1964 06 --	.	Tokyo	.	Session Deletedtd>	.	DE6449	03,3-27	.	.	2011
July 1964
1964 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Gregory Herbert, alto sax, joins the band in mid July but departs in August.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1964 07 01	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaik	.	.	DE6451	07,2-13 05,2-30 04,1-32 03,3-27 02,3-16 97,4-5	.	.	2011
1964 07 02	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaik	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 03	.	Tokyo	Tbs Studios	.	.	DE6452	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 04	.	Tachikawa	Army Camp	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 05	.	.	.	Japan Free Day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 06	1964 07 07	Tokyo	Getsusekai Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 08	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaik	Benefit Concert	.	.	98,3-19	.	.	2011
1964 07 10	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 10	.	Ontario	Tahitian Gard	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 12	.	Alamogordo (N.M.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 13	1964 07 15	Colorado Springs	Broadm	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 17	1964 07 23	Atlantic City	Steel Pier	.	.	DE6453	05,2-36	.	.	2011
1964 07 24	.	Erie	Waldemeer's Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 27	.	North Convay	Skimobile	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 28	1964 07 29	Peabody	Wagon Wheels	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 30	.	Providence, R.I.	RKO-Albee Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 07 31	.	Newport (Vt)	Elks Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1964
1964 08 01	.	Stowe	Motor Lodge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 02	.	Manchester	Jfk Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 03	.	Wollaston Beach	Beachc.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 05	.	New York, N.Y.	World Fair Singer B.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 06	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Eastman Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 07 Friday	1964 08 13	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl Freedomland Park	"Freedomland's free Moon Bowl shows will feature Duke Ellington and his orchestra and the Serendipity Singers beginning tonight for one week's stay"	Herald Statesman,Yonkers,N.Y.,1964-08-07 Stratemann p.491 citing Variety 1964-07-22,p26 and 1964-09-23 p.38	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1964 08 08 Saturday	.	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl	see 1964 08 07.	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1964 08 09 Sunday	.	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl Freedomland Park	.	.	.		.	.	2011
1964 08 10 Monday	.	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl Freedomland Park	.	.	.		.	.	2011
1964 08 11 Tuesday	.	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl Freedomland Park	.	.	.		.	.	2011
1964 08 12 Wednesday	.	Bronx, N.Y.	Moon Bowl Freedomland Park	.	.	.		.	.	2011
1964 08 13 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1964 08 14 Friday 3 pm	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Warrensville Musicarnival	Afternoon concert near Cleveland	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1964 08 14 Friday 10 pm to 2 am	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Hyde Park	Dance	Stratemann p.491	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 15 Saturday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Crosley Field	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 16 Sunday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Musicarnival	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 17 Monday	1964 08 30	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - advertised as nigthly except Sunday. Also appearing, singer Kaye Ballard and Ray Bryant's trio.	Stratemann p.491 citing Variety 1964-08-26 p.55	DE6454	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-05
1964 08 18 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 19 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 20 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 21 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 22 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 22	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Peck Morrison, bassist, leaves the band and is replaced by John Lamb, born 1933.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1964 08 23 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 24 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 25 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 27 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 28 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 29 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 30 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date - see 1964 08 17	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 26	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Astrofreight"	.	DE6455	07,2-13 04,1-31 97,4-5 97,2-8 92,3-2 83,4-6	Stratemann 493	.	2011
1964 08 30	.	Hyannis	.	Music Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 08 31	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1964
1964 09 02	.	Toronto, Ont.	CBC Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 02	.	Toronto, Ont.	Celebrity Club	A Gift For Boxing Day"	.	DE6456	08,2-6 07,2-5 05,2-17 04,1-31+32 02,3-17 01,2-30 = 01,2-29	Stratemann 497	.	2011
1964 09 03	1964 09 04	Toronto, Ont.	CBC Studios	"Festival – The Duke"	.	DE6457	07,2-5 04,1-31+32 97,2-9	Stratemann 497 Strat499photo	.	2011
1964 09 06	1964 09 09	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	.	.	DE6458	04,1-31+32	.	.	2011
1964 09 11	.	Houston, Tex.	Cullen Auditorium	.	.	DE6459	04,1-31+32	.	.	2011
1964 09 12	.	Dallas, Tex.	Fair Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 13	.	Dallas, Tex.	Brookhaven Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 15	.	Austin, Tex.	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 16	.	Lubbock	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 17	.	San Jose, Cal.	City College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 18	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywod Bowl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 19	.	Monterey	Festival Grounds	.	.	.	.	DDCM175photo	.	2011
1964 09 20	.	Fairfield	Travis Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 22	1964 09 29	San Jose, Cal.	Safari Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 29	.	Palm Springs	San Jacinto	.	.	.	.	Stratemann 492photo	.	2011
1964 09 30	.	Long Beach	City Col	.	.	DE6460	.	.	.	2011
1964 09 30	.	Long Beach	.	Irvingjacobs Interv	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
October 1964
1964 10 01	.	San Jose, Cal.	City College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 02	.	Lompoc	Vandenberg Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 03	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Mather Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 04	.	Davis	Freeborn Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 04	.	Los Altos	Foothill Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 06	.	Richmond	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 07	.	San Francisco, Cal.	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 07	.	Or San Mateo	Jr College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 09	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Mcchord Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 10	.	Pullman	Wash State Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 13	.	Aberdeen	Gray's Harbor	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 14	.	The Dalles	Elks Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 16	.	Eugene	Elks Lodge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 17	.	Corvallis	Oregon Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 18	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Ft Lewis NCO Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 20	.	Spokane	Davenport Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 21	.	Cheney	Memorial Fieldh.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 22?	.	Spokane	Whitman College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 23	.	Boise (Idaho)	Miramar Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 24	.	Logan	Utah State Univ X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 25	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Moulin Rouge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 10 29	1964 10 31	Redwood City	Tin Pan A.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1964
1964 11 01	1964 11 07	Redwood City	Tin Pan A.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 05	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	"ErnieFordShow" TV	.	.	07,1-18	.	.	2011
1964 11 0-	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	"RegisPhilbinShow"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 10	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Pallad	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 12	1964 11 18	Lake Tahoe	Harvey's Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 22	.	Wichita	Cotillon Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 24	.	Milton Junction	College	.	.	.	.	MIMM480photo	.	2011
1964 11 24	.	Janesville	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 25	.	Jackson	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 26	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 27	1964 11 28	Hull(Quebec)	Standish Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 11 30	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Casa Loma	Ex-"Jazz Hot"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1964
1964 12 01	1964 12 06	Montréal, P.Q.	Casa Loma	ex-"Jazz Hot	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 07	1964 12 08	Wollaston Beach	Beachc.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 09	.	Jersey City, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 10	.	Ft Dix, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 11	.	Baltimore, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 13	.	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base	.	.	DE6461	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 14	.	Kutztown	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 14	.	Reading	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 17	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Mayo Auditor.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	Trianon Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 20	.	London, England	Marquee Club	Ben Webster "Jazz625"	.	.	97,4-15 96,2-12	.	.	2011
1964 12 21	1964 12 31	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1964 12 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	DE6462	07,2-23	.	.	2011

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Duke Ellington's Working Life and Travels

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1965

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 1965
1965 01 01	1965 01 02	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 03	.	Philadelphia,Pa.	Academy of Music	Concert Ellington receives Muiscian of hte Year awrd from the Jazz At Home Club. Others performing were Jimmy Smith, Moms Mabley, Arthur Prysock, Irene Reid and Clark Terry.	Stratemann p.499 citing Billboard 1965-01-16 p.31.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-12
1965 01 05	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"BelltelephoneHour"	.	DE6501	97,1-16 84,3-10 84,2-8	.	.	2011
1965 01 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Nat Woodard leaves the band.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1965 01 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Mercer Ellington, trumpet and fluegelhorn, joins the band and becomes its road manager.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1965 01 11	.	Springfield	State Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 12	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal St	"BigBandSounds"	.	DE650201	06,1-34 04,2-51 99,5-21 04,1-31 99,5-21 99,4-24 92,1-1 91,1-1 89,3-3 89,1-8 86,3-7 86,2-10	Stratemann 5	.	2011
1965 01 14	.	Ashtabula	Swallows Rest	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 15	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1965 01 17	.	Marlboro	Lakeview Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 19	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Reprise	.	DE6503	00,2-3 84,1-5 83,4-4	.	.	2011
1965 01 20	.	New York, N.Y.	.	J.Sherrill recording session	.	.	99,5-21 99,4-24	.	.	2011
1965 01 21	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session Reprise	.	DE6504	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 25	.	Paris, France	.	Arrival	.	.	81,1-5	.	.	2011
1965 01 26	.	Paris	Paramount Cinema	"Paris Sur Scene"	.	DE6505	04,1-31+32	.	.	2011
1965 01 27	.	Bourges (Fr)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 28	.	Lyon	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 01 29	.	Paris, France	Theatre Champs E	.	.	DE6506	07,2-13 02,2-25 97,4-5 94,2-7 94,1-4 93,4-5 93,3-6 81,1-5	NDCS 1051	.	2011
1965 01 30	.	Paris, France	Theatre Champs E	.	.	DE6507 DE6508	07,2-13 04,2-10 03,1-21 02,2-25 97,4-5 97,3-12 94,2-7 94,1-4 93,4-5 93,1-1 84,4-8 80,3-4 80,1-4	.	.	2011
1965 01 31	.	Kobenhavn	.	Concert Interview	.	DE6509 ND9039	07,2-5 07,1-42 04,2-51 04,1-31 03,2-4 01,2-30 = 01,2-29 01,2-10 01,1-6 00,2-10 99,3-7 81,1-5	Videophoto	.	2011
February 1965
1965 02 01?	.	Malmoe Or Lund (Swe)	.	.	.	.	93,1-1 84,1-5 83,4-4	Lambertphoto	.	2011
1965 02 02	.	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE6510	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 03	.	Berlin	Philharmonie Halle	.	.	DE6511	98,1-15 97,4-2 97,3-12	.	.	2011
1965 02 04	.	Bremen	Oldenburg	.	.	.	93,1-1	.	.	2011
1965 02 05	.	Hamburg	Musikhalle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 06	.	Frankfurt	.	.	.	.	.	Webphoto	.	2011
1965 02 07	.	Zurich	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 08	.	Geneve	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 09	.	Stuttgart	Liederhalle	.	.	DE6512	03,3-28	NDCS 1056	.	2011
1965 02 10	.	Villingen	.	Private P.	.	DE6513	86,1-3 84,1-5	.	.	2011
1965 02 11	.	Munich	.	Bal Paré	.	.	06,1-19 04,1-31 93,1-1	MIMM437photo WoDEphoto Strat504photo=Rul45photo	.	2011
1965 02 12	.	Munich	.	Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 12	.	.	.	Concert	.	DE6514 DE6515	06,1-19 04,1-31 93,1-1	.	.	2011
1965 02 13	.	London, England	Royal Festival H	.	.	DE6516 DE6517	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 14	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersmith	.	.	DE6518 DE6519	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 16	.	London, England	.	BBC-TV rehearsal+ "Duke In Europe"	.	DE9035 DE6520	07,2-5 04,1-31 03,2-8 98,4-10 93,1-1	NDCS 1055 DE'sAphoto	.	2011
1965 02 --	.	London, England	.	"LatenhtLineUp" Telecast on 26mar65	.	DE6521	07,2-5	.	.	2011
1965 02 17	.	Croydon	Fairfield Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 18	.	London, England	.	BBC-TV "Jazz 54"	.	DE6522	07,1-42 04,1-31 03,2-8 02,2-27/28 98,4-10 95,2-6	.	.	2011
1965 02 --	.	London, England	.	"Hearmalking"	.	DE6523	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 --	.	Probably U.K.	.	Concert 27feb65 ???	.	DE6524	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 19	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 20	.	Bournemouth	Winter Gar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 21	.	London, England	Finsbury Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 23	.	Newcastle	City Hall	.	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1965 02 24	.	Leeds	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 25	.	Leicester	De Montfort H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 02 26	.	Birmingham	Odeon Th	.	.	.	81,5-1 81,1-5	.	.	2011
1965 02 27	.	Manchester	Free Trade H.	2 concerts	.	DE6524 ND9067	08,1-35 07,3-11	NDCS 1087	.	2011
1965 02 28	.	London, England	New Victoria	.	.	DE6525 DE6526	.	.	.	2011
March 1965
1965 03 01	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 03	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"JazzatitsBest" CBC Whiston-Interv	.	DE6527	01,3-26	.	.	2011
1965 03 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6528	06,2-52 95,2-6	.	.	2011
1965 03 05	.	New Haven, Conn.	Woolsey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 07 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	The Ed Sullivan Show CBS network television variety show, 15-minute segment, with Ella Fitzgerald	Stratemann, p.505, citing VAriety 1965-03-10 p50	DE6529	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1965 03 10	.	Lebanon, Pa.	Pushnik's Waterfall Room Theatre-Restaurant 1352 Cumberland St.	Night club date Packed house, 600 patrons Ellington is photographed with club managers Ed and Dick Pushnik by the local newspaper.	Ad, Lebanon Daily News, 1965-03-08, p.17 Photo with caption, Lebanon Daily News, 1965-03-11, p.43	.	.	Stratemann, p.505	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1965 03 11	.	Scranton, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 12	.	West Hartford	High Sch	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 13	.	Providence (R.I.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 14 6 pm & 10 pm	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	Academy of Music	Two Ellington and Basie concerts for the Philadephia Jazz Festival. 6 + 10pm	Stratemann p.505	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-12
1965 03 16	.	New York, N.Y.	U.S.O. Club	.	.	DE	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6530	06,2-52 04,1-31 89,4-5	.	.	2011
1965 03 18	.	Columbus, Oh.	Neil House Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 19	.	Peoria, Ill.	Hotel Marquette	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 20	.	Pittsburg	Student Union	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 21	.	Kansas City	Memorial B.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 22	.	Gulfport	Grandinetti's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 23	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Guthrie The	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 25	.	Lincoln	Lincoln Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 27	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Statler Hilton Hotel East 12th and Euclid	private party	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1965 03 28	.	Lancaster	Fulton Opera	5:30 + 8:30pm	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 03 31	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE6531	06,2-52 92,3-2 91,3-7 81,3-3	.	.	2011
April 1965
1965 04 --	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	Prerecording for telecast "Mike Douglas Show," aired on April 16	.	DE6532	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 02	.	Jacksonville, Fl.	McMurray C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 03	1965 04 08	Virgin Islands	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 09	.	Baltimore, Md.	City College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6533	05,1-39 04,1-31 92,3-2 90,3-3 89,4-5	.	.	2011
1965 04 16	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	CBS Studios	"Mike Douglas Show" pre-taped??	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 17	.	Salisbury Beach	Frolics	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 20	1965 04 25	Montréal, P.Q.	Casa Loma	ex-Jazz Hot	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 27	.	Glens Falls	Royal Rest	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 28	.	Jamestown	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 29	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall + Town & Country	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 04 30	.	Detroit, Mich.	Memorial Buildin	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1965
1965 05 01 Saturday	.	Ft Wayne	Memorial Colis.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 02 Sunday	.	Gary	Roosevelt High Sch.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 03 Monday	.	Terre Haute, Ind.	Univ. Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 04 Tuesday	.	Owensboro	Sports Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 05 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 06 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 07 Friday	.	.	.	?? Mike Wallace interview	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1965 05 08 Saturday	.	Jamesville	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 09 Sunday	.	Gary	Sutherland Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 10 Monday	.	Beloit	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 11 Tuesday	.	Fayette	Dorman Gymnasium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 12 Wednesday	.	Keokuk	Wright Fieldhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 13 Thursday	.	Rockford	Coronado Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 14 Friday	.	Detroit, Mich.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 15 Saturday	.	Appleton	Golf Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 16 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 17 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 18 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE6534	10,1-14+28 09,3-13 93,3-8 88,2-4 87,1-1 81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 05 19 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 20 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Stud	.	.	DE6535	92,4-7	.	.	2011
1965 05 21 Friday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Devine's Million Dollar Ballroom	Dance Benefit performance, sponsored by Milwaukee Jr. Women's Colub about 1,100 in the audience	Milwaukee Journal Ad, 1965-05-19, p16 Story,1965-05-22, p.9 photo, p.13	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-26
1965 05 22 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 23 Sunday	.	St. Cloud, Minn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 24 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 25 Tuesday	.	Marquette	Fieldhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 26 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 27 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 28 Friday	.	Waukesha	High School	.	.	DE6536	04,1-32 81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 05 29 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 05 30 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Shoreham H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 05 31 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
June 1965
1965 06 04	.	Washington, D.C.	.	"Jazzhour"	.	DE6537	Ripmaster 152	.	.	2011
1965 06 05	.	Allentown	Tent City	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 06	.	Springfield	Opera House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 07	1965 06 12	Haddonfield	Music Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1965 06 14	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	.	.	DE6538	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 15	1965 06 18	Westbury, N.Y.	Westbury Music Fair	The April 18, 1965 Long Island Star-Journal, p.10, announced that the summer season would open with a six-night "concert stand" featuring Duke Ellington and Tony Bennett	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1965 06 19	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Civic Arena	Jazz Festival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 20	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Pianoworkshop	Jazz Festival	.	DE6539	11,1-2 02,3-26 02,2-23 90,4-4	.	.	2011
1965 06 20	.	Westbury	Music Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 24	.	Gaithersburg, Md.	Shady Grove Music Fair	Concert	.	.	.	New York Times photo	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1965 06 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Lewisohn Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 29	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	.	.	93,4-6	.	.	.	2011
1965 06 30	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	.	.	DE6540	04,1-31 99,5-24 81,3-3	.	.	2011
July 1965
1965 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Louie Bellson, drummer, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1965 07 01	.	Wheeling	Ogleby Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 02	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	.	.	DE6541	07,1-42 04,1-31 93,4-6 93,3-2 92,3-2 81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 07 03	.	Newport	.	Jazz Festival with MahaliaJ	.	.	96,2-3 94,2-9	webphoto	.	2011
1965 07 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Todayshow"	.	DE6542	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 10	.	Stamford, Ct.	Ezio Pinza Outdoor Theatre	The Ellington orchestra appeared in the third annual Benny Goodman Rockport Presents - Rockrimmon Festival. When Goodman received an award and was leaving the stage, the Ellington orchestra played his theme, Let's Dance. Yielding to audience demand, Goodman borrowed Jimmy Hamilton's clarinet and played with the band in something he called The Nature Museum Blues.	Stratemann, p.507, citing Westport Town Crier 1965-07-22.	DE6543	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 11	.	Cohasset	Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 12	.	Keene	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 15	.	Windsor (Can)	Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 17	.	South Bend	Indiana Club	.	.	.	81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 07 18	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Musicarnival	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1965 07 19	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 21	.	St Albans, Vt.(?)	Casmo Beach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 22	.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Cornell University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 23	.	Ashtabula, Oh.	Swallows Restaurant	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 24	.	Hershey	Starlight Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 25	.	Framingham, Mass.	Carousel Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 07 26	.	Latham, N.Y.	Colonie Summer Theater	Johnny Hodges, Jr. played the drums during this performance. Band members named in the announcements were Carney, Williams, Brown, Hamilton, Procope, Anderson, Gonsalves, Woodyard, Cooper, Conners, Herbie Jones, Lamb. Hodges Sr. is not mentioned, but the description of Carney's years in the band is actually that of Hodges.	Stratemann p.507 The Leader-Herald, Gloversville-Johnstown, N.Y. 1965-07-24, p.2 Schenectady Gazette 1965-07-20 Evening Recorder, Amsterdam N.Y. 1965-076-08 p.6	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-28 2013-05-29
1965 07 28	.	Lenox,	Tanglewood	Rehearsal and Concert	.	DE9028 DE6544	09,3-5 02,2-23 99,4-9 99,3-14 98,4-8	NDCS 1011+1045	.	2011
1965 07 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	.	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 4 New York Philharmonic French-American Festival [Program], July 14-31, 1965	.	2011
1965 07 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	DE6545	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 4 New York Philharmonic French-American Festival [Program], July 14-31, 1965	.	2011
1965 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band in late July				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1965 07 or 08	.	New York, N.Y.	"Voices Of Vista" Willis Conover interview	.	.	DE6546	02,1-15	.	.	2011
August 1965
1965 08 02	.	New York, N.Y.	City Hall Park	+ “TonightShow”	.	DE6547 ND9056	06,3-34 06,2-7 06,1-2	NDCS 1078	.	2011
1965 08 03	.	Aspen	Music Amphith	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 08 06	1965 08 14	Anaheim	Disneyland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 08 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Strayhorn recording session	.	.	.	07,1-42 06,1-6 05,3-20 93,4-6	.	.	2011
1965 08 16	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Palladium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 08 17	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Gaslight Club	.	.	.	03,1-5	.	.	2011
1965 08 18	1965 08 28	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	.	.	.	.	Gleason209	.	2011
1965 08 22	.	.	.	Death of Henry “Bass” Edwards			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1965 08 25	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	"DE: Love You Madly"	.	DE6548	06,1-6+33 05,3-20 04,2-10	Stratemann 511	.	2011
1965 08 26	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	"DE: Love You Madly"	.	DE6549	06,1-34 05,3-20 98,4-10 98,1-6 97,4-12	Stratemann 511	.	2011
1965 08 30	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Coast Recorders	.	.	DE6550	04,1-31 03,3-27 91,3-7 91,2-1 90,3-3	Gleason215	.	2011
September 1965
1965 fall?	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Open End Interviews Interv For Tanglewood-Lp	.	DE9007	03,1-30 02,3-26 02,2-23 00,2-19 00,1-26 99,4-9 98,4-8	NDCS 1017 NDCS 1037	.	2011
1965 09 02	1965 09 15	Tahoe	Harvey's Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 09 16	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Grace Cathedral	"DE: Love You Madly"	.	DE6551	06,1-6+33+34 05,3-20 05,2-18 04,2-10 97,3-17 97,2-18 97,2-19 94,3-4	Stratemann 511 Gleason 205 NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 5 Program and Article, Concert of Sacred Music, September 16-December, 1965; Article: Bartlett, Olivia. "Duke Ellington at the Cathedral," Faith at Work 78:8 (Dec. 1965), 9-11	.	2011
1965 09 18	.	Monterey, Cal.	Festival Grounds	Monterey Jazz Festival Duke Ellington and His Orchestra C.Williams, Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Brown, Cooper, Connors, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Lamb, Bellson, Esther Marrow,Bunny Briggs The Ellington orchestra's appearance was filmed for use in one part of a television series Duke Ellington: Love You Madly. Titles recorded Take The "A" Train Ad Lib On Nippon: 1. Fugi; 2. Igoo; 3. Nagoya; 4. Tokyo Chelsea Bridge In The Beginning God (Olds) El Viti Trombone Buster (El Busto) Imagine My Frustration (When I'm Feelin' Kinda Blue) Things Ain't What They Used To Be Harmony In Harlem Skin Deep Tell Me It's The Truth Come Sunday The Lord's Prayer Tulip Or Turnip Come Sunday (David Danced Before the Lord) Honeysuckle Rose Satin Doll / Sophisticated Lady Tutti For Cootie Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm The festival was reviewed in the University of British Columbia student newspaper	Stratemann p.508-516. Vail II with a clipping from an unidentified edition of Down Beat The Ubyssey, 1965-10-01 p.7	DE6552	06,1-6 04,1-31 98,1-18 81,4-3	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-03
1965 09 19	.	Walnut Creek	Library	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 09 20	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fairmont Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 09 20	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Coast Recorders	.	.	DE6553 DE6554	07,1-42 06,1-6 + 34 a href="http://depanorama.net/dems/053a.htm"target=_blank>05,3-20 04,1-32 81,3-3	Stratemann 511	.	2011
1965 09 21	.	Roseburg	Elks Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 09 --	.	San Francisco, Cal.	N.E.T.	Telecast "Love You Madly"	.	DE6555	05,2-18 81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 09 23 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Coast Recorders	Recording session for the stockpile	Stratemann p.517	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-10-28
1965 09 23 Thursday	1965 09 30	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club 1136 West Georgia St.	Club date with singer Esther Marrow Two ninety-minute shows nightly at 9:30 pm and midnight, with an extra set Friday and Saturday (The Bobby Hales quintet was the house band) On the Friday, Sun columnist Jack Wasserman wrote "The band seemed incapable opening night of playing a bad or unpleasant sound opening night."	Stratemann p.591 citing Variety 1965-10-13, p.72 Page 2A, "What's About Town for You to See," Leisure supplement,Vancouver Sun 1965-09-17 Bob Smith: Hail Duke - Genius of Jazz - Ellington Appearance High Spot of Year", Page A5, Leisure (ibid.) Ad, Vancouver Sun p.28, 1965-09-18 Jack Wasserman, Vancouver Sun 1965-09-24, p.25	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 24 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23 - three performances	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 25 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23 - three performances	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 26 Sunday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	--	Day off	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 27 Monday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 28 Tuesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 29 Wednesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 30 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 09 00	.	Vancouver, B.C.	.	Broadcaster Bob Smith interviews Ellington for the CBC radio program "Strictly Jazz"	.	DE6556	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
October 1965
1965 10 01 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23 - three performances	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 10 02 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Isy's Supper Club	Nightclub date - see 1965 09 23 - three performances	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1965 10 03 Sunday	.	Tacoma, Wash.	NCO Club McCord Air Force Base	Likely a dance	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1965 10 04 Monday	.	Longview, Wash.	Student Center Lower Columbia College	2 hour concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1965 10 05 Tuesday 7 pm	.	Bremerton, Wash.	Coontz Auditorium Olympia College	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1965 10 06 Wednesday	.	Walla Walla, Wash.	Wa Hi High School	Concert sponsored by the Junior Club The Auxiliary of the Washington Childrens' Home Society provided tickets for a group of boys from the Blue Mountain Boys Ranch.	Stratemann p. 517 Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 1965-09-24, p.6	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1965 10 07	.	Idaho Falls, Ida.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 08	.	Idaho Falls, Ida.	Elks Lodge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 09	.	Caldwell	Idaho College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 10	.	Mountain Home Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 12	.	Butte	Columbia Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 13	.	Billings	Montana Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 14	.	Pocatello	Idaho Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 15	.	Great Falls	Gf College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 1-?	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Beverly Rodeo Hotel	no performance	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 --	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Recoing session Verve	.	DE6557	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 22	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Pacific Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 23	.	Ontario	Royal T. Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 24	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Ed Sullivan Show	.	.	DE6558	93,3-6 90,1-5 81,1-3	.	.	2011
1965 10 25	.	West Covino	Carousel Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 26	.	Pleasanton (Cal)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 27	.	Petaluma	Purple Grackle	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 29	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Mather Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 30	.	Salinas (Cal)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 10 31	.	Palo Alto	Stanford Univ	.	.	DE6559	.	Gleason216	.	2011
November 1965
1965 11 01 Monday	.	San Diego, Cal.	Community Concourse Theatre	.	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 11 02 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 00	.	Flagstaff, Ariz.	Arizona State College	"during those first two weeks of November..."	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-11
1965 11 00	.	Amarillo, Tex.	.	"during those first two weeks of November..."	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-04-11
1965 11 03 Wednesday	.	Odessa, Texas	Stardust Club	(Timing is unlikely if Nov 4 is good)	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 11 04 Thursday	.	St. Helens, Ore.	Columbia College	(Timing is unlikely if Nov 3 is good)	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 11 05 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 06 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 07 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 08 Monday	.	Lawton, Okla.	Theater No. 4, Fort Sill	.	Stratemann, p.517	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 11 09	.	New York, N.Y.	.	See 5dec65	.	.	06,3-10	.	.	2011
1965 11 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 10 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 11 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1965 11 12 Friday	1965 12 04 Saturday	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date, double bill with singer Mel Tormé There was a question about who would receive top billing on the marquee. Ellington's name was on top one night, Tormé's the next night, then Ellington on the top left and Tormé on the top right, etc. Stratemann says "singer Joan Rivers" was on the bill, but the notice in the New York Times confirms it was the comedienne. Ellington had outside engagements during this residency, including a trip to Texas with John Lamb and Louie Bellson. While he was away, Mercer led the band, Jimmy Jones subbed on piano, Gus Johnson subbed on drums and Ray Nance sat in on trumpet.	Cabaret Tonight, New York Times 1965-11-12, p.59 Stratemann p.525 citing Variety 1965-11-17 p.55 Baltimore Afro-American 1965-11-20 p.11 It Happened Last Night by Earl Wilson, Newsday 1965-11-18, p.7C The Milwaukee Journal, Sat. Nov. 6 1965, Green Sheet section, page 1 carried a column by Ralph J. Gleason saying "The Ellington band will play at Milwaukee's Scene next Friday and Saturday" but it seems clear that the band opened at Basin Street East instead.	.	.	.	djp/nick fernandez	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 12 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 13 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 14 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Room Rockefeller Plaza	Urban League Guild Special Salute Ellington was honoured by the event attended by roughly 2,000 celebrities. He and a small group from his band played a few numbers. Others who performed: Lena Horne accompanied by Billy Strayhorn Bunny Briggs Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand Cab Calloway accompanied by the Elington band Dick Vance's group, including Taft Jordan. played dance music.	Stratemann, p.525 citing Amsterdam News 1965-11-20 p.19 and Down Beat 1966-11-13 p.12	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1965 11 14 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Garden	USO Benefit; Ellington "came over from Basin Street." Stratemann says he likely did a solo.	Stratemann, p.525 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1965 11 14 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 15 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 16 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 17 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 18 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 19 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 20 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 21	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	Academy of Music	Concert with Eella Fitzgerald and the Jimmy Jones Trio.	Stratemann, p.525 citing Variety 1965-11-17 p.50 and DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-12
1965 11 21 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 22 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 23 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 24 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 25 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 26 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 27 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 28 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 29 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 30 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 11 22?	.	Chicago, Ill.	Orchestra Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1965
1965 12 01	.	Dallas, Tex.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 01	1965 12 04	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 01 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 12 02 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 12 03 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 12 04 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Basin Street East	Club date -see 1965 11 12	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1965 12 05	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"BelltelephoneHour"	.	DE6560	07,1-12 06,3-10+34	.	.	2011
1965 12 05	.	New York, N.Y.	+Luigi's 13thstreet	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 08	.	Scranton	Elks Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Interv Jim Fawcett	.	DE6561	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 10	.	Dunkirk	Eastwind	Duke Absent?	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 11	.	West Patterson, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 14	.	Morehead	Fieldhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 15	.	Louisville, Ky.	Memorial Au	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1965 12 20->	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Paramount Studios	"Assault On A Queen"	.	.	.	Stratemann 527 Stratemann 531photos	.	2011
1965 12 --	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"StrollgTwenties"	.	DE6562	.	Stratemann 519 Strat518photos	.	2011
1965 12 --	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Jazzespatia" RAI	.	DE6563	97,1-5 81,3-3	.	.	2011
1965 12 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church	Concert of sacred music	.	DE6564 DE6565	06,1-17 00,2-15 98,4-8 97,4-10 97,3-22 95,2-6 90,3-3 83,2-4 83,1-2	Stratemann p.524 photo TSE photo MLDE156photo Hasse 359 photo Jewell photo Morton photo NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 6 Concert of Sacred Music, Presented by The Protestant Council of the City of New York and the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church [Program], December 26, 1965 Announcement, Baltimore Afro-American, 1965-11-20 p.11	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1965 12 28 Tuesday	.	Rutland, Vt.	Rutland High School Gym	"Embassy Ball" with Mercer leading the band. Duke had flown to California and his return was delayed due to illness.	Stratemann p.526	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04
1965 12 31 Friday 10 pm to 2 am	.	Worcester, Mass.	Memorial Auditorium	"Dollars for Scholars" benefit for Assumption Prep School. Drummer Louie Bellson was absent, his sub is unidentified. The band was picked up from 11:05 ot 11:30 on NBC's All Star Parade of Bands on the nationwide New Years Eve broadcast originating on radio station WTAG	.	DE6566	05,1-38	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04

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1966

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 1966
1966 01 --	.	U.S.A.	.	Ellington interviewed, probably sometime in January, by an unknown male, for the February 27 ABC telecast "American Music - From Fold to Jazz and Pop"	.	DE6601	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04
1966 01 01 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 02 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 03 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 04 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 05 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios Mercer's septet	.	.	.	02,2-13 93,3-8 88,2-4 87,1-4	.	.	2011
1966 01 06 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 07 Friday	.	Midwood, N.Y.	Midwood High School	Duke absent, Mercer conducted, Dollar Brand on piano	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 08 Saturday	.	Orlando	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 09 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 10 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 11 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 12 Wednesday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Tail Of The Fox supper club	Duke absent, Mercer conducted, Dollar Brand on piano	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
1966 01 13 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 14 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 15 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	War Memorial Auditorium	Duke was absent, so the band was led by Mercer Ellington during this, the closing night of the two day Boston Globe Jazz Festival. Others appearing this night were Joe Williams (backed by the Ellington orchestra), the Benny Goodman Quintet, the Herbie Mann Octet. Father Norman J. O'Connor was the master of ceremonies.	Stratemann p. 526, citing Variety 1966-01-19 and Billboard 1966-01-29 p.12.	.	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 7 Program. Boston Globe Jazz Festival, January 14-15, 1966	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 01 16 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 16 Sunday	.	Cedar Rapids, Ia.	.	Peripheral event The WMT (Cedar Rapids), KGLO (Mason City) and WKBT (La Crosse) television stations scheduled a broadcast of IN THE BEGINNING: Duke Ellington and his orchestra present a special concert of sacred music, assisted by members of the Herman McCoy Choir and dancer Bunny Briggs.				Waterloo Daily Courier., Waterloo, Ia., 1966-01-16	djp	Added 2013-03-04
1966 01 17 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 18 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 19 Wednesday	1966 01 20 Thursday	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Prerecording for the filming "Assault On A Queen"	.	DE6602s	10,3-4 09,2-1 08,2-23 85,1-10	Stratemann 527 and 531 (photo)	.	2011
1966 01 20 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 01 21 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Rehearsal with Ella + "Look Up And Live" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 22 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan Show	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 23 Sunday afternoon	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Ellington's wardrobe, packed for the upcoming 5 weeks in Europe, was stolen from his car.				Stratemann, p.533	djp	Added 2012-12-04
1966 01 23 Sunday 8 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studio 41 CBS broadcast center	Ed Sullivan Show, live broadcast As well as playing the medley and Satin Doll, Ellington's band accompanied Maria Cole, the former Marie Ellington.	.	DE6603	05,1-38 00,4-12	.	(credit J.N.Ferrer +W.Knauer for most 00,4-12 entries)	2011
1966 01 23 Sunday night	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Immediately after the Ed Sullivan Show broadcast, Ellington and his orchestra left for Europe for a five week tour arranged by Norman Granz.	Stratemann p.533 Announcement, Baltimore Afro-American, 1965-11-20,p.11 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-11
1966 01 23	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Louie Bellson leaves the band, although he will record with it 6 times in 1968 & 1973. According to Stratemann, p.526, Bellson missed the Dec. 31, 1965 benefit because he was on two months leave to work with his wife, Pearl Bailey. He did not return to the band after the leave. Skeets Marsh was hired to replace Bellson during the European tour, but Ellington decided to replace him, calling on Elvin Jones to join him for the January 28 Frankfurt concert. Ellington then changed his mind, and Jones returned to the US after playing 4 concerts in the Ellington tour. Sam Woodyard was brought to Europe for the February 2 Zurich concert, and the rest of the tour. Marsh left the band when it returned to the US, and Woodyard, who was supposed to only be subbing for Bellson, stayed on.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.533	djp	Added 2012-12-05
1966 01 24 Monday	.	Lisbon, Portugal	.	First concert of the tour.	.	.	00,4-12	Stratemann, p533	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-05
1966 01 25 Tuesday 7 pm & 11 pm	.	Barcelona, Spain	Palau de la Música	Two concerts Ellington orchestra joined by Ella Fitzgerald and her quartet	.	.	09,3-9	A.Perez Gasco photo	APG Duke-LYM 2009-09-29"Duke In Spain"	added 2011 2012-12-06
1966 01 26? Wednesday	.	Barcelona, Spain	Palau Musica	.	.	.	00,4-12 00,3-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-06
1966 01 26 ? Wednesday	.	Frankfurt, Germany	.	.	.	.	00,4-12 00,3-7+25	.	.	2011
1966 01 27 Thursday	.	Kaiserslautern	.	.	.	.	00,4-12 00,3-7	.	.	2011
1966 01 28 Friday	.	Frankfurt, Germany	.	"Weekend World"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 28 Friday	.	Frankfurt, Germany	Jahrhunderthalle	.	.	DE6604 DE6605	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 01 29 Saturday	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE6606 DE6607	.	.	.	2011
1966 01 30 Sunday	.	Milan, Italy	Teatro Lirico	.	.	DE6608 DE6609	07,2-13 05,3-25 94,1-1 93,4-1	.	.	2011
1966 01 31 Monday	.	Geneva, Switzerland	Victoria Hall	.	.	.	00,4-12	.	.	2011
February 1966
1966 02 01 Tuesday	.	.	.	Free Day	.	.	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 02 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1966 02 02 Wednesday	.	Basel, Switzerland	.	Concert	.	DE6610	08,1-8 01,1-28 00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 03 Thursday	.	Zurich, Switzerland	.	.	.	.	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 04 Friday	.	Munich, Germany	Deutsches Museum	Duke+Ella	.	.	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 05 Saturday	.	Hamburg, Germany	Musikhalle	2 X Duke+Ella	.	.	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 06 Sunday	.	Copenhagen, Denmark	Falkoner Teat	.	.	DE6611 DE6612	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 07 Monday	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Konserthus	.	.	DE6613 DE6614	04,1-31 03,1-15 02,3-26 02,2-15 00,4-23 00,3-7 99,4-8 86,4-4 85,2-1 85,2-3	NDCS 1039	.	2011
1966 02 08 Tuesday	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Circus	TV+Rehears	.	DE6615 DE6616	05,3-39 01,1-23 00,4-12+23 00,3-7+25 96,2-6 86,4-4 85,2-1 85,2-3	.	.	2011
1966 02 09? Wednesday	.	Malmö, Sweden	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 10? Thursday	.	Göteborg, Sweden	.	.	.	.	00,3-7	.	.	2011
1966 02 11 Friday	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE6618 DE6619	08,1-8 04,1-32 03,3-27 02,2-15	.	.	2011
1966 02 12 Saturday	.	London, England	Royal Festival	.	.	DE6620	00,4-12	.	.	2011
1966 02 13 Sunday	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersmith	.	.	DE6621 DE6622	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 14 Monday	.	Southend	Cliff Pavilion	.	.	DE6623 DE6624	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 15 Tuesday	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 16 Wednesday	.	Birmingham	Odeon Theatre	Fake Fake Fake	.	.	81,4-6	corrTimner		2011
1966 02 17 Thursday	.	Liverpool	University	.	.	DE6625	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 18 Friday	.	Leeds	Odeon Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 19 Saturday	.	Manchester	Free Trade	.	.	DE6626 DE6627	07,3-11 04,3-51 04,1-31 00,3-7+26 99,5-8	NDCS 1065	.	2011
1966 02 20 Sunday	.	London, England	+Odeon Hammersmith	Derek Jewell Interview "Tempo – Meet The Duke"	.	DE6628 DE6629 DE6630	.	.	.	2011
1966 02 21 Monday	.	Coventry	Cathedral	.	.	DE6631 DE6632	97,2-24 96,2-3	KGphotos+ (DerekEvans photographs) Morton photo	.	2011
1966 02 22 Tuesday	.	Bruxelles, La Belgique	TH.AMERICAN	.	.	DE6633	95,1-7	.	.	2011
1966 02 23 Wednesday	.	Madrid, Spain	Cine Monumental	2 X Duke+Ella: 7:15+11pm	.	.	09,3-9 00,4-12	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco 09	2011
1966 02 24 Thursday 1 PM?	.	Madrid, Spain	TVE Studio Prado Del Rey	"Noches del Sabado" recording session for telecast	.	DE6617	10,1-9 09,2-22 00,4-12 DEMS 10/1-9	.	J.N.Ferrer	added 2011 updated 2012-08-18
1966 02 25 Friday	.	Goutelas-En-Foręt, France	Castle	Ellington solo piano recital - New World a'Comin' and a medley - on a 9-foot Steinway grand brought to the venue for the occasion, celebrating the opening of a newly renovated wing of the castle. Lawrence writes that Ellington arrived on a bitterly cold night and was escorted to the castle by 50 children carrying torches. He made a short speech before playing (see The Ellington Suites CD liner notes)	Stratemann, p.533 AHL, p.313 Vail Pablo CD PACD-2310-762-2 Duke Ellington The Ellington Suites .	DE6634	09,2-9 06,2-24 06,2-40 00,4-12 95,1-7 93,3-2 92,4-7 87,4-4 85,1-3	VARphotos	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-05
1966 02 26 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 02 27 Sunday	.	.	.	Peripheral event ABC-TV Telecast of "American Music - From Folk To Jazz And Pop" - includes an undated Ellington interview along with interviews of others.				Stratemann, p.523, referring to Down Beat, 1966-05-05.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 02 27 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 02 28 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
March 1966
1966 03 01 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 02 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 03 Thursday	.	Riverdale	Hayes Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 04 Friday	.	Morristown, N.J.	Governor Morris Hotel	Dance	Stratemann p.535	.	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection Box 8 Folder 8 Program. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra presented by The Morris County Fair Housing Council, March 4, 1966	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 03 05 Saturday	.	Ft. Monmouth (near Red Bank), N.J.	Field House	.	Stratemann, p.535	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 03 06 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 07 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 08 Tuesday	.	Lebanon, Penn.	Pushnik's Waterfall Room Theatre-Restaurant 1352 Cumberland St.	Night club date	Ad, Lebanon Daily News 1966-03-08, p.19	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1966 03 09 Wednesday	.	Harrisburg	Jewish Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 10 Thursday	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	First AME Zion Church	.	Stratemann, p.535, citing DESB	.	.	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE CollectionBox 8 Folder 9 Program (copy), Concert of Sacred Music presented by the First A.M.E. Zion Church	.	2011added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 03 11 Friday	.	North Plainfield, N.J.	Washington House	.	Stratemann, p.535, citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 12 Saturday	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Midtown Mall	.	Stratemann, p.535, citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 13 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 14 Monday	1966 03 16 Wednesday	Toronto, Ont.	O'Keefe Centre	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 15 Tuesday Afternoon	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	Ellington's 30 or more minute chat with Toronto Telegram jazz critic Helen McNamara was recorded and broadcast the same day on the radio show "Stereo Showcase" on CKFH-FM. The rest of the hour was made up of Ellington recordings. Stratemann reports the announcer said Ellington did not know he was being recorded.	Stratemann, p.535.	DE6635	03,1-11	.	.	2011
1966 03 16 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	46th Street Theatre	Ellington's musical "Pousse Cafe" opened in New York, was a flop, and closed after three performances. Ellington did not attend.	Stratemann, p.533	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04
1966 03 17 Thursday	.	Watertown	Camp Drum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 18 Friday	.	Boston, Mass.	Symphony Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 19 Saturday	.	Newark, N.J.	Symphony Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 20 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Sheraton H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 21 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 22 Tuesday	.	Aurora	Stardust Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 23 Wednesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Devine's Million Dollar Ballroom 3401 W. Wisconsin Ave.	Dance also on the bill, Jerry Blake's Great Versatile Dance Band. Admission $2.25 incuding tax	Stratemann, p.535 Ad, Milwaukee Journal, 1966-03-23, p.9 'Last spring, the Duke and his band played for a dance at George Devine's ballroom,' Milwaukee Sentinel 1966-09-30, p.4 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1966 03 24 Thursday	.	Peoria, Ill.	Hotel Marquette	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 25 Friday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Clowes Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 26 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Mccormick Place+ Pick Congress HOTEL	.	.	.	81,5-1 81,4-2 80,3-3	.	.	2011
1966 03 27 Sunday	.	St. Louis	Kiel Opera H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 03 28 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 03 29 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	Recording session Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Anderson, M.Ellington, Jones, Williams, Brown, Cooper, Connors, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Lamb, Woodyard, Jerome Richardson (alto) Titles recorded: West Indian Pancake El Viti Veldt Amour Wings And Things	.	DE6636	04,3-51 04,2-39 04,2-51 04,1-31 97,2-24 93,3-8 92,3-2 88,2-4 87,1-1	Stratemann p.535	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-01
1966 03 30 Wednesday	.	.	Day off	Stratemann, p.535	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 03 31 Thursday	.	.	Day off	Stratemann, p.535	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
April 1966
1966 04 01 Friday	.	.	.	The Orchestra departs for Senegal for the first World Festival of Negro Arts This will be Ellington's first visit to Africa, and is the subject of a separate but very short chapter in his autobiography. Stanley Dance quoted Ellington: "It was a magnificent experience. Dinner with President and Mrs. Senghor. Senegal Africans demonstrating exotic instruments. Poets and painters and folklorists from South Africa and the Caribbean. We played six shows in five days: two at a theater, two in a big sport stadium, and two at the U.S. Embassy, where we had the pleasure of a reunion with Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Cook." There is a very short excerpt from one of Ellington's concerts on YouTube - click here.	Stratemann, p.535 MIMM, pp.337-339 Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times, "Duke Ellington Keeps on Bettering His Music," as published in The Washington Post and the Times Herald, 1966-05-29.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 02 Saturday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	Likely date of arrival in Senegal for the World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 03 Sunday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 04 Monday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 05 Tuesday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 06 Wednesday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 07 Thursday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 08 Good Friday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	World Festival of Negro Arts - see 1966 04 01	.	.	.	.	.	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 00	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	Concert RAI Broadcast	.	DE6637	.	MLDEphoto	.	2011
1966 04 09 Saturday	.	Dakar, Senegal	Théatre Daniel-Sorano	Concert, World Festival of Negro Arts The concert included La Plus Belle Africaine, which Ellington wrote in anticipation of the festival.	Stratemann, p.535	DE6638	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-01
1966 04 09 Saturday	.	Dakar, Senegal	.	Ambassador and Mrs. Marion Cook held a party for Ellington and his orchestra, apparently after the concert. Ellington wrote: "We usually play only three days a week on tours sponsored by the State Department, but we felt so good after this experience that when His Excellency the Ambassador has a party we insist upon playing that too."	MIMM, p.338 Black World, July 1966, p.89	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-01
1966 04 10 Easter Sunday	1966 04 12 Tuesday	Dakar, Senegal	.	Departure for home Unscheduled 24-hour delay in Paris	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 11 Monday	.	Paris, France	.	Unscheduled layover The Ellington orchestra was booked to appear at the Americana Hotel in New York on March (sic) 11, but Ella Fitzgerald and Andy Kirk subbed.	Stratemann p.536	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 12 Tuesday	.	.	.	Delayed arrival in the United States. The band had to go directly from the airport to the Majestic Theater for the scheduled concert.	Stratemann p.536	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-12-01
1966 04 12	.	Perth Amboy, N.J.	Majestic Theater	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-01
1966 04 13 Wednesday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	.	Master class	.	DE6639	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 14 Thursday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	.	Rehearsals	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 15 Friday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 16 Saturday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Music Hall	.	.	DE6640	81,5-2	.	.	2011
1966 04 17 Sunday	.	Grand Rapids	.	Sacredconc	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 18 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 04 19 Tuesday	.	Mount Pleasant	Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 20 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 04 21 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 04 22 Friday	.	Hamburg	Leisureland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 23 Saturday	.	Princeton	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 24 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base	.	.	DE6641	00,4-23	.	.	2011
1966 04 25 Monday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	Sacred concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 26 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"The Best on Record" Telecast	.	DE6642	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 27 Wednesday	.	Battle Creek	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 28 Thursday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 29 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Americana Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 29 Friday	.	?+Des Moines	Drake Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 04 30 Saturday	.	Columbia	Stephens Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1966
1966 05 01 Sunday	.	Kansas City, Mo.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert - Ellington was the headliner for the week-long Kansas City Jazz Festival Concerts began at 2:40 pm and closed at 11 pm after an hour concert by the Ellington orchestra. This is consistent with an AP wirestory announcement the previous day which referred to a 9 hour continuous concert.	Stratemann p.536 citing Variety 1966-05-06 p.195 The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 1966-04-30, p.8	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1966 05 02 Monday	.	Chanute, Ks.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 03 Tuesday	.	Liberty, Mo.	William Jewell College	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 05 04 Wednesday Afternoon	.	Sedalia, Mo.	Smith-Cotton High School Auditorium	Concert	Stratemann p.536	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 05 04 Wednesday Evening	.	Sedalia, Mo.	Agriculture Building Missouri State Fairgrounds	3 hour evening dance	Stratemann p.536	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 05 05 Thursday	.	Wichita, Ks.	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 06 Friday	.	Wichita, Ks.	Cotillion Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 07 Saturday	.	Little Rock, Ark.	Art Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 08 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Masonic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 09 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	RCA Studios	.	.	DE6643	10,2-8+20 10,1-13 99,5-24 97,3-15 97,2-13 90,1-4	.	.	2011
1966 05 09 Monday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Melodyland Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 10 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	RCA Studios	recording session	.	DE6644	97,2-24 92,1-1 90,1-5 89,1-17 88,2-4 87,1-1	.	.	2011
1966 05 10 Tuesday	.	George Air Force Base (near Victorville), Cal.	NCO Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 11	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Studio B	.	.	DE6645	10,3-24 10,2-8+20 10,1-13 99,5-25 97,2-24 92,1-1 90,1-5 89,1-17	NDCS 1101	.	2011
1966 05 12	.	.	.	Travel To Japan	.	.	.	MIMM332photo	.	2011
1966 05 13	.	Tokyo	.	"Satindoll"	.	DE6646	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 14	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaikan	Correct date for	.	DE6647?	96,2-3 94,2-9	.	.	2011
1966 05 15	.	Tokyo	Shibuya Kaikan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 16	.	Tokyo	Tbs Studios Tc	.	.	DE6647	96,2-3 94,2-9	.	.	2011
1966 05 17 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 05 18 Wednesday	.	Nagoya	Aichiken Taiikuka	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 19 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 05 20 Friday	.	Kyoto	Kyoto Kaikan	.	.	DE6648	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 21 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 05 22 Sunday	.	Hamamatsu	Shimin Kaikan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 23 Monday	.	Osaka	Festival Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 24 Tuesday	.	Nagoya	Aichi Bunkakodo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 25 Wednesday	.	Tokyo	Shibuya Kokaido	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 26 Thursday	.	Tokyo	Golden Gessekai	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 27 Friday	.	Tokyo	Koseinenkin Kaikan + Golden Gessekai	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 28 Saturday	.	Whittier, Cal.	Cottonwood Country Club	"Ellington and his men resumed their U.S. schedule the night of their return from Japan"	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.537	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
1966 05 29 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 05 30 Monday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	KDKA Studios	Taping session for a television and possibly a radio commercial for "Duke Beer"	.	DE9096	97,2-8	NDCS 1101 Stratemann pp. 537 and 659	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1966 05 31? Tuesday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Civic Arena	An Evening with Duke Ellington Outdoor concert "Under the Stars" Ellington and "the Ellington Trio" with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra includes Ellington symphonic arrangements and standard pop tunes	Ads, Indiana Evening Gazette, 1966-05-10, p.12 Uniontown Evening Standard, 1966-05-26, p.12	.	.	Stratemann 537+659	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
June 1966
1966 06 01 Wednesday	.	Santa Rosa, Cal.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 02 Thursday	.	Norwalk, Cal.	Golden West Ballroom	.	.	DE6649	04,1-31	.	.	2011
1966 06 03 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 04 Saturday	.	Arcadia, Cal.	Santa Anita Turf Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 05 Sunday	.	Ashland, Ore.	Elizabethan Theater	Concert "First jazz concert ever on this stage" (Stratemann) and "Duke Ellington took his orchestra off to Eugene, Oregon in June to launch a campaign to raise $500,000 for the nation's first Shakespearean theatre.	Black World/Negro Digest, Aug 1966 p.92	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
1966 06 06 Monday	.	Portland, Ore.	Masonic Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 07 Tuesday	1966 06 09	Seattle, Wash.	DJ's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 08 Wednesday	1966 06 09	Seattle, Wash.	DJ's	see 1966 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 09 Thursday	1966 06 09	Seattle, Wash.	DJ's	see 1966 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 10 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Fairmont Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 11 Saturday	.	Oakland, Cal.	California College of Arts and Crafts	An honourary doctorate in Fine Arts is bestowed upon Ellington	Stratemann p.537	.	94,2-9	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 12 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Ambassador Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 13 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 14 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 15 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Cathay Circle Theater	ABC-TV network sales campaign opening. The network showed its fall programme lineup to prospective advertisers. The Ellington orchestra was a special attraction and comedienne Phyllis Diller was the guest hostess.	Stratemann p. 537	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 16 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 17 Friday	.	Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, Cal.	Officers' Club	Dance	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 18 Saturday	.	Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, Cal.	Base chapel	Concert of Sacred Music	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 19 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 20 Monday	1966 06 25 Saturday	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date	Stratemann p.537	.	.	Gleason 220	.	2011
1966 06 21 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date - see 1966 06 20	.	.	.	Gleason220	.	2011
1966 06 22 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date - see 1966 06 20	.	.	.	Gleason220	.	2011
1966 06 23 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date - see 1966 06 20	.	.	.	Gleason220	.	2011
1966 06 24 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date - see 1966 06 20	.	.	.	Gleason220	.	2011
1966 06 25 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	Club date - see 1966 06 20	.	.	.	Gleason220	.	2011
1966 06 26 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Taping for 10 minute appearance by Ellington on the “Dean Martin Show” to be broadcast Sept. 29 Stratemann describes this as a two day taping session and says there are unconfirmed reports Ellington's segment was taped at Basin Street West in San Francisco. Duke performed his medley, and was joined for the last section by the show's orchestra led by Les Brown.	Stratemann p.537	DE6650	11,1-27 04,2-51 04,1-31	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 27 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 06 28 Tuesday	1966 06 29 Wednesday	.	.	Ellington's own activities this day are undocumented. Ella Fitzgerald with the Ellington band, no Duke, Jimmy Jones on piano. Stratemann does not mention this event, and DEMS only speculates this session was on June 28 and 29, 1966 instead of 1967 as shown on the liner notes for the Pablo LP "The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World."	.	.	82,3-4	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-02
1966 06 29 Wednesday	.	.	.	Recording session (no Duke) - see 1966 06 28	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1966 06 29 Wednesday	.	North Platte, Neb.	Elks Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 06 30 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
July 1966
1966 07 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event The July 1966 edition of Negro Digest carried a photo of Ellington with Ambassador and Mrs. Mercer Cook, Sr. and Langston Hughes, apparently after the performances at Daniel Sorano Theatre and Amity Stadium in April. It also announced Duke was composing Symphonie Senegalaise to commemorate the World Festival of Negro Arts.				Negro Digest, July 1966	djp	Added 2012-12-01
1966 07 01 Friday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Blatz Temple Of Music Washington Park	Free outdoor concert during Old Milwaukee Day festivities, according to an announcement by Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company in an AP wirestory January 1966* "The Duke's most recent Milwaukee appearance was during the Old Milwaukee Days celebration during the Fourth of July weekend. His Washington Park concert drew more than 20,000 listeners."**	* Manitewoc Herald-Times, 1966-02-21, page 20M **Milwaukee Sentinel 1966-09-30, p.4	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1966 07 02 Saturday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	.	Ellington was interview by Bob Knudsen for Radio WTMJ	.	DE6651	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1966 07 03 Sunday	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE6652	99,5-19 97,4-7 96,2-3 94,2-9 93,3-2 93,2-3 91,1-5 81,4-5	.	.	2011
1966 07 04 Monday	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barron	.	.	DE6653	81,4-6	.	.	2011
1966 07 05 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 07 06 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barron	.	.	DE6654	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 07 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 07 08 Friday	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barron	.	.	DE6655	81,4-6	.	.	2011
1966 07 09 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 07 10 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barron	.	.	DE6656	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 11 Monday	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 12 Tuesday	.	Laconia	Winnip.Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 13 Wednesday	.	Keene	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 14 Thursday	.	Brunswick	Naval Air St	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 15 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Lewisohn Stadium	.	.	DE6657	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 16 Saturday<	.	Virginia Beach	Beach Dome	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 17 Sunday	.	Stratford	Festival Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 18 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio A	.	.	DE6658	08,1-8 06,3-15 05,2-38 05,1-11 04,3-51 04,2-39 04,1-31 92,3-1 91,3-2 90,4-3 90,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 07 19 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 07 20 Wednesday	1966 07 21	Chautauqua	Institute	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 21 Thursday	1966 07 21	Chautauqua	Institute	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 22 Friday 8:15 pm	.	Boston, Mass.	Union Methodist Church 485 Columbus Ave.	Sacred Concert	Boston Globe, 1966-07-17	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-27
1966 07 23 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 07 24 Sunday	.	Hyannis, Mass.	Cape Cod Melody Tent	.	Stratemann p.538 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 25 Monday	.	.	.	Travel to southern France for the Juan-les-Pins / Antibes Jazz Festival Included several performances with Ella Fitzgerald. Having sold the Verve record label to M-G-M, Norman Granz persuaded the new owners to allow him to record and film several concerts which resulted in the albums "Ella and Duke at The Cote D'Azur" and "Soul Call," as well as a film "Duke Ellington At The Cote d'Azur."	Stratemann pp. 538-542.	.	08,2-11 08,1-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1966 07 26 Tuesday	.	Juan Les Pins	.	"Freedom"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 26 Tuesday	.	Juan Les Pins	.	Juan-les-Pins / Antibes Jazz Festival	.	DE6659 DE6660	07,1-25 00,2-9 98,4-12 97,2-20 97,1-3 96,2-11 94,2-1 94,1-4 91,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 07 27 Wednesday	.	St. Paul De Vence, France	Fondation Maeght	.	.	DE6661	.	Stratemann 539 RCA-LP photo Webphoto	.	2011
1966 07 27 Wednesday	.	Juan Les Pins, France	.	Juan-les-Pins / Antibes Jazz Festival	.	DE6662	.	08,1-8 00,2-9 98,4-12 96,2-11 94,3-3 87,1-2 86,4-1 84,4-6	.	2011
1966 07 28 Thursday	.	Juan Les Pins, France	.	ORTF Reh	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 07 28 Thursday	.	Juan Les Pins, France	.	Juan-les-Pins / Antibes Jazz Festival	.	DE6663 DE6664	11,1-27 08,2-37 08,1-8 00,3-9 00,2-9 99,4-20 98,4-13 89,3-3	Stratemann 539 VARphotos KG photo	.	2011
1966 07 29 Friday	.	Juan Les Pins, France	Juan-les-Pins / Antibes Jazz Festival	Concert with Ella Fitzgerald Former Ellingtonians Ray Nance and Ben Webster played part of this concert with the band - see ellingtonia.com.	Stratemann, p.541.	DE6665	11,1-27 08,1-8 00,2-9 98,4-13 97,4-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1966 07 2-	.	France	.	.	.	.	90,2-7 90,1-7	.	.	2011
1966 07 30 Saturday	.	.	.	Stratemann reported Ellingon and the band were back in the U.S. on this date but doesn't provide travel details.	Stratemann, p.543	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-03
1966 07 30 Saturday	.	Sandusky, Oh.	Cedar Point Ballroom	Announcement: "Mutual Broadcasting System's 'Bandstand USA' will once again air name bands from Cedar Point's Ballroom starting with Louis Armstrong on June 25. Following Armstrong will be ... Duke Ellington, July 30..." Cedar Point is an amusement park with several possible performance venues. This date seems doubtful because if the band landed in New York, it would have had to travel another 500 miles by road to play this gig (but there's no apparent reason the band might not have landed nearer Sandusky. the Aug.2 edition of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram advertised the Ellington orchestra would be at this venue on Sat., Aug. 6, which suggests the event was rescheduled.	Announcement, Cedar Point Sets Dates For Bands, Sandusky Register, 1966-05-14, p.10 Ad, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram 1966-08-02, p.13	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-03
1966 07 31 Sunday	.	North Tonawanda, N.Y.	Melody Fair	"ONE NIGHTER- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra will play a one-night stand at Me1ody Fair today at 8:30 p.m..."	"Duke Ellington to Perform at Tent" By Janet Morgan Niagara Falls Gazette, 1966-07-31	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-04
August 1966
1966 08 01 Monday	.	.		day off according to Stratemann	.
1966 08 02 Tuesday	.	.		day off according to Stratemann	.
1966 08 03 Wednesday	.	Bala, Ont.	Muskoka Pavilion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 04 Thursday	.	.		According to Stratemann, p.543, the band had the day off while Ellington returned briefly to New York, with a stop in Netuchen, N.J.	.
1966 08 05 Friday	.	Stratford, Ont.	Festival Theatre	.	Stratemann p.543 citing Down Beat, 1966-05-05.	.	95,2-4	.	.	2011
1966 08 06 Saturday 8:30 pm EST	.	Sandusky, Oh.	Cedar Point Ballroom	Dance Just for Fun Duke Ellington in the Ballroom $2.50/person	Ads Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, 1966-08-02 Newark Advocate, 1966-08-02 Lima News, 1966-08-05 Newark Advocate, 1966-08-05 Sandusky Register, 1966-08-05 Sandusky Times Recorder, 1966-08-05 Sandusky Register, 1966-08-06 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 08 07 Sunday	1966 08 13 Saturday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 08 Monday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 09 Tuesday<	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 10 Wednesday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 11 Thursday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 12 Friday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 13 Saturday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1966 08 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 14 Sunday	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	4 pm This was the first performance of the Concert of Sacred Music outside a church. Vocalists were Tony Watkins, Roscoe Gill and Philadephia choirs Singing City and Vox Humana.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.543	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-01-10
1966 08 15 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Central Park	.	.	DE6666	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 16 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 08 17 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 08 18 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio A	Duke Ellington recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Anderson, M.Ellington, Jones, Williams, Brown, Cooper, Connors, Hamilton, Hodges, Procope, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Lamb, Woodyard Titles recorded: Harlem Mellow Ditty The Old Circus Train Turn Around Blues Tin Soldier	.	DE6667	92,3-2 91,3-7	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-05
1966 08 19 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 08 20 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 08 21 Sunday	.	Warrensville, Oh.	Musicarnival	. (The Musicarnival tent theatre organization operated from 1954 to 1975 with winter seasons in Florida as well, from 1958 to 1964)	Details should be available in the Musicarnival archives	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-05
1966 08 22 Monday	.	.		activities not documented - probably a travel day	.
1966 08 24 ? Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Interview	.	.	04,1-31	.	.	2011
1966 08 25	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Bowl	.	.	DE6668	04,3-51 04,1-31 99,3-22	.	.	2011
1966 08 28	.	Marin County	Tamalpais	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 08 29	1966 08 31	Tucson, Ariz.	Spanish Trail Motel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1966
1966 09 01 Thursday	.	Salina, Kans.	Salina Municipal Airport	Ellington's American Airlines flight from Tucson to Chicago landed in Salina and the passengers transferred to another airplane after a woman was overheard muttering about a bomb when the flight was over Garden City, Kansas. An army demolition squad found no explosives in the woman's baggage. Even though the band had flown on ahead, DEMS 1990-2 reports an engagement in Chicago was cancelled.	Tri-City Herald, 1966-09-02	.	98,2-17 90,2-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1966 09 02	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	Recording session,	.	DE6669	04,1-31 98,4-10 98,2-17 90,2-6	.	.	2011
1966 09 03	.	Green Bay	Brown Arena	.	.	.	90,2-6	MIMMphoto	.	2011
1966 09 04	.	Hayward	Lumberjack Bowl	.	.	.	90,2-6	.	.	2011
1966 09 06	.	Duluth	Auditorium	.	.	.	90,2-6	.	.	2011
1966 09 07	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Auditorium	.	.	.	90,2-6	.	.	2011
1966 09 08	1966 09 09	Chicago, Ill.	Mccormick Place	.	.	.	90,2-6 90,1-5	.	.	2011
1966 09 10	.	Iowa City	Univ. Club	.	.	.	90,2-6	.	.	2011
1966 09 12	.	Omaha, Neb.	Indian Hill Inn	.	.	.	90,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 09 15	.	San Francisco, Cal.	California Palace of the Legion of Honour	award .	Annotated Program, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Presented by Patrons of Art and Music at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, September 15, 1966, University of Indiana Archives, Luvenia A. George Collection, Box 8 Folder 10	.	90,2-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1966 09 17	.	Oakland, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	90,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 09 18	.	Monterey	.	Jazz Festival	.	DE6670	90,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 09 19	1966 09 25	Los Angeles, Cal.	Greek Theatre	.	.	.	90,2-7	.	.	2011
1966 09 23	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Greek Theatre	.	.	DE6671	10,1-1 07,3-25 97,1-4 95,2-4	.	.	2011
1966 09 24	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Greek Theatre	.	.	DE6672	10,1-1 07,3-25 97,3-19 97,2-24 97,1-4	.	.	2011
1966 09 27	1966 09 30	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	.	.	.	90,2-7	.	.	2011
October 1966
1966 10 01	1966 10 02	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 03	.	Amarillo, Tex.	Air Force Base Officers Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 04	.	Houston, Tex.	University Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 05	.	Austin, Tex.	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 06	.	St. Louis	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 07	.	Chicago, Ill.	Union League Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 08	.	Wheeling	Palwaukee Airpt	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 09	.	Bartlett	Apple Orchard C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 10	.	Waterloo, Io.	Electric Park Ballroom	Benefit dance for the Black Hawk County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 450 dancers attended. Admission $3/person, $5/couples	Waterloo Daily Courier Announcement, 1966-09-27, p.6 Ad 1966-10-09 Ad 1966-10-10, p.13 Story with photos, 1966-10-11, p.7 .	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 10 11	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee Student Union Ballroom Wisconsin University	Concert	Stratemann p.544 citing DESB Announcement, Milwaukee Sentinel 1966-09-30, p.4 .	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-27
1966 10 12	.	North Manchester	Coll Au	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 14	.	Oskaloosa	Penn College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 15	.	Bloomington Indiana	Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 16	.	Casey	High School Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 17	.	Seymour	Elk's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 18	.	Albion	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 19 ?	.	Grands Rapids	Church,	(with Ella?)	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 20	.	White Plains	.	Sacredconc	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 21	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Irwin Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 22	.	South Orange	Seton Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 23	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ed Sullivan Show	.	DE6673	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 24	1966 10 30	Westbury	.	Music Fair	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 28	.	Westbury	.	Music Fair	.	DE6674	.	.	.	2011
1966 10 29	.	.	.	Death of Wellman Braud			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1966 10 31	.	Ft Eustis	Officers Mess	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1966
1966 11 01 Tuesday	.	Rumson, N.J.	Fairhaven Regional High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Filming of the one-hour television program Center Stage (aka Celanese Center Stage) hosted by singer Barbara McNair. Ellington appeared with Lamb and Woodyard; the Ellington kinescope segments come to nearly 20 minutes. A studio orchestra played the backings. Stratemann, p.545, offers the location as New York or Los Angeles.	.	DE6675	07,1-4	Stratemann 545 webphoto	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ellington was interviewed on WOR radio's "Jack O'Brien Show"	.	DE6676	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 03 Thursday	.	Williamsport, Pa.	Lycoming College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 04 Friday	.	Miami Beach, Fla.	.	Rehearsals for the CBS television "Jackie Gleason Show" Gleason brought 160 musicians to Florida for this episode, which he devoted to the big band era. The show began with the Count Basie orchestra, and included segments by the band led by Les and Larry Elgart, the Sammy Kay orchestra, the Guy Lombardo orchestra, and the Glenn Miller ghost band. Ellington's band had the last 9 minutes. Ellington's granddaughter Mercedes danced in the show as she was a member of the June Taylor Dancers.	Stratemann, p.547	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 05 Saturday	.	Miami Beach, Fla.	.	Taping of the CBS telecast "The Jackie Gleason Show" - see 1966 11 04	.	DE6677	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 06 Sunday	.	Newburgh, N.Y.	Mount St. Mary's College Auditorium	Concert of sacred music	Stratemann, p.547	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 07 Monday	1966 11 09	Tucson, Ariz.	Spanish Trail Motel	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1966 11 08 Tuesday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Death of Harold “Shorty” Baker				.	.	Added 2012 10 10
1966 11 08 Tuesday	.	Tucson, Ariz.	Spanish Trail Motel	see 1966 11 07	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated
1966 11 09 Wednesday	.	Tucson, Ariz.	Spanish Trail Motel	see 1966 11 07	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated
1966 11 10 Thursday 6 pm and 8:30 pm	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Trinity Episcopal Cathedral	Two concerts of sacred music The 6 pm family concert is priced at $5.00 general, $1.75 students. The 8 pm evening concert was priced at $6.00 and $10.00	Stratemann p.547 citing DESB Ads, Arizona Republic 1966-11-09, p30 1966-11-10 p.62 Editorial, 1966-11-10 p.6 Story (more or less just the usual publicity bumpf): "Religion, Royalty Come Together at Concert," Arizona Republic 1966-11-12, p.41, with photos	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-17
1966 11 11 Friday 5:15 pm	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Hotel Westward Ho	Ellington was to address a meeting of the Phoenix Press Club. The session was to be an informal talk followed by questions and answers, and was open to press club members and guests	Arizona Republican, 1966-11-11 p.18	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-17
1966 11 11 Friday 8:30 pm	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Star Theatre	Jazz concert Tickets $3.50 and $4.50	Stratemann p.547 citing DESB Ads, Arizona Republic: Editorial, 1966-11-10 p.6 1966-10-16 p.2-F 1966-10-23 p.8 1966-11-08 p.20 1966-11-09 p.30 1966-11-10 p.62 1966-11-11 p.46 Story (see above): "Religion, Royalty Come Together at Concert," Arizona Republic 1966-11-12, p.41, with photos	.	.	.	djp	2011 updated 2013-06-17
1966 11 12 Saturday 1:30 to 4 pm	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Bishop Atwood Hall Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 100 W. Roosevelt	Free workshop in rock, folk and jazz, starring famed jazz musician Duke Ellington. Stratemann says Ellington was to participate in a workshop for local jazz and folksinging groups. The Republic reported Ellington was donating his time, and some of the best-known local bands were to appear: P-Nut Butter, The Young Men, The Four of Us, The Cortez High Madrigal Singers, The Jazz Sextet from ASU, Twice, The Just Cause, and Insane. An 18-piece orchestra from Prescott planned to attend, along with a combo of drum, bass, guitar and flute.	Stratemann p.547 citing DESB Duke Ellington Heads List, Top Bands, Ellington at Free Workshop Today, Arizona Republic, 1966-11-12, p.39	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-17
1966 11 13 Sunday 8 pm to midnight	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	TowneHouse Ballroom	Dance sponsored by the Temple Beth Israel Brotherhood. Tickets $3.95. Advertised as the only dance featuring Duke Ellington's 13 piece band that is open to the public. Advance publicity says this is the first time Ellington played a dance in Phoenix, previous appearances have all been concerts.	Stratemann p.547 citing DESB Editorial, The Arizona Republic 1966-11-10 p.6 Ads, The Arizona Republic 1966-11-10, p.64 1966-11-12 p.68 1966-11-13, p.2-M	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-17
1966 11 14 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1966 11 15 Tuesday	.	Beverly Hills, Cal.	Temple Emmanuel Of Beverly Hills	Over 1,200 people paid from $3 to $100 per ticket to hear the first performance of Ellington's concert of sacred music in a synagogue. The proceeds went to benefit the temple's school fund.	Stratemann p.547 citing Down Beat 1966-11-17 and Variety 1966-11-26 p.53	DE9054	05,3-15	NDCS 1075	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 16 Wednesday	.	San Diego, Cal.	Civic Theatre	Concert played "in tandem" with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and included a panel discussion at 7 pm with Ellington, Leonard Feather and Quincy Jones.	Stratemann p.547 citing Down Beat 1966-11-17 and Variety 1966-11-26 p.53	DE6678 DE6679	04,3-51 04,1-31 93,2-4	.	.	2011
1966 11 17 Thursday	.	Irvine, Cal.	University of California at Irvine	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 17 Thursday	.	San Bernadino, Cal.	California Theatre	Concert preceded by a symposium with Ellington, Feather and Jones.	Stratemann p.547 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 18 Friday	.	Riverside, Cal.	Campus Hall, University of California	Concert Drummers Graham Perry and Ryan Cadix subbed for Sam Woodyard, who was ill.	Stratemann p. 547	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 19 Saturday	.	Westwood, Cal.	Royce Hall, UCLA	.	.	DE6680	93-2-4	.	.	2011
1966 11 20 Sunday	.	Van Nuys, Cal.	Los Angeles Valley College	Concert	Stratemann, p.547 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 20 Sunday	.	San Gabriel, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	Concert	Stratemann, p.547 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 21 Monday	1966 12 10	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat, Empire State Building	Club date with 45 minute opening night radio broadcast on WNEW announced by W.B.Williams at 11:30 pm. Woodyard took sick again during this gig and Sonny Greer and Gus Johnson subbed for him.	Stratemann, p.547 citing Variety, 1966-11-30 p.53various sources.	DE6681	04,1-31 00,4-23	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 22 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 23 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 24 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 25 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21 The band was broadcast from the club for the U.S. Treasury Department and the Armed Forces News.	.	DE6682	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 26 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 27 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1966 11 28 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 11 29 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21 The band appeared on national NBC late night television show "The Tonight Show," seemingly telecast from the club this date. HOLD IT CHECK THIS OUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN INTERVIEW WITH JUST DUKE Note while this was a late-night show broadcast at 11:30 pm local time across North America, it may have been taped earlier in the day. Further investigation is warranted.	.	DE6683	04,2-51 04,1-31	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1966 11 30 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1966
1966 12 01	1966 12 10	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	WNEW broadcast	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-04
1966 12 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	.	.	DE6684	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Rufus Jones, drums, born in 1936, joins the band.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1966 12 01 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 02 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 03 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 04 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
	.	New York, N.Y.	Mark Twain Riverboat	Club date - see 1966 11 21	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 04	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Academy Of M.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 05	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	Sacred Concert	.	DE6685	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 06	.	Philadel	Bellevue Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 07	.	Bronx	St Mark's Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 08	.	Flushing	RKO Keith Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 09	.	New York, N.Y.	Hunter College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 10	.	Princesse Anne	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 11	.	Richmond	Sahara Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 12	.	Bluefield	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 13 Tuesday	.	Ft Dix, N.J.	Sports Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 13 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	In a wirestory by the New York Times Service, The Arizona Republic reported President and Mrs. Johnson hosted a gala black-tie White House Christmas dinner for the National Council of the Arts, with Ellington among the guests. Stratemann and Vail show this dinner on Dec. 15, but the story was published the day after it, on Dec. 14, and mentions some invitees could not attend because Washington's first storm of the season dumped 6 inches of snow on the city. Washington DC's historical weather report in the Farmer's Almanac webpage confirms snow on December 13 but not December 14 or 15. An earlier API wirestory in the Salt Lake Tribune announces the event would be on Tuesday. A story syndicated by the Washington Post says Ellington was sitting on a back row away from the other celebrities, and was humming audibly before the string quartet started to play. When asked, he is reported to have explained he was composing in his head and the tum-ta-ta-tum was to help him remember his inspiration until he could write it down.	Salt Lake Tribune 1966-12-11, p.A5 Arizona Republic 1966-12-14,p.12 1966-12-20, pp.49-50	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-17
1966 12 15	.	Red Bank	Carlton Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 16	.	Baltimore, Md.	.	Rehearsals	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 17	.	Baltimore, Md.	Lyric Theatre	.	.	DE6686	.	.	.	2011
1966 12 19	.	New York, N.Y.	.	RCA recording session, FarEastSuite	.	DE6687	05,1-39 03,3-22	NDCS 1069	.	2011
1966 12 20	.	New York, N.Y.	.	RCA recording session, FarEastSuite	.	DE6688	07,2-21 05,1-39 03,3-22 99,3-17 87,1-4 86,4-4 86,3-2	NDCS 1070	.	2011
1966 12 21	.	New York, N.Y.	.	RCA recording session, FarEastSuite	.	DE6689	05,1-39 04,2-46 03,3-22	NDCS 1070	.	2011
1966 12 28	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session RCA	.	DE6690	05,2-30 98,4-10 98,1-6/8 86,4-4 86,3-1 86,3-2	.	.	2011
1966 12 29	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Recording session RCA	.	DE6691	10,3-3 98,1-6 86,3-2	.	.	2011
1966 12 30	.	Washington, D.C.	Willard Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1966/67 --	.	.	.	?? Concert	.	DE6692	.	.	.	2011

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 1967
1967 01 06	1967 01 07	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio B	.	.	DE6701	90,3-3	.	.	2011
1967 01 09	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Webster Hall	.	.	DE6702	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	J.Hodges recording session	.	.	99,5-5	.	.	2011
1967 01 13	.	.	.	Arrival In Paris	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold (“Money”) Johnson, trumpet, joins the band for the first of 3 short stays				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 01 14	.	Milano	Zanibelli Stud	.	.	DE6703	05,2-38 05,1-38 99,4-11 85,1-10	.	.	2011
1967 01 15	.	Milano	Teatro Lirico	.	.	DE6704 DE6705 DE6706	82,4-2	VARphoto	.	2011
1967 01 17	.	Basel	Mustermesse H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 19	.	Zurich	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 22	.	Copenhagen	Falkoner T.	.	.	DE6707 DE6708	82,4-2	.	.	2011
1967 01 23	.	Copenhagen	.	"Jazzinconcert" Byen-TV	.	DE6709	07,2-5 07,1-42 06,2-13 03,2-4 01,2-10 00,3-26 00,2-10 00,1-5 99,3-7 98,4-10 98,2-17 98,1-6 96,1-6	.	.	2011
1967 01 24	.	Stockholm	Konserthus	.	.	DE6711 ND9027 ND9061	07,3-8 02,3-10+26 02,2-8 83,3-9 82,4-2	NDCS 1044 NDCS 1083	.	2011
1967 01 25	.	Oslo	Njardhallen	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 25	.	Oslo	+ Downtown Key	.	.	DE6712 DE6713 DE6714 ND9063	07,3-19 85,4-5 82,4-2	NDCS 1083	.	2011
1967 01 26	.	Malmoe	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 27	.	Hamburg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 28	.	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	De Doelen	.	.	DE6715	97,2-20 94,2-4	.	.	2011
1967 01 29	.	Bruxelles, La Belgique	PALAIS DES BEAUX ARTS	2 concerts 6pm +9pm	.	.	.	GeorgeDebroe may10	.	2011
1967 01 31	.	Paris, France	.	Interv Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 01 31	.	Paris, France	+ Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE6737 DE6716 DE6717	08,1-8 00,4-11 00,2-9 98,3-18 90,2-7 90,1-7 82,4-2	Stratemann 539 VARphotos	.	2011
February 1967
1967 02 01	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE6718	98,3-18	.	.	2011
1967 02 02	.	Caen	Maison Culture	.	.	.	.	VARphoto	.	2011
1967 02 03	.	Nancy	Cinema Rio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 03	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Money Johnson leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 02 05	.	Portsmouth	Guild Hall	.	.	DE6719 DE6720	90,3-3	.	.	2011
1967 02 06	.	Birmingham	Town Hall	.	.	.	02,3-10	.	.	2011
1967 02 07	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 09	.	Leicester	Demontfort H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 10	.	Manchester	Free Trade H	.	.	DE6710 DE6721	03,1-29 02,3-10	NDCS 1051	.	2011
1967 02 11	.	London, England	Royal Festival H.	.	.	DE6722	02,3-10	.	.	2011
1967 02 12	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersmith	.	.	DE6723	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 13	.	Liverpool	Philharm.Hall	.	.	DE6724	82,4-2	.	.	2011
1967 02 14	.	Glasgow, Scotland	Odeon Cinema	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 15	.	Dundee	Caird Hall	.	.	.	98,1-12 97,4-15	.	.	2011
1967 02 16	.	Newcastle	City Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 17	.	Bradford	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 18	.	London, England	Dorchester	Interv	.	DE6725	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 19	.	London, England	Royal Albert Hall	.	.	DE6726	98,4-10	Jewellphoto DriggsWebphoto	.	2011
1967 02 20	.	Cambridge	St Mary's Chur	.	.	.	.	DE'sAphoto	.	2011
1967 02 21	.	Reims (France)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 22	.	Roma	Teatro Sistina	.	.	DE6727 DE6728	04,3-37 93,3-2 93,2-6 89,2-1	.	.	2011
1967 02 23	.	Roma	.	Private Party De Group	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 24	.	Prato	Metastasio	.	.	DE6729 DE6730	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 25	.	Milano	Studio Zanibelli	.	.	DE6731	82,4-2	UGUMphotos	.	2011
1967 02 26	.	Milano	Teatro Lirico	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 27	.	Essen (Germany)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 02 28	.	Dusseldorf	.	.	.	DE6732	.	.	.	2011
1967 02/03	.	Europe Unk	.	.	.	DE6733	01,1-14	.	.	2011
March 1967
1967 03 01	.	Hannover (Germany)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 02	.	Berlin	.	"Weekendworld"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 02	.	Berlin	+ Philharmonie	.	.	DE6734 DE6735	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 03	.	Nürnberg (Germany)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 05	.	Wien (Austria)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 06	.	Stuttgart	Liederhalle	.	.	DE6736	03,2-28 03,1-27 01,1-14 94,2-9 90,1-5	NDCS 1073	.	2011
1967 03 --	.	Paris, France	Hotel room	Ellington records a commentary about Fondation Maeght for "Duke Ellington At The Cote d'Azur"	.	.	08/1-6>>see 31jan67	DE6737	.	2011
1967 03 10	.	Paris, France	.	Recording session (Ellington solo) "Pianists in Paris"	.	.	DE6738	.	.	2011
1967 03 10	.	Paris	+ Theatre Des Champs Elysée	Last concert before returning to the USA	.	DE6739	05,2-30 03,1-10 02,3-8 01,3-2 00,4-11 99,5-26 98,1-6 97,3-12	Stratemann, p.548	.	2011
1967 03 11	.	Washington, D.C.	Statler Hilton Hotel	"Bal Du Futur" Dinner-dance benefit for the Mental Health Association	.	DE6740	85,2-6	Stratemann, p.548	.	2011
1967 03 12 Sunday	.	Lancaster, Penn.	Fulton Opera House	2 concerts	.	.	.	Stratemann p.548, citing DESB	djp	Added 2012-08-09
1967 03 15	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio B	Octet recording session	.	DE6741	01,3-2 86,3-3	.	.	2011
1967 03 23	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio	"The Jaywalker"	.	DE6742	07,1-42 04,3-25+51 04,2-39	.	.	2011
1967 03 25	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Eastman Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	.	.	DE6743 DE6744	98,1-14 94,2-1 94,1-6 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1967 03 28	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bobby Durham, drums, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1967 03 28	.	Meriden	Holiday Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 29	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Rufus Jones leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 03 29	.	Cambridge	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 30	.	Bridgeport	Stratfield I.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 03 31	.	Philadelphia	Academy of Music	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1967
1967 04 01	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Penn Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 02	.	Montréal, P.Q.	+ Place Des Arts	Interview	.	DE6745 DE6746	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 03	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 04	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio	.	.	DE6747	04,3-51 04,2-39	.	.	2011
1967 04 05	.	Montclair	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 07	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans M.H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 08	.	Boston, Mass.	Symphony Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 09 Sunday 9 PM	.	Detroit, Mich.	Cobo Arena	Jazz at the Philharmonic Ellington and his orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald were to be the major performers for the "lengthy concert." Others appearing Oscar Peterson Trio Jimmy Jones Trio Coleman Hawkins Benny Carter Zoot Sims Clark Terry	Announcement, Toledo Blade, 1967-04-05	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-27
1967 04 10	.	Lansing	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 13	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Butler Uni	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 14	.	Chicago, Ill.	Civic Opera	2 x JATP	.	DE6748	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 1-	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	DE6749	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 15	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Music Hall	.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1967 04 17	1967 04 19	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 20	.	Grand Rapids	Kn. Campus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 21	.	Waukegan, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 22	.	Jacksonville, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Mother AME Zion Cathedral 140 W. 137th St.	Sacred concert	Announcement, New York Amsterdam News, 1967-04-01, p.32.	.	.	.	N.Fernandez	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04
1967 04 24	.	Newark, N.J.	R.Treat Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 25	.	Columbus, Oh.	Veterans Memor	"OnTheRoadWith"	.	DE6750 DE6751	10,3-22	Stratemann 555	.	2011
1967 04	.	U.S.A.	.	"Ontheroadwith"	.	DE6752 DE6753	.	Stratemann 555	.	2011
1967 04 26	.	Springfield, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 27	.	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Music H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 28	.	Dallas, Tex.	Fair Music Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 29	.	Houston, Tex.	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 30 ?	.	St. Louis	Kiel Auditor.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 04 30	.	Baltimore, Md.	Rehearsal	.	.	DE6754	.	.	.	2011
May 1967
1967 05 01	.	Baltimore, Md.	Morgan State	"On The Road With Duke Ellington"	.	DE6755	10,3-22 94,2-9	Stratemann 555 Stratemann 558 photo	.	2011
1967 05 02	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Highlands Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 05 03	.	Santa Fe, N.M.	Sweeney Gymnasium	Concert. 17 year old Shiprock clarinetist Rose Tohdacheeny made it a point to meet Russell Procope, and Ellington dedicated the opening number to her. The newspaper carries a photo of Procope showing her "one of the fine clarinets in his collection."	Farmingham (N.M.) Daily Times, 1967-06-05, p.2.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-04
1967 05 04	1967 05 24	Lake Tahoe	Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 05 05	.	Reno	.	Duke At Frank Sinatra party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 05/06	.	U.S.A.	.	"Ontheroadwith"	.	DE6756	.	.	.	2011
1967 05 25	1967 05 31	Reno	Harrah's Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 05 31	.	.	.	Death of Billy Strayhorn	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1967
1967 06 01	1967 06 14	Reno	Harrah's Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 01	.	Reno	.	Interv On B.S.	.	DE6757	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 04	.	St. Louis	Wash University	.	.	.	94,2-9	MIMM479photo	.	2011
1967 06 05	.	New York, N.Y.	St Peter's Church	Billy Strayhorn Funeral "OnTheRoadWith"	.	.	.	Stratemann 555	.	2011
1967 06 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bobby Durham leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1967 06 08	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Chris Columbus, trumpet, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1967 06 12	.	New Haven. Ct.	Yale University	Doctorate (exists as video?)	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1967 06 14	.	Ellington Conn.	Crystal Lake Ballroom	Interview "Celebrity Corner"	.	DE6758	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 15	.	San Jose	Saint Claire Ho	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 16	.	Fairfield (Cal)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 17	.	Sacramento, (Cal)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 20	.	Palm Springs	Inn Riviera	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 21	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	ABC Party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 23	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	RCA Studio	.	.	DE6759	04,3-51 04,2-39 91,3-7	.	.	2011
1967 06 24?	.	Portland, (Ore)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 25?	.	Seattle, Wash.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 26?	.	Eugene	Oregon Univers.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 27	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	.	.	DE6760	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 29	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	"JoeybishopShow"	.	DE6761	.	.	.	2011
1967 06 30	.	Oakland, Cal.	Coliseum Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1967
1967 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Chris Columbus leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1967 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Steve Little joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 07 --	.	U.S.A.	.	"Ontheroadwith"td>	.	DE6763	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 01	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Bowl	.	.	DE6762	03,2-3 94,2-1 94,1-6 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1967 07 03	1967 07 09	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barr	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 0-	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barr	.	.	DE9014 ND9015 ND9016 ND9017 ND9018 ND9019	00,4-4	NDCS 1022 NDCS 1026 NDCS 1027 NDCS 1028	.	2011
1967 07 06	.	Lorton	Reformatory, Va.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 09	.	Washington, D.C.	Carter Barr	+Backstage DE + LA	.	DE9020	00,4-4	NDCS 1028	.	2011
1967 07 11	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio	.	.	DE6764	02,1-6	Stratemann 555	.	2011
1967 07 12	.	Lanconia	Winnipesaukee G	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 14	.	Boston, Mass.	Hotel Bradford	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 15	.	Portland	Exposition Buil	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 16	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
1967 07 17	.	Wollaston Beach	Beachcom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 18	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Woodland Hills Park East 116th and Kinsman	A summer festival at Cleveland’s largest ourdoor recreation center, the sprawling Woodland Hills Park which was renamed in 1980 "Luke Easter Park" in honor of the former Cleveland Indians baseball player.	.	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1967 07 19	.	Highland P.	Ravinia Pk	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 20	.	Hayward	Historyland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 21	.	Highland P.	Ravinia Pk	.	.	DE6765	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 22	.	Chicago, Ill.	J.Nathan's Home	.	.	DE6766	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 24	.	Toronto, Ont.	Hallmark Studio	.	.	DE6767	05,3-24 02,3-11 02,2-22 02,1-4+25 01,3-10 96,1-9	NDCS 1034	.	2011
1967 07 25	.	Toronto, Ont.	Hallmark Stud	.	.	DE6768	01,3-10 98,3-15 96,1-9	.	.	2011
1967 07 26	.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	Gilmore Park	"OnTheRoadWith"	.	DE6769	.	Stratemann 555	.	2011
1967 07 27	.	Lexington	Blue Grass F	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 28	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 29	.	Sandusky	Cedar Point Ballroom	.	.	DE6770	.	.	.	2011
1967 07 31	1967 09 02	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill 65th floor Rockefeller Center on 49th Street	Opening night of Ellington's first of seven engagements at this restaurant. The premises weren't big enough for a full band, so Ellington used an octet consisting of Cat Anderson , Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney and John Lamb until late August, then Aaron Bell. The Ellington octet played six nights a week, Sundays off, from 10 pm to 2 am. CBS broadcast many of these performances. A non-Ellington trio usually played the intermissions. Ellington played here every summer for the rest of his life.	Liner notes, "The DUKE ELLINGTON OCTET Rainbow Grill Broadcasts, New York August 1967"	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
August 1967
1967 08 01 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	DE6771	82,4-1 82,4-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 08 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	DE6772	10,3-22	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 04 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 06 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Day off from Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 07	.	New York, N.Y.	CBS Studios	"Merv Griffin Show" telecast on WNEW The Merv Griffin Show, a popular daytime talk show, was broadcast nationally in both the United States and Canada.	.	DE6773	82,4-2	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 08 07 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 08 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 09 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	"Today Show" telecast on WNEW Host Barbara Walters interviewed Ellington throughout the session, during which Ellington and his rhythm section also played five titles.	.	DE6774	82,4-2	.	.	2011
1967 08 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	DE6775	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 11 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 12 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 13 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Day off from Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 14 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	DE6776	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 15 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 16 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 17 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast also CBC recorded Ellington speaking about "The Jaywalker."	.	DE6777 DE6778	11,1-19 06,3-29 02,3-27 02,1-24 01,3-26 93,4-2 86,4-4 85,4-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 18 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 19 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 20 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Day off from Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 21 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	DE6779	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 22 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 23 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 24 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS broadcast	.	DE6780	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 25 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 26 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE John Lamb, bass, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 08 27 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 28 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio A	RCA recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Williams, Anderson, Jones, Cooper, Brown, Connors, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Little Titles recorded: Boo-Dah Upper Manhattan Medical Group (U.M.M.G>) Band Call Blood Count Smada	.	DE6781	10,1-13 01,3-14 88,1-1 84,4-2 82,4-2	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 08 28 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 29 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 30 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio A	RCA recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Williams, Anderson, Jones, Cooper, Brown, Connors, Sanders, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Little Titles recorded: Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note Raincheck Midriff My Little Brown Book Lotus Blossom	.	DE6782	10,1-13 07,1-42 01,3-14 90,4-4 90,1-4 88,1-1 84,4-2 82,4-2	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 08 30 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	.	DE6783	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 08 31 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31 with CBS Broadcast	.	DE6784	82,4-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
September 1967
1967 09 01	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studio A	RCA recording session Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Williams, Anderson, Jones, Cooper, Brown, Connors, Hamilton, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Bell, Little Titles recorded: Snibor After All All Day Long Lotus Blossom	.	DE6785	10,1-13 02,3-25 02,2-26 01,3-14 89,4-5 88,1-1 86,2-6 85,2-6 84,4-2 82,4-2	NDCS 1049	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 09 00	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Sometime in September, Ellington and his orchestra recorded five different arrangements for radio spots produced by Marriott-Hot Shoppes, Inc.	.	DE6786	07,1-27 02,2-13	NDCS 1042	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 09 01 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	CAHpdf	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 09 02 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Last night of restaurant residency - see 1967 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-07
1967 09 03	1967 09 09	Montréal, P.Q.	Expo 67 Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aaron Bell leaves the band again				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1967 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bill Yancey, bass, joins the band in mid-September				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1967 09 05	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Place Ville Marie	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 07	.	.	.	Death of Rex Stewart			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1967 09 10	.	Boston, Mass.	Back Bay Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 11	1967 09 13	Peabody	Lennie's Turnp	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 14	.	Ellington, Conn.	Paganini's Crystal Lake Ballroom	.	Stratemann p.552 citing DESB.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1967 09 16	.	Merrick, N.Y.	Hempstead Town's Ballroom	Dance	.	DE6787	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-08
1967 09 17	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 18	.	Miami	Boat Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 19	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 21	.	Lincoln	Black Coach	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 23	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Central C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 24	.	Arlington Heights	Lounge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 25	.	Rochelle	Vagabond Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 26	.	Quincy	Casino Terrace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 29	.	Wichita	Cotillion Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 09 30	.	Iowa City	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1967
1967 10 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Steve Little leaves the band in early October but will play some sessions in 1968 and 1969.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1967 10 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, rejoins the band in early October				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1967 10 03 ?	.	San Francisco, Cal.	.	"HotShoppes"	.	.	02,2-13	.	.	2011
1967 10 04	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Zellerbach Squa	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 05	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Westminsterch	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 06	.	Sacramento, Cal.	El Dorado Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 07	.	Costa Mesa	Orange Fairg	.	.	DE6788	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 08 Sunday 3:30 PM	.	Marin County, Cal.	Mount Tamalpais Amphitheater Marin State Park	"Jazz on the Mountain" concert Also performing: Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete and his trio, and dancers Sheila Xorgos and Tommy Corima.	Stratemann p.552 citing DESB Oakland Tribune 1967-10-01 p.11	.	.	SMan134photo	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1967 10 08 Sunday	.	Marin County, Cal.	Marin Arts and Garden Center Marin State Park	Party in Ellington's honour, music by the Chis Ibanez Trio (Dave Black drumming)	Stratemann p.552 citing DESB	.	.	.	.		added 2013-06-29
1967 10 12	.	Galesburg, Ill.	Knox College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 13	1967 10 14	Champaign-Urbana	Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 15	.	Chicago, Ill.	Rockefeller Chap	SacredConcert x2	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 17	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Scottish Rites Auditorium	SacredConcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 18	.	Santa Monica	Civic Ball	.	.	DE6789	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 19	1967 10 31	Tahoe City	Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 10 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bill Yancey, bass, leaves the band in late October				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1967 10 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jeff Castleman, bass, born 1946, joins the band in late October				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1967 Fall	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Interview broadcast	.	DE6790	.	.	.	2011
November 1967
1967 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Tony Watkins joins the band, after having recorded with it several times from September 1965 to April 1967.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1967 11 01	1967 11 09	Tahoe City	Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 09	1967 11 19	San Francisco, Cal.	Basin Street West	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 15	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Coast Rec Studio	.	.	DE6791	01,3-14 99,5-25 97,3-19 96,2-6 90,1-4 88,1-1 84,4-2	.	.	2011
1967 11 16 ?	.	San Francisco, Cal.	RCA Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 20	.	Chico	Chico State Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 21	.	Berkeley	Community Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 22	.	Salt Lake City	Terrace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 11 23	1967 11 30	Las Vegas, Nev.	Flamingo Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1967
1967 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Trish Turner joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1967 12 01	1967 12 07	Seattle, Wash.	Dj's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 02	.	Seattle, Wash.	Opera House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 05	.	Seattle, Wash.	.	"Dj's" King-broadcast	.	DE6792	94,3-4 93,3-8 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1967 12 08	.	.	.	Death of Louis Bacon			.		djp	Added 2012 10 10
1967 12 08	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Reprise Rehears?	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 08	.	Lompoc	Air Force Base-Lco Club	.	.	.	85,4-5	.	.	2011
1967 12 11	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Reprise recording session with Frank Sinatra	.	DE6793	05,1-39 02,1-24 97,3-11 85,4-5	Stratemann 560photo	.	2011
1967 12 12	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Reprise recording session with Frank Sinatra	.	DE6794	O5,1-39	.	.	2011
1967 12 13	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Reprise recording session with Frank Sinatra	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 14	.	Santa Maria	Convention C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 16	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Proud Bird	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 18	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Marty's On The Hill	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1967 12 21	1967 12 31	Reno	Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011

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1968

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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 1968
1968 01 01	1968 01 10	Reno	Harrah's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 10	.	U.S.A.	.	"Bemyguest" BBC	.	DE6801	07,1-18	.	.	2011
1968 01 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Today Show" NBC-TV	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1968 01 14	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Ed Sullivan Show"	.	DE6802	07,1-18	.	.	2011
1968 01 15	.	New York, N.Y.	St John The Devine	rehearsals	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 17	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Tonight Show"	.	DE6803	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 17	1968 01 18	New York, N.Y.	St John The Devine	rehearsals	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 19	.	New York, N.Y.	Church of St. John The Divine	New sacred concert premiere performance	NMAH (Smithsonian) DE Collection, Box 8, Folder 15	DE6804 DE6805	10,1-21	MIMM 268 photo RITphoto DE-Fbphoto	.	2011
1968 01 20	.	Canaan	St Mark's Church	.	.	DE6806	.	VARphotos	.	2011
1968 01 21	.	New Britain	Welte Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6807	02,2-11 98,3-16 97,4-11 83,1-2	.	.	2011
1968 01 23	.	Wallingford, Conn.	Choate School	Concert and second sacred concert	.	DE6808	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 24	.	Hartford, Conn.	Bushnell Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 25	.	Fort Meade, Glen Burnie, Md.	Noncommissioned Officers Club	Dance	.	DE6809	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1968 01 26	.	New Haven, Conn.	Yale University	.	.	DE6810	02,3-11 02,2-11 02,1-14 01,3-22/26 83,1-2	.	.	2011
1968 01 27	.	Baltimore, Md.	Eastwind Club	.	.	DE6811	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 28	.	Portsmouth	.	Sacredconcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 29	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	Sacredconcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 30	.	Fort Meade, Md.	Officer Club	.	.	DE6812	.	.	.	2011
1968 01 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6813	02,2-11 98,3-16 97,4-11	.	.	2011
February 1968
1968 02 01	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 02	.	Ottawa, Ont.	Capitol Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 02	.	Ottawa, Ont.	.	Duke Interview By Mildred McDonald	.	.	03,1-11	.	.	2011
1968 02 03	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Place Des Arts	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 05	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	.	02,2-11 98,3-16 97,4-11	.	.	2011
1968 02 06	.	Allentown, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 08	.	Zanesville, Oh.	Municipal Auditorium	.	Coshocton Tribune,1968-02-04 p.2	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 09	.	Dayton, Oh.	Wampler's Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 10	.	West Lafayette	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 11	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	The Scene	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 12	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	.	SacredConcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 13	.	Ottumwa	Coliseum Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 14	.	Rochelle	Vagabond Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 15	.	Richmond	Earlham College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 16	.	New York, N.Y.	St Augustine Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 17	.	Boston, Mass.	Globe Jazz Festiv	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 18	.	Newark, N.J.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 19	1968 02 20	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	DE6814	02,2-11 98,3-1697,4-11 89,3-2	.	.	2011
1968 02 21	.	Atlantic City	Convention	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 22	.	Hamburg, N.Y.	Leisureland	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 28	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Tonightshow"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 02 28	.	New York, N.Y.	+ RCA Studio A	.	.	DE6815 ND9030	02,2-11+12+23	NDCS 1046	.	2011
1968 02 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Hilton Hotel	NARAS Awards	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1968
1968 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1968 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Rufus Jones rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1968 03 01 Friday	.	Mineola, N.Y.	Chaminade High School	.	Stratemann,p.564 citing DESB	DE6816	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 02 Saturday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Hotel Philadelphia	.	Stratemann, p.564	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 03 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall Lincoln Center	First of 12 concerts Ellington and his orchestra were booked to back singer Tony Bennett. Bennett booked other groups for another 7 concerts as well. In this appearance, comedian Jack E. Leonard also performed.	Stratemann p.564 citing Variety 1968-03-06 p.62 Billboard 1968-03-16 p.24 .	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 04 Monday	1968 03 05 Tuesday	Phoenix, Ariz.	Caesar's Forum 4041 North Central Ave.	Supper club engagement	The Arizona Republic: Ads, 1968-02-18, p.4-N 1968-02-25, p.2-N 1968-02-27, p.24 1968-03-03, p.2-N 1968-03-04, p.25 1968-03-05, p.20 Mention in story 1968-03-06, p.B1	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-27
1968 03 05 Tuesday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Caesar's Forum	Supper club - see 1968 03 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 06 Wednesday 7:30pm	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Montgomery Stadium Seventh St. at Fillmore	Free concert sponsored by The Arizona Republic, The Phoenix Gazette, Arizona Public Service, Valley National Bank and Mountain States Telephone Co. "City officials helped arrange the special concert as an inspiration to 'many who otherwise would never get to see and hear him.'" "Stratemann reported more than 1,000 attended.	Stratemann p.564 citing DESB The Arizona Republic 1968-03-06, p.B1	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 03 07 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 03 08 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 03 09 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 03 10 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	.	Ellington was in the star-studded audience of 1,000 who watched "Ed Sullivan Show" do his show live from Caesar's Palace. Sullivan usually broadcast from a New York studio. The activity of the band is not documented.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 03 11 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 03 12	1968 04 03	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	Ellington and his orchestra performed 3 shows nightly.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 13 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 14 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 15 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 16 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 17 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 18 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 19 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 20 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 21 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 22 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 23 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 24 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 25 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 26 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 27 Wednesday	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	Ellington was able to switch days off at the casino to make a brief trip to Washington with 7 members of his band to play a concert after the state dinner for Liberian president William Tubman ¹. After the U.S. Marine Band performed in another room, the Ellington octet played. Jeff Castleman broke a string on his bass, but a Marine, listening off-stage, gave him a replacement. ² Ellington and at least Gonsalves jammed with the Marine band, and Gonsalves got bombed.¹ After the public concert, Ellington, Gonsalves, Castleman and "the drummer" played in the foyer where the steps lead to the President's private quarters. President and Mrs. Johnson "danced in their stocking feet to our quartet until one in the morning."²	(1) MIMM, p.430 (2) Roxane Battle Jeff Castleman: bass player and lone survivor	.	.	Photographs MIMM 431 Jeff Castleman: bass player and lone survivor	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-01 2013-06-29
1968 03 28 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12 - presumably the octet was back in time for the full band's scheduled performances.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 29 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 30 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 03 31 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1968
1968 04 01 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 02 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 03 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Driftwood Lounge Flamingo Hotel	3 shows in a casino - see 1968 03 12	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 04 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.		Interview broadcast	.	.	DE6817	.	.	2011
1968 04 04 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	The Tougaloo (Mississippi) College choir and the Duke Ellington Orchestra played a benefit concert called "Good News for Modern Man." The concert was sponsored by the Tougaloo Alumni Association of New York for the benefit of the Tougaloo College library fund.	Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Miss. 1968-02-03,p.7	.	DE6817	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-13
1968 04 05 Friday	.	White Plains, N.Y.	County Cent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 06 Saturday	.	South Orange	Seton Univ.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 07 Sunday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	03,1-11	.	2011
1968 04 08 Monday	1968 04 11 Thursday	Burbank, Cal.	NBC Studios	“Ella Fitzgerald Show”	Stratemann p.565	DE6818	08,2-12 06,3-25 05,3-3+38 01,1-14 00,4-14 00,3-6 98,2-23 83,1-3	.	.	2011
1968 04 09 Tuesday	.	Burbank, Cal.	NBC Studios	“Ella Fitzgerald Show” - see 1968 04 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 10 Wednesday	.	Burbank, Cal.	NBC Studios	“Ella Fitzgerald Show” - see 1968 04 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 11 Thursday	.	Burbank, Cal.	NBC Studios	“Ella Fitzgerald Show” - see 1968 04 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 12 Friday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	“Joey Bishop Show”	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 12 Friday	.	Los Angeles	.	Press conference	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 12 Friday	.	Los Angeles	.	"Celebrity Promo"	.	DE6819 DE6820	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 13 Saturday	.	Santa Monica	Friar's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 14 Sunday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	.	.	.	83,2-5 83,1-2	.	.	2011
1968 04 15 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 04 16 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Grace Cathedral	Second Sacred Concert	.	.	.	DE680412	.	2011
1968 04 17 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	El Caballero Cl.	Udkoff birthday party	.	DE9053	06,2-27 06,1-13 05,3-15	NDCS 1076/77/78	.	2011
1968 04 18 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 04 19 Friday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Convention Center	.	DE6821	.	.	DE680412	.	2011
1968 04 20 Saturday	.	Inglewood, Cal	Forum	.	.	.	.	DE680412	.	2011
1968 04 21 Sunday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Coliseum	.	.	.	.	DE680412	.	2011
1968 04 22 Monday	.	.	.	Dubbing Date	.	.	02,2-11	.	.	2011
1968 04 23 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 04 24 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 04 25 Thursday	.	Madison	County Expo Cent	DE6822	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 26 Friday	.	Deerfield	Briarwood Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 27 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Orchestra Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 28 Sunday	.	Minneapolis, Minn.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 29 Monday	.	Elizabeth	Ritz Theatre	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 04 30 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
May 1968
1968 05 01 Wednesday	.	Princess Anne, Md.	Maryland State College	Joint concert with Tony Bennett	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-25
1968 05 02 Thursday	.	Goldsboro, N.C.	Air Force Base	Joint concert with Tony Bennett (Bennett appeared with other bands from May 3 to 11)	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-25
1968 05 03 Friday	1968 05 04 Saturday	Blacksburg, Va.	War Memorial Gym Virginia Polytechnic Institute	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.		djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 04 Saturday	.	Blacksburg, Va.	War Memorial Gym Virginia Polytechiic Institute	second day - see 1968 05 03	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.		djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 05 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented - Stratemann suggest this was a day off	.
1968 05 06 Monday	.	Wilberforce, Oh.	Central State University	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 07 Tuesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee Auditorium	Second concert of sacred music with the Carthage College Choir Appearance for the sixth annual convention of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan synod of the Lutheran Church in America. "What took place was a jazz happening and religious experience only Ellington, with his consummate mastery of the modern musical idiom, could have made possible. When the audience of about 3,000 rose to applaud and cheer after the final phrase of 'Praise God and Dance,' it rose not by twos and threes, but en masse, drawn by the power of Ellington's musical statement." - Don Lewis, MJ.	The Milwaukee Journal Announcement 1968-03-16, p.4 Review, 'Ellington's Concert Has Sublime Touch,' by Don Lewis, 1968-05-08, p.15 Stratemann p.567	.	.	.	.	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 08 Wednesday	.	Dayton, Oh.	Memorial Hall	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 09 Thursday	.	Lexington, Ky.	Paradise Inn	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 10 Friday	.	Elkhart Ind.	.	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-25
1968 05 11 Saturday	.	Wilmington, Oh.	Hermann Court Wilmington College	.	Stratemann p.567 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-25
1968 05 12 Sunday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Civic Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 13 Monday	.	Alexandria, La.	Rapides Parish Coliseum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 14 Tuesday	.	Baton Rouge, La.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 15 Wednesday	.	Lake Charles, La.	Mcneese Are	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 16 Thursday	.	New Orleans, La.	Municipal Au	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 17 Friday	.	Monroe, La.	Civic Center	Concert for 250 listeners	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 18 Saturday	.	Boston, Mass.	Back Bay Theatre	Concert with Tony Bennett	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 19 Sunday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music Hall	Concert with Tony Bennett	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 --	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	"Mike Douglas Show"	.	DE6824	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 20 Monday	1968 06 29	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill Rockefeller Center	Ellington used an 8 piece band, "The Duke Ellington Octet", consisting of Anderson, Brown, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, himself, Castleman and Woodyard, with singers Trish Turner and Toney Watkins. The band was to play until 2:00 AM every night except Sunday. The relief band was the Phil Wayne Quartet. Ella Fitzgerald, who had just finished her own engagement here, and Tony Bennett were both present on opening night and sang with the band.	Stratemann p.568 citing Variety 1968-05-29 p.51	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 05 21 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 22 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 23 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 24 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement see 1968 05 20 Broadcast (network or station) session at (time) Duke Ellington octet Anderson, Brown, Hodges, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Castleman, Jones Titles broadcast: Meditation Single Petal Of A Rose Caravan Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Body and Soul Satin Doll Come Off The Veldt Ocht O'Clock Rock I Got It Bad Things Ain't What They Used To Be I'm Beginning To See The Light Take The "A" Train Sophisticated Lady Alice Blue Gown Race (Kiki) I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Any More Mood Indigo/Serenade to Sweden Happy Birthday To You Satin Doll	.	DE6825	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 05 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 26 Sunday	.	Bridgeport, Conn.	Klein Memorial Auditorium 910 Fairfield Avenue	Concert with the University of Bridgeport Concert Choir, sponsored by The Espicopal Churches of Greater Bridgeport	Stratemann p.568 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 05 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 28 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 29 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 30 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 05 31 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.
June 1968
1968 06 01 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 02 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Hunter College	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 03 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 04 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Prudential Building Columbia College	Stratemann: "With consumer advocate Ralph Nader and media personality Studs Terkel, Ellington had been invited to accept another academic degree. There is no confirmation that he did indeed make the trip to Chicago." In an oral history some years after Stratemann was published, Gene Dekovic, former administrator, faculty and Board member was interviewed: "What were graduations like in the 1960s? Could you describe—" Mr. Dekovic: "Well, they were fun. One of them was taking place in the auditorium in the Prudential Building." "Mm-hmm. That’s the one at Randolph Street, right, the Prudential Building?" Mr. Dekovic: "Right. Anyway, and we had to wait until Father Jones, who was an activist Episcopal priest on our faculty, got out of jail, so that he could say the invocation, you know. Um, we had — Mike was selecting wonderful people for honorary degrees... um, we had Duke Ellington, we had — oh, what’s his name, the consumer—Ralph Nader. My wife and I drove Ralph Nader out to the airport that June night, and that was just about the time that Robert Kennedy was being assassinated. Um, but anyway, it was that level of people that were getting degrees, and apparently seemed to be very happy about it..."	Stratemann p.568 Gene Dekovic, former administrator, faculty and Board member, interviewed Jan.22 1999 for An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago	.	94,2-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 06 04 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 05 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 06 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 07 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 08 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"A Contemporary Memorial" Ellington, Jeff Castleman and Johnny Hodges participated in a taping session for the WCBS-TV tribute to the assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, who was buried that day at Arlington Natonal Cemetary. The 2 and a half hour tribute aired the following day, and included Ellington's group several other groups as well.	Stratemann p.568 citing Down Beat 1968-07-25 p.13	DE6826	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1968 06 08 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 09 Sunday	.	New Rochelle, N.Y.	North Avenue Presbyterian Church	Concert of sacred music	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1968 06 10 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Bryant Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	ABC television studio	"Dick Cavett Show" ABC-TV "Wig On"	.	DE6827	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Gardens	+"Cavalcade of Stars"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 12 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Today Show"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 13	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Merv Griffin Show"	.	DE6828 DE6829	09,3-5 07,1-18 83,1-2	.	.	2011
1968 06 13 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 14 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 15 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 16 Sunday 5 and 7:30 PM	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Emmanuel Baptist Church	Two concerts of sacred music, using the full orchestra	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1968 06 17 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20 - note possible conflict with Village Gate concert.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 17 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Village Gate Greenwich Village	Benefit concert: Daytop Village is or was a drug rehabilitation centre on Staten Island. "This month, a group of celebrated musicians will give a series of concerts to benefit Daytop Village.Three of them, featuring such artists as Pete Seeger and Billy Taylor, will be held on the institution's grounds at 450 Bayview Ave., Staten Island, N.Y...On June 17, Duke Ellington will give a benefit concert at Greenwich Village's famous Village Gate."	"Former Addicts Perform in Play," by William A. Raidy, Ada Sunday Times, Ada, Okla. 1968-06-16, p.8	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-21
1968 06 18 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 19 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 20 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 21 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 22 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 23 Sunday	.	Plainfield, N.J.	Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church	Concert of sacred music, using the full orchestra	.	DE6832	.	.	.	2011
.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 24 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 25 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	110th St. and Lenox, Ave., Harlem	"Jazzmobile" concert, using the full orchestra. Stratemann: "'Jazzmobile' was an organization that brought live jazz to New York's ghetto areas by presenting major artists and their groups outdoors, on a huge truck."	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1968 06 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 27 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 28 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 29 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Last day Duke Ellington's Octet -see 1968 05 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 30 Sunday 1 to 8 pm	.	Stamford, Conn.	Back yard of Jackie Robinson's home	Back yard benefit concert for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund. Performers included Dave Brubeck, Cannonball and Nat Adderly, Lionel Hampton and the Clark Terry band. Ellington and his 17-piece band closed the show. 2,000 tickets were sold at $10 each, and about $3,000 was pledged during the afternoon.	AP wirestory datelined Stamford, Conn., "Hots and Cools Collect for Memorial," The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Ariz. 1968-07-02 p.19	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-30
1968 06 30 Sunday	.	Stamford, Conn.	Boyle Stadium	Concert of sacred music	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1968 06 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	"Fieldcup"	.	DE6830	.	.	.	2011
1968 06 --	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Dial M for Music"	.	DE6831	.	Stratemann 569	.	2011
1968 summer	.	Unkown, maybe Stratford	.	.	.	DE9031	.	NDCS 1046	.	2011
July 1968
1968 07 01 Monday	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St.John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	Concert. Harold Ashby, born 1925 03 27, replaced Jimmy Hamilton after this concert.	.	DE6833	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 01 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jimmy Hamilton retires from the band and moves to St. Croix, Virgin Isles.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1968 07 02 Tuesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Harold Ashby joins the band. He had previously played in some of its August 1963 sessions.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1968 07 02 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 03 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 04 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 05 Friday<	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE6834	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 06 Saturday	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE6835	.	Stratemann 571photo	.	2011
1968 07 07 Sunday 8:30 PM	.	Stratford, Ont.	Festival Theater	Sacred Concert	.	DE6836 DE9031??	03,1-11 02,3-16	Niagara Falls Gazette, 1968-07-07	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-12
1968 07 08 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 09 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 10 Wednesday	.	Oak Brook	.	.	.	DE6837	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 11 Thursday	.	Hayward	Historyland	.	.	DE6838	83,1-3	.	.	2011
1968 07 12 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 13 Saturday	.	South Bend	Country Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 14 Sunday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Woodland Hills Park	A free concert at a summer festival	.	DE6839	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1968 07 15 Monday ?	.	Troy	Hudson's Mall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 15 Monday ?	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	.	.	.	83,1-3	.	.	2011
1968 07 16 Tuesday	.	.		Day off activities not documented	.
1968 07 17 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 18 Thursday	.	Ocean County	Toms River	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 19 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 20 Saturday	.	Port Washington	Riviera	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 21 Sunday	.	Hyannis	Melody Tent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 22 Monday	.	Roxbury	Lewis Playhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 23 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 24 Wednesday	.	Ithaca, N.Y.	Cornell University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 25 Thursday	.	Ambler	Temple Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 26 Friday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Embassy Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 27 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Wollman Skating Ring	+ "Tonight Show" NBC-TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 28 Sunday	.	Falmouth	Otis Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 29 Monday	.	Central Aridondacks	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 07 30 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 07 31 Wednesday	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Presbyterian Church + Civic Center Plaza	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1968
1968 08 01 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 02 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 03 Saturday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Bowl	.	.	DE6840	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 04 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 05 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 06 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Sound Of Youth" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 06	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 07 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 08 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 09 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 10 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Civic Auditor.	.	.	.	87,3-3	.	.	2011
1968 08 11 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 12 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 13 Tuesday ?	.	Beverly Hills	T.Bennett's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 14 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 15 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1968 08 16 Friday	.	Ipswich	Crane Estate	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 17 Saturday	.	Roxbury	Lewis Playhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 18 Sunday	.	Hampton Bays	Canoe Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 19 Monday	1968 08 25	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Amusement park date	.	DE6841	03,1-30 02,3-25+26+27	NDCS 1041	.	2011
1968 08 20 Tuesday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 21 Wednesday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 22 Thursday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 23 Friday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 24 Saturday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 25 Sunday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1968 08 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 26 Monday	.	Woodbridge	High School	.	.	DE6842	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 27 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Auditorium Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 28 Wednesday ?	.	Sandusky (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 28 Wednesday ?	.	Washington, (D.C.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 29 Thursday	1968 08 31	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 30 Friday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	see 1968 08 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 08 31 Saturday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	see 1968 08 29	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1968
1968 09 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1968 09 02	1968 09 04	Sao Paulo	Teatro Munic.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 02	.	Sao Paulo	Teatro Munic.	.	.	DE6843	83,1-3	.	.	2011
1968 09 05	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE6844	98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1968 09 06	.	Cordoba	Cine Mayo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 07	.	Tucuman	Club Estudiantes	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 08	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 09	.	La Plata	Sala Gran Roche	.	.	DE6845	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 10	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE6846	98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1968 09 --	.	Buenos Aires	Us Embassy	/td>	.	.	.	WoDE005photo	.	2011
1968 09 11	.	Montevideo	Sodre Auditorium	.	.	DE6847	05,3-57 04,3-50 95,1-5	MIMM353photo WoDEphoto	.	2011
1968 09 12	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE6848	98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1968 09 13	1968 09 14	Santiago (Ch)	Gran Palace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 15	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE6849	95,1-5	.	.	2011
1968 09 17	.	Bahamas	Island Casino	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 18	.	Daytona Beach	Peabody A	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 19	.	Miami	Marine Stadium	.	.	DE6850	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 20	.	West Palm Beach	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 21	.	St. Louis	"Admiral"	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 22	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Terrace Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 23	.	Puebla	Audit. Reforma	.	.	DE6851	11,2-5 07,3-43 02,3-11+26 02,2-7+26+27	.	.	2011
1968 09 24	.	Tequesquitengo	Hacienda	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 25	.	Acapulco	Hilton Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 26	.	Guadalajara	Delgado Teat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 27	.	Merida	.	Concert + Dance	.	.	.	WoDE277photo	.	2011
1968 09 28	.	Mexico City	Palacio Bellas Artes	two concerts	.	DE6852	11,2-5 02,3-11 02,2-7+27 95,1-6 93,3-2 93,2-2 92,3-1 92,2-6 91,4-6	NDCS 1082	.	2011
1968 09 29	.	Mexico City	Audit Nacion	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 09 29	.	Mexico City	+ Aristos Hotel X2	.	.	.	07,3-43 02,2-6+7	.	.	2011
1968 09 --	.	.	.	"Live In Mexico" Discussion 'Mexican Suite' (DVD 1972) 'Memories Of Duke' (video 1980) 'Reminiscing In Tempo' (DVD 2011)	.	.	11,2-5 11,1-20 02,2-7 93,3-2 92,2-6 91,4-5+6	Stratemann 573 Strat575	.	2011
1968 09 30	.	.	.	Travel To U.S.A.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1968
1968 10 01	.	York	Penn High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 02	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Music Hall	.	Concert attended by about 1,900	DE6853	.	ellingtonweb.ca	.	2011
1968 10 03	.	London, England	Ontario Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 04	.	Newark, N.J.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	MIMM263photo	.	2011
1968 10 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 07	.	Huntingdon	Albee Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 08	.	Jackson Lees	Jr College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 10	1968 10 11	Pittsburgh, Penn.	.	SacredConcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 12	.	Montgomery	Technical Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 13	.	Detroit, Mich.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 14	.	Union City	Flagship	.	.	DE6854	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 15	.	Chicago, Ill.	Univ Of Chicago	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 16	.	Attleboro	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 17	.	Franklin Dean	Jr College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 18	.	New Haven, Conn.	Woolsey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 19	.	Lancaster	Marshall Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 20	.	New York, N.Y.	Metrop. Ame Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 21	1968 10 22	Concord	Capitol Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 23	.	Burlington	Vermont Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 24	.	Meriden	Platt High Sch	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 25	.	Hopewell	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 26	.	Newcastle	Franklin High	.	.	DE6855	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 27	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Cent Synagogue	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 28	.	Boston, Mass.	Simons College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 29	.	Wilkes-Barre	Irem Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 30	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Herbie Jones leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1968 10 30	.	New York, N.Y.	Americana Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 10 31	.	Salem	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1968
1968 11 01	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 02	.	.	State College State Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 03	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 05	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"LatinamericanSuite"	.	DE6856	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 06	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Racing World"	.	DE6857 DE6858	02,1-25 01,3-2 86,2-3+	Stratemann 579	.	2011
1968 11 07	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 08	.	Richmond	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 09	.	Washington, D.C.	Nat Guard	.	.	DE6859	94,1-1	.	.	2011
1968 11 10	.	Raleigh	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 11	.	Orangeburg	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 12	.	Fort Valley	State Coll.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 13?	.	Birmingham, (Ala)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 13?	.	Vicksburg (Miss)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 14	.	Montgomery	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 15	.	New Orleans	Municipal A	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 16	1968 11 17	Houston, Tex.	Music Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 21	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	.	.	.	.	MIMM432photo	.	2011
1968 11 22	.	New Orleans	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 23	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Racing World"	.	DE6860	02,3-24 01,3-2 89,4-5	Stratemann 579	.	2011
1968 11 25	.	Toronto, Ont.	Julie's Mansion	O'Reilly Interv	.	DE6861	98,3-15	.	.	2011
1968 11 27	.	New York, N.Y.	Fine Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 11 29	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6862	92,3-2 89,4-5	.	.	2011
December 1968
1968 12 03	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Racing World"	.	DE6863	93,3-8 89,4-5	Stratemann 579	.	2011
1968 12 04	.	.	.	Dubbing Session	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 04	.	+New York City, N.Y.	Fillmore East	.	.	.	01,3-22	.	.	2011
1968 12 05	.	Philadel	.	"Mikedouglassh"	.	DE6864	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 06	.	Philadel	Academy of Music	.	.	DE6865	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 --	.	Philadel	.	"Mikedouglass	.	DE6866	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 10	1968 12 25	Las Vegas, Nev.	Sahara Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 27 Friday	.	San Diego, Cal.	First Methodist Church	Concert of sacred music	Billboard 1968-12-28 p.44	DE6867	.	.	.	2011
1968 12 31 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Astro Hall	"Probably the largest New Years Eve party anywhere" - four bands playing for 30,000 people. NBC broadcast Duke Ellington and His Orchestra C.Williams, Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Cook, Brown, Cooper, Connors, Procope, Hodges, Gonsalves, Ashby, Carney, Ellington, ,Castleman, Jones, Trish Turner, Watkins Titles broadcast: Take The "A" Train Satin Doll Auld Lang Syne Be Cool And Groovy For Me Prelude To A Kiss Things Ain't What They Used To Be Jam With Sam Mood Indigo	Stratemann p.583 citing Variety 1968-12-23, p.44 Independent-Press Telegram, Long Beach, Cal.,1968-12-31 p.C-6	DE6868	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-28

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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 1969
1969 01 01 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 02 Thursday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	NBC Studios	Ellington appeared for 15 minutes on NBC television's "The Joey Bishop Show" talking and playing for about 15 minutes. The band's activity is not documented.	Stratemann p.583 Vail II	DE6901	03,3-13 02,2-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-28
1969 01 03 Friday	1969 01 05 Sunday	Anaheim, Cal.	Melodyland	DEO shared the bill with Lou Rawls and his rhythm quartet. Ellington's horns were used for some the Rawls' numbers.	Stratemann p.583 citing Variety 1969-01-01 p.54	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-27
1969 01 04 Saturday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Melodyland	See 1969 01 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 05	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Melodyland	See 1969 01 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 05 Sunday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	.	.	DE6902	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 06 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 07 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 08 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 09 Thursday	1969 01 15 Wednesday	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	Three shows nightly, 8 pm, 10 pm and midnight. Cootie Williams missed all but the last night due to illness; an unnamed member of Harry James orchestra subbed.	Stratemann p.583 citing Billboard 1969-01-18 p.76 and DESB Oakland Tribune 1969-01-05 p11-EN	.	.	Gleason232	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-27
1969 01 10 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 11 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 12 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 13 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 14 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 15 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater	see 1969 01 09	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 16 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 17 Friday	.	Fremont, Cal.	City Auditorium	.	Stratemann p.583 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 18 Saturday	.	Osage Beach, Mo.	.	.	Stratemann p.583	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 19 Sunday	.	Topeka, Kans.	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 20 Monday	.	Washington, D.C.	Smithsonian Institution	Inaugural ball for President Nixon - Ellington's orchestra was one of 25 bands playing the various inauguration balls around Washington this day.	Stratemann p.583	DE6903	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 21 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 22 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 23 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 24 Friday	.	Dolton, Ill.	Dorchester Inn	Concert at 9 pm followed by a 3-hour dance	Stratemann p.583	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-28
1969 01 25 Saturday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Pfister Hotel	.	Stratemann p.583	DE6904	.	.	.	2011
1969 01 26 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 27 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 28 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 29 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 01 30 Thursday	.	Memphis, Tenn.	Memphis Amphitheatre	Ellington soloed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for an audience of 4,800. The band's activities are not documented.	Stratemann p.583 citing Variety 1969-02-12	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-01-28
1969 01 31 Friday	.	Knoxville, Tenn.	Cherokee Country Club	Dance	Stratemann p.583 citing DESB Vail II	.	.	.	.	added 2013-06-28
February 1969
1969 02 01	.	Knoxville	Senators Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 02	.	Birmingham	Municipal A	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 04	.	Atlanta	Spelman Coll ? Morehouse Coll ?	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 05	.	Savannah (Ga)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 06	.	Sanford	Civic Center	+ "TomHallickShow" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 08	.	Lauderdale	War Memor.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 11	1969 02 16	Smithfield	Ballard's	.	.	.	03,1-5	.	.	2011
1969 02 18	.	Cyprus Gardens	.	"Mike D."	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 18	.	+St Petersburgh	Coliseum	.	.	.	DE6905	.	.	2011
1969 02 19	.	Jacksonville	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 20	.	Charleston, (S.C.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 21	.	Greensburg (S.C.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 23	.	Greensboro, N.C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 25	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 26	1969 02 28	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 02 2-	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	.	"DellachiesaS"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1969
1969 03 01	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Living Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 03 02	.	El Paso, Tex.	Liberty Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 03 --	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Sahara Hotel	.td>	.	DE6907 DE6908	.	.	.	2011
1969 03 04	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Shirley Witherspoon joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 03 04	1969 03 29	Las Vegas, Nev.	Sahara Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 03 08	.	Redwood City	Foothill C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 03 09	.	Palo Alto	Stanford Univ	.	.	DE6906	03,1-5	.	.	2011
1969 03 29	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Jeff Castleman, bass, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 03 29	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trish Turner leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 03 30	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Kondziela, bass, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 03 30	.	Short Hills	Synagogue	Tsephotos	.	.	.	.	.	2011
April 1969
1969 04 00	.	.	.	Stratemann writes that Ellington bought Billy Strayhorn's 10% interest in Tempo Music from the Strayhorn estate, for $100,000, thus becoming the sole owner. From his description, this appears to have been between March 31 to April 26.	Stratemann p.584	.	.	.	.	added 2013-07-10
1969 04 01 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Prerecording for Radio Denmark Telecast	.	DE9079	09,3-5	NDCS 1094	.	2011
1969 04 02 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Prerecording for Radio Denmark Telecast	.	DE9080	09,3-5	NDCS 1094	.	2011
1969 04 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6909	01,3-22	.	.	2011
1969 04 04 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6910	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 05 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	State College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 06 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ed Sullivan Show	.	.	DE6911	.	.	2011
1969 04 07 Monday	.	Lamoni, Io.	Graceland College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 08 Tuesday	.	St. Joseph, Mo.	Frog Hop Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 09 Wednesday	.	Omaha, Neb.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 10 Thursday	.	Clear Lake, Io.	Surf Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 11 Friday	.	Sioux Falls, S.D.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 12 Saturday	.	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Commons Building Augusta College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 13 Sunday 3 PM	.	Chicago, Ill.	Auditorium Theater Northwestern University	Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 14 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 15 Tuesday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Grand Ballroom, Atkinson Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 16 Wednesday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Grand Ballroom, Atkinson Hotel	See 1969 04 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 17 Thursday	1969 04 17	Indianapolis, Ind.	Grand Ballroom, Atkinson Hotel	See 1969 04 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 18 Friday	.	.	.	Dubbing Session	.	.	.	01,3-22	.	2011
1969 04 18 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges leaves the band for health reasons.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 04 19 Saturday	.	Storrs, Conn.	Jorgen Auditorium University of Connecticut	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 20 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Temple Emmanuel	Concert of Sacred Music	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 21 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 22 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	"Soul Scene"	.	+ Academy of Music	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 22 Tuesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Gregory Herbert, alto sax, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1969 04 23 Wednesday	.	Schenectady, N.Y.	Mount Pleasant High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 04 24 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 25 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	DE6912	10,3-3 08,3-26 08,2-13 06,3-9 06,2-16 02,3-25 02,2-26 99,5-26 97,3-13 84,4-9	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 04 26 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"To Duke With Love" Swedish Telecast	.	DE6913	07,2-5	.	.	2011
1969 04 27 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 28 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 04 29 Tuesday	.	Washington, D.C.	White House	President Nixon hosted a birthday celebration for Ellington's 70th birthday. The evening led off with dinner in the State Room, Nixon then presented Ellington with the Medal of Freedom. The president and guests then sang happy birthday. This was followed by a concert by an "All-Star" band, emceed by Voice of America's Willis Conover, after which Ellington played "Pat," in honour of the First Lady. While the President and Mrs. Nixon returned to their quarters, refreshments were served in an adjacent room while the East Room is readied for a jam session and dance. The dance was played by members of the U.S. Marine Band and guest soloists. Taped and filmed by USIS, the events formed the basis of a 28 minute documentary called "Duke Ellington at The White House" Included in the film are President and Mrs. Nixon, Duke and Ruth Ellington, Mr. and Mrs. Cab Calloway, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Eckstine, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson, Dave Brubeck, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, George Wein, Billy Taylor, Leonard Garment, Leonard Feather, Stanley Dance, Marian McPartland, Lou Rawls, Willis Conover, and others. The All Star Band was Clark Terry, Bill Berry, J.J. Johnson, Urbie Green, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Jim Hall, Milt Hinton and Louie Bellson, led by Tom Whaly. Earl Hines, Dr. Harold Taylor, Joe Williams and Mary Mayo performed with members of the Marine band.	.	DE6914s	02,2-23	Stratemann 585 Strat590photo WEBphoto MIMM425photos VARphoto MLDE157photo WoDE286photo Jewellphoto Hasse photo	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1969 04 29 Tuesday	.	.	Top of the Sixes	In his syndicated column, Earl Wilson said Ellington followed up his party at the White House with a party at the Top of the Sixes. Artie Shaw helped him cut the cake. This seems doubtful unless a restaurant by this name was located in Washington. There is one in New York, but Ellington appears to have been away from New York between his birthday and May 10.	"12 o'clock whistle causes one to reminisce," Earl Wilson, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 1969-05-19, p.26				djp	added 2013-07-10
1969 04 30 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Gregory Herbert leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1969 04 30 Wednesday 8:30 pm	.	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Civic Center Music Hall	Concert, opening night of Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts. Tickets: $2, $3, $4, $5	Ada Sunday News, Ada, Okla.,1969-04-27. p.8	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-21
May 1969
1969 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Jimmy Owens joins the band and leaves in early June.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 05 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE All-round reedman Norris Turney joins the band, adding flute and piccolo to Ellington’s tonal pallette.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 05 01	.	McAlester, Okla.	Thompson Auditorium	.	Stratemann p.591 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 01 ?	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	CBC-TV "Take30" Afternoon television show Due to the surrounding Oklahoma events, Stratemann suggests this was pre-taped but doesn't say when.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-29
1969 05 02	.	Langston	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 03	.	Ft Sills	Officers Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 04	.	Palo Alto	Frost Amphi	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 05	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Men's Gymnasium San Francisco State College	Free concert sponsored by college president Samuel I. Hayakawa from his discretionary fund, made up primarily by money he earned in speaking engagements. He used the concert as a peacekeeping measure following a long strike on campus. The audience numbered 2,600. Hayakawa sat on the floor in the front row of students for part of the concert, and then sat on the floor of the stage. At the end of the concert, there was a dance of some sort (referred to in the paper as a jitterbug session). The audience cheered Ellington and the band, but booed Hayakawa.	St. Petersburg Times, 1969-05-09, p.10-D Los Angeles Times Service story in The Arizona Republic, 1965-05-06, p.8 .	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-08
1969 05 06	.	St. Louis	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 09	.	Saginaw	Congreg Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 10	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 11	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 12	.	Binghamton, N.Y.	The State University of New York at Binghamton	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 13	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Room	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 14	.	Westminster	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 16	.	Oil City, Penn.	Senior High S.	.	.	DE6915	94,3-3	.	.	2011
1969 05 17	.	Utica (N.Y.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 21	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	.	08,2-13 06,3-9 06,2-16	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 05 22	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	.	.	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 05 23	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Johnny Hodges rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 05 23	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	DE6916	08,3-26 08,2-13 06,3-9 06,2-16 01,3-2 00,3-25 97,3-13 84,4-9	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 05 24	.	Port Washington	Artine's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 25?	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 25?	.	+Bethlehem	Festival Cent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 26	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	DE6917	08,3-26 08,2-13 06,3-9 06,2-16 97,3-13	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 05 26	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Squa Gard	"Duke Ellington Day"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 05 30	.	Annapolis	Naval Academy	.	.	DE6918	.	.	.	2011
June 1969
1969 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Buster Cooper leaves the band in mid-June				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Vocalist Darlene Huff joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 06 05	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Money Johnson is back in the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 06 18	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist/singer Bennie Green joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1969 06 02	.	Providence, R.I.	Brown Univ	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1969 06 04	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, trumpet, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012 10 10
1969 06 04	.	Orono (Me)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 09	.	Georgetown(Guyana)	.	Interv, two concerts	.	.	DE6919	.	.	2011
1969 06 10	.	Georgetown	National Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 11	.	Kingston (Jamaica)	Roman Catholic Cath	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 11	.	+ Kingston	Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 12	.	Kingston	Montego Bay	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 14	.	Inglewood Cal	Forum	.	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco sep10	2011
1969 06 19	.	Philadel	.	"Mikedouglassh"	.	DE6920	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 20	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	"Change Of Mind"	.	DE6921	08,2-13 06,3-9 06,2-16 06,1-34 96,2-10 84,4-9	Stratemann 587	.	2011
1969 06 21	.	Cuyahoga	.	Blossomfestival	.	DE6922	97,4-2 97,3-5	.	.	2011
1969 06 23	.	Chicago, Ill.	Namm Convention	.	.	DE6923	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 24	.	Toledo, Oh.	Town House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 25	.	Columbus, Oh.	Grandview Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 26	.	Columbus, Oh.	Sheraton Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 27	.	Hampton	Armstrong Stad	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 28	.	Charlotte	Municipal Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 06 29	.	Miami	Marine Stadium	.	.	DE6924	.	.	.	2011
July 1969
1969 07 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Darlene Huff leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 07 30	.	.	.	Travel To Detroit	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 01	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	91,2-6	.	.	2011
1969 07 02	.	Detroit, Mich.	Ford Auditorium	.	.	.	09,3-5 93,4-6 91,2-6	.	.	2011
1969 07 03	.	Muskegon	Walker Arena	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 04	.	Flint, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 05	.	Quebec City, P.Q.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 06	.	Ottawa, Ont.	National Arts Centre	Concert, attended by about 2,300. La Plus Belle Africaine and Ellington's old classics were performed.	AP wirestory in the Geneva (N.Y>) Times, 1969-07-09. p.10.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-02
1969 07 07	1969 07 13	Montréal, P.Q.	Esquire Bar	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 06	.	Ottawa, Ont.	Nat Arts Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 14	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6925	01,3-22 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1969 07 15	.	New York, N.Y.	.	ABC TV broadcast "Apollo Moon Flight" Ellington sings "Moon Maiden," accompanied by himself on piano Al Chernet on guitar, Paul Kondziela on bass and Rufus Jones on drums.	.	DE6926a	.	.	Brian Koller, DukeLYM2012-10-12	added 2011 updated 2012-10-12
1969 07 16	.	Washington, D.C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 17	1969 07 23	Atlantic City	Steel P.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 21	.	Atlantic City	Steel P.	.	.	DE6927	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 21?	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"David Frost Show"	.	DE9058	11,1-2 07,2-4 06,3-4	Stratemann 592 NDCS 1079 WNEW Telecast 24jul69 YouTubephoto	.	2011
1969 07 24	1969 07 25	Roxbury	Lewis Playhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 26	.	Westhampton (N.Y.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Money Johnson leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 07 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Shirley Witherspoon leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 07 27	.	Lambertville, N.J.	St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 28	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Joya Sherrill rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 07 28 Monday	1969 08 31	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club residency "The Duke is Coming to Dinner" Reduced band - only one trumpet and one trombone, reeds and rhythm, with singers Sherrill and Watkins. Norris Turney subbed for Hodges initially and Wild Bill Davis accompanied Sherrill on piano in some numbers. He may have joined the band during this engagement.	Stratemann p.592 citing Jazz Journal June 1986 Variety 1969-08-06 p.46 Billboard 1969-08-09 p.32	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-28
1969 07 29 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 30 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 07 31 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1969
1969 08 01 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 02 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 03 Sunday	.	Stratford, Conn.	Shakespeare Festival Theater	Concert attended by 1,300 patrons.	Stratemann p.592 citing DESB Vail II	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-28
1969 08 04 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 05 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	United Nations	Reception, with 20 girls representing countries Ellington was due to tour assembled to honour him.	Stratemann, p.592	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-05-28
1969 08 12	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6928	06,1-1	.	.	2011
1969 08 22	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Dick Cavett Show"	.	DE6929	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 05 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 06 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 07 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 08 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 09 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 10 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Possible night off from the Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 11 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 12 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 13 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 14 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 15 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 16 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 17 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Possible night off from the Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 18 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 20 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 21 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 22 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 23 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 24 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Possible night off from the Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 25 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 26 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28 Louis Armstrong visited the restaurant to present Duke with four Down Beat awards. Some reports say he played Hello Dolly, his theme, and several papers carried a wirephoto of Duke and Louis, with Duke holding and/or pretending to play a trumpet.	Billboard 6 Sep 1969 p.34 Stratemann p.592 citing Billboard	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 27 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 28 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 29 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 30 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 08 31 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Possible night off from the Night club engagement - see 1969 07 28	.	.	.	.	.	2011
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1969 08 29	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	.	.	DE6930	06,1-1 84,4-9	.	.	2011
1969 08 30	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Joya Sherrill leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 08 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cat Anderson, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012 10 10
1969 08 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Lloyd Michaels joins the band and will leave on September 15.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 08 31	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	.	.	DE6931	06,1-34	.	.	2011
September 1969
1969 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Norris Turney leaves the band in mid September, but will return in late October.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bassist Paul Kondziela leaves the band in mid-September				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Victor Gaskin, bass and electric bass, joins the band in mid-September, having recorded with it in May, June and September.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 09 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1969 09 02	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wild Bill Davis, organ and piano, joins the band. Previously, he had recorded with the band in 1950 and 1969				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 09 02 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Readers' Digest session	.	DE6932	03,1-28 02,3-9 02,2-23 80,3-7	NDCS 1043	.	2011
1969 09 03 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Readers' Digest session	.	DE6933	03,1-28 02,3-9+26+27 02,2-23 80,3-7	NDCS 1043	.	2011
1969 09 04 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Readers Digest session	.	DE6934	03,3-11 03,2-29 02,3-9+27 02,2-23 80,3-7	NDCS 1043	.	2011
1969 09 05 Friday	.	Holmdel, N.J.	Garden Arts Center	Garden Arts Center Jazz Festival "Duke Ellington, whose orchestra will appear Friday night, was named top orchestra leader, composer and arranger. His alto saxophonist, Johnny Hodges, and baritone saxist, Harry Carney, were named the leading musicians on their instrument. Ellington will be honored during the Friday night performance." Jimmy Hamilton was to lead an all-star band on both days and had been named the leading clarinetist in jazz in the International Jazz Critics Poll. Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson and Joe Benjamin were to appear in Hamilton's group. Clark Terry was also to lead his own band during the festival.	Announcement, The Daily Register, Red Bank-Middletown N.J., 1969-08-21 p.2	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-23
1969 09 06 Saturday	.	Latham, N.Y.	Colonie Summer Theater	Concert	Schenectady Gazette Publicity 1969-08-26 Review 1969-09-08	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29
1969 09 07 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1969 09 08 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Dr.Logan's Home, West 88th Street	.	.	.	Jewellphoto	.	2011
1969 09 08	.	.		other activities not documented	.
1969 09 09 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 09 Tuesday	.	+Columbus (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 10 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	RCA Studios	.	.	DE6935	91,3-7	.	.	2011
1969 09 12	1969 09 13	Chicago, Ill.	Peabody Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 14	.	New York, N.Y.	St Clements Episcopal Church	Ellington played the favourite hymn, "The Peace of God," in a High Mass for the late Bishop James Pike, the Episcopal bishop of California when Ellington performed his first sacred concert. Bishop Pike died in Israel when he and his wife were stranded on an unfinished road across the desert.	Deseret News, 1969-09-13	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-27
1969 09 14	.	New York, N.Y.	+ Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 15	.	New York, N.Y.	City Hall Plaza	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 16	.	Toledo, Oh.	Tower House Mot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 17	.	Dayton, (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 18	.	Chicago, Ill.	Sherman House	.	.	DE6936	01,3-22	.	.	2011
1969 09 19	.	Des Moines, Io.	Veterans Mem	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 20	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Arts Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 21	.	River Forest	Rosary Col	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 22	.	Green Bay (Wisc)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 23	.	Cedar Rapids Ia	Roosevelt	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 24	.	Lincoln	Pershing Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 25	.	Liberty	Jewell College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 26	.	Great Bend	City Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 27	.	Denver, Col.	Montview Church	.	.	DE6937 DE6938	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 28	.	Colorado Springs	Us Air	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 09 29	.	Berkeley	Zellerbach A.	.	.	DE6939	06,1-25	.	.	2011
1969 09 30	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Sahara Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1969
1969 10 01	1969 10 20	Las Vegas, Nev.	Sahara Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 10 --	.	.	.	Guiana Broadcast Serce	.	Interview	90,3-3	.	.	2011
1969 10 16	.	Berkeley	Kennedy Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Gleason236	.	2011
1969 10 23	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 10 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 10 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Bennie Green leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1969 10 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Norris Turney rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 10 27	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Departure for Europe	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 10 28	.	Milano	Teatro Lirico	.	.	DE6940	09,1-29 05,1-42	.	.	2011
1969 10 29	.	München	Deutsches Museum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 10 30	.	Praga	Lucerna Divadlo	Two concerts filmed for TV	.	DE6941	.	.	.	2011
1969 10 31	.	Wien	Stadthalle	Int+C	.	DE6942 DE6943	.	.	.	2011
November 1969
1969 11 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 11 --	.	Unknown	.	TC	.	.	04,1-32	.	.	2011
1969 11 01	.	Paris, France	Salle Pleyel	.	.	DE6944 DE6945	VARphoto 00,4-14 00,2-6 97,3-18 93,2-3 91,5-6 91,4-1	.	.	2011
1969 11 02	.	Copenhagen, Denmark	Tivolis Koncertsal	Concert	.	DE6946	05,2-38 03,2-4 01,2-10+11 99,3-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-09
1969 11 03	.	Bergen	.	.	.	DE6947	85,4-5	.	.	2011
1969 11 04	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Kongresshall	.	.	DE6948 DE6949	03,1-15 02,3-25 98,4-3 98,2-22 97,3-18 82,5-1	NDCS 1044	.	2011
1969 11 05	.	Stockholm	Vasa Kyrkan	.	.	DE6950	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 06	.	Stockholm	Vasa Kyrkan	.	.	DE6951	07,2-5 97,3-18 97,2-11 97,1-13 91,5-2 87,3-1	.	.	2011
1969 11 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Cadillac Williams rejoins the band until Nov. 16				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1969 11 07	.	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	De Doelen	.	.	DE6952 DE6953	97,3-18 85,2-5 85,1-2	.	.	2011
1969 11 08	.	Berlin	Philharmonie	2 Concerts	.	DE6954	06,2-11+52 06,1-34 05,2-16 97,3-18 91,3-4	Jewellphoto Videophoto	.	2011
1969 11 09	.	Malmoe	Stadsteatern	.	.	DE6955 DE6956	88,3-1 88,2-2	.	.	2011
1969 11 10	.	Köln	Opernhaus	.	.	DE6957 DE6958	07,3-9 93,1-5	NDCS 1082	.	2011
1969 11 11	.	Frankfurt	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 12	.	Pescara	Teatro Massimo	.	.	DE6959	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 13	.	Bologna	Palazzo Sport	.	.	DE6960	00,2-4 00,1-13	.	.	2011
1969 11 14	.	Mestre	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 14	.	Venice	.	.	.	.	00,2-4 00,1-13	.	.	2011
1969 11 14	.	Lausanne	Beaulieu Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 14	.	Geneve	Victoria Hall	“D.E. In Geneva" Film	.	DE6961	09,1-29 05,1-42 04,2-23 01,2-29 01,1-28 00,4-23 00,3-25 98,2-23	DE6962 Strat594	.	2011
1969 11 16	.	Paris, France	St Sulpice	.	.	DE6963 DE6964	10,1-5 09,1-22	VARphotos Kgphotos INAphotos	.	2011
1969 11 17	.	Lyon	Theatre Cite	.	.	DE9021	02,2-27 02,1-24 01,3-26	NDCS 1035	.	2011
1969 11 18	.	Nancy	Victor Poirel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 19	.	Bordeaux	Alhambra	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 20	.	Paris, France	L'Alcazar	Belated birthday party for Ellington. Jack O'Brian's syndicated column The Voice of BroadwayNeedy Paris musicians love Duke Ellington. He'll be guest of honor (sic) Nov. 20 at a mammoth benefit jam session in the Alcar Cafe at $80 a ducat...Even the Paris musicians starring with the Duke will pony up the $80.	Stratemann, p.594 San Antonio Light, 1969-11-08, p.25	DE6965	07,1-25 02,3-26 97,1-3 96,2-3 92,2-5 91,3-1	Stratemann 624photo Jewellphoto MLDEphoto KGphotos DriggsWebphoto	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1969 11 21	.	Grenoble (France)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 22	.	Palma De Majorca	Auditorio	.	.	.	10,1-9	Agustěn Perez Gasco 09	.	2011
1969 11 23	.	Barcelona	Palau Musica	2 Concerts	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 24	.	Barcelona	Basilica Sm	SacredConcert 10:45pm	.	DE6966	10,1-9+21 09,3-9 06,1-34 05,3-56	Agustěn Perez Gasco 09	.	2011
1969 11 25	.	London, England	.	Arrival etc	.	.	.	KGphotos Rulphoto	.	2011
1969 11 25	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	DE6967 DE6968	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 26	.	Manchester	Free Trade	.	.	DE6969	98,4-6 97,4-8	RITphotos Lambertphotos	.	2011
1969 11 27	.	Newcastle	City Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 28	.	Wakefield	Theatre Cl	.	.	09,1-29 05,1-42	.	.	.	2011
1969 11 29	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersm.	.	.	DE6970	01,3-26 94,1-3	.	.	2011
1969 11 30	.	Bournemouth	Winter G.	.	.	DE6971	DE6972	01,3-26 94,1-3	.	2011
1969 11 --	.	?Europe	.	Swedish Tc	.	DE6973	.	.	.	2011
December 1969
.		activities not documented	.
1969 12 01 Monday	.	.	.	Ellington and the band return to the United States	Stratemann p.594	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-18
1969 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Paul Kondziela, bass, and Booty Wood, trombone, rejoin the band in early December				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 12 02 Tuesday<	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1969 12 02 Tuesday<	.	Detroit, Mich.	Cobo Hall	Sacred Concert	Stratemann p.594 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-18
1969 12 03 Wednesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Uihlein Hall Performing Arts Center	.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-18
1969 12 04 Thursday	1969 12 13	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant 1025 Columbus Avenue	Ralph Gleason presented "Celebrating the Duke"	Stratemann, p.594 Vail II	.	.	Gleason23	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-18
1969 12 05 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 06 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 07 Sunday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 08 Monday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 09 Tuesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 10 Wednesday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 11 Thursday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 12 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 13 Saturday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Bimbo's 365 Theater-Restaurant	See 1969 12 04	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 00	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Wally Reider Recording Studio	During the Bimbo residency, Ellington took recordings of the Second Sacred Concert to the Reider studio and spent several days listening to them to select the tracks to be used in the long-playing album. Duke brought Willie Cook to the studio to record an accompaniment for a narration. The mixing and editing engineer was Bud Billings.	.	.	98,3-16	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-18
1969 12 14 Sunday	.	Modesto	Stanislaus Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 15 Monday	1969 12 17	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Taping sessions for NBC's The Today Show (Dec.15) and CBS's "Red Skelton Show" Dec.15-17 Both shows were broadcast Jan. 13, 1970. The Citizen-Advisor television column preview of the Red Skelton show says: "Duke Ellington and his orchestra make an appearance playing Satin Doll and I've Got It Bad in an Appleby 20th Anniversary sketch. Duke's music has George and bickering wife Pat Carroll softening up over old times, and the sight of Elington alone is worth the show. Between comedy routines, the orchestra also plays Take the A-Train and Red imitates various bar characters seeing their true selves in the tavern mirror."	Asburn, N.Y. Citizen-Advertiser, 1970-01-13	DE6974	07,2-12 07,1-18	Stratemann pp. 594, 683	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-10
1969 12 16 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Taping sessions continued for The Red Skelton Show - see 1969 12 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 17 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Taping sessions continued for The Red Skelton Show - see 1969 12 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 18 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1969 12 19 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Johnny Malcolm joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1969 12 19 Friday	1970 01 01	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino engagement - Stratemann lists the personnel during this booking as Anderson, Malcolm, Cook, Mercer Ellington, Williams, Brown, Wood, Connors, Procope, Hodges, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Turney, Davis, Ellington, Kondziela, Gaskin, and Jones, with singers Watkins, Greenwood and René Robin. Note Stratemann shows the engagement is to end January 1, but Vail says (in the Dec. 19 entry) it's a two week engagement. Vail's January 8 entry says that is the closing date. Neither authority provides references.	Stratemann p.595 Vail II	.	05,1-35	.	.	2011
1969 12 20 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 21 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 22 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 23 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 24 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 25 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 26 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19 Lawrence Brown gives notice he is leaving the band.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 27 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 28 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 29 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 30 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1969 12 31 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19 Broadcast from the casino Duke Ellington and His Orchestra C.Williams, Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Cook, Malcolm, Brown, Wood, Connors, Procope, Turney, Hodges, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Wild Bill Davis(o); Gaskin, Kondziela, Rufus Jones Titles broadcast: Black Beauty Stardust Misty Spanish Flea Happy Birthday To You Satin Doll Happy Birthday To You I Can't Give You Anything But Love Things Ain't What They Used To Be	.	DE6975	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-18

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class=KG> class=KG> Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Tokyo, J 10 January 1970 2nd concert, Koseinenkin Kaikan C.Williams, Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Julian Priester, Chuck Connors(btb); Procope, Norris Turney(fl,cl,as,ts); Hodges,Harold Ashby(ts,cl); Paul Gonsalves(ts); Carney(cl,bcl,as,bar); Ellington, Wild Bill Davis(o); Yasuo Arakawa, Rufus Jones(d); Tony Watkins, ("Tuesday")

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 1970
1970 01 01 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Roman Theater Caesar's Palace casino	Casino residency - see 1969 12 19 Recorded NBC broadcast from the casino: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra C.Williams, Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Cook, Malcolm, Brown, Wood, Connors, Procope, Turney, Hodges, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Davis, Gaskin, Kondziela, Jones Titles broadcast: Take The "A" Train Satin Doll Things Ain't What They Used To Be I Got It Bad In Triplicate Mood Indigo Sophisticated Lady	Stratemann p. 595	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1970 01 01 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Johnny Malcolm leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 01 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Kondziela leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 01 02 Friday	.	.		activities not documented- Vail II suggests the Caesar's Palace run closed January 8, though.	.
1970 01 03 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented -Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 04 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented -Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 05 Monday	.	.		activities not documented -Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 06 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented -Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 07 Wednesday early morning	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	.	Fantasy recording session Duke Ellington small group (octet) Cook, Brown, Gonsalves, Ellington, Davis, Gaskin, Kondziela, Jones Titles recorded: The Kissing Mist Tippytoeing Through The Jungle Garden Noon Mooning Black Swan Rockochet Never Stop Remembering Bill Duck Amok LATIN-AMERICAN SUITE 1. Tina Fat Mess	Stratemann p.595.	DE7002	86,3-3	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1970 01 07 Wednesday	.	.		-Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES Lawrence Brown leaves the band permanently Victor Gaskin, leaves the band although he will record with it again the next month Willie Cook leaves the band Paul Gonsalves leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1970 01 08 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented -Caesar's Palace?	.
1970 01 09 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 09	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Julian Priester, trumpet, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 01 10 Saturday	.	Tokyo, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Two concerts were played on this, the first performance day of "an extensive tour of the Far East" Personnel: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra C.Williams, Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Priester, Connors, Procope, Turney, Hodges, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Davis, Yasuo Arakawa (bass), Jones, Watkins, Titles recorded, first concert: C-Jam Blues Take The "A" Train Tutti For Cootie Fife B.P. Blues Up Jump La Plus Belle Africaine Come Off The Veldt Medley: In A Sentimental Mood, Prelude To A Kiss, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Just Squeeze Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Mood Indigo, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Solitude, Be Cool And Groovy For Me, It Don't Mean A Thing, Sophisticated Lady, Caravan Take The "A" Train (theme) Azure Te Salomè Black Butterfly Things Ain't What They Used To Be I Got It Bad Satin Doll In Triplicate (In Duplicate) Black Swan April In Paris Meditation Titles recorded, second concert: C-Jam Blues Take The "A" Train Tutti For Cootie 4:30 Blues Fife B.P. Blues Up Jump La Plus Belle Africaine Come Off The Veldt Medley: Don't You Know I Care, In A Sentimental Mood, 3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, Prelude To A Kiss, Just Squeeze Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Mood Indigo, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Be Cool And Groovy For Me, Solitude ,It Don't Mean A Thing, Sophisticated Lady, Caravan Soon It's Gonna Rain Summer Samba Birth Of The Blues Black Butterfly Things Ain't What They Used To Be I Got It Bad Satin Doll In Triplicate (In Duplicate) April In Paris Black Swan Meditation	Ellingtonia.com Stratemann p.595 -->	.	.	.	djp
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1970 01 11 Sunday	.	Tokyo, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Two concerts	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 12 Monday	.	Yokohama, Japan	Kenritsu Ongakkudo	Concert	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 13 Tuesday	.	.	.	Day off	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-01
1970 01 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Joe Benjamin, bass, born 1919, joins the band Drummer Johnny Malcolm rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1970 01 14 Wednesday	.	Tokyo, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	.Concert and Broadcast NHK telecast	Stratemann p.600	DE7005	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 15 Thursday	.	Osaka, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	.	Stratemann p.600	DE7006 DE7007	06,1-34	.	.	2011
1970 01 16 Friday	.	Kobe, Japan	Kokusai Kaikan	Concert	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 17 Saturday	.	Kyoto, Japan	Kyoto Kaikan	Concert	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 18 Sunday	.	Osaka, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Concert	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 19 Monday	.	Niigata, Japan	Kenmin Kaikan	Concert	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 20 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 21 Wednesday	.	Tokyo, Japan	Rolan Jiyugaoka	.	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 01 22 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented Leaving Japan, the orchestra toured the Phillippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Formosa and "places in between." After Singapore, they travelled to the west coast of Australia.	.
1970 01 23 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 24 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 25 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 26 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 27 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 28 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 29 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 30 Friday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 31 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 01 00	.	Japan	.	Undated Broadcast	.	DE7008	.	.	.	2011
February 1970
1970 02 03	.	Perth, Australia	.	Festival Of Arts	Stratemann p.600	.	98,2-18 89,3-3 83,1-3	.	.	2011
1970 02 04 8:15 PM	.	Adelaide, S.A., Australia	Centennial Hall	Concert "KYM BONYTHON PRESENTS Adelaide's only chance to see one of the truly greats of all time ..... a fully imported, 17=-piece orchestra from the U.S.A."	Stratemann p.600 Ad, Adelaide Advertiser, 1970-02-03	.	98,2-18	.	.	2011
1970 02 05	.	Melbourne, Vict., Australia	Festival Hall	.	Stratemann p.600	DE7009	98,2-18 97,1-5	.	.	2011
1970 02 06	.	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia	ABC Studios	"D.E. Special"+ Interview	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 06	.	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia	Municipal Stadium	Two concerts	.	DE7010 DE7011	09,1-41 08,3-37 98,2-18 97,1-5 89,3-3 83,1-3	Stratemann 595	.	2011
1970 02 07	.	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia	Municipal Stadium	Concert and Broadcast	Stratemann p.600	DE7012	98,2-18 89,3-3 83,1-3	.	.	2011
1970 02 08	.	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia		Filming "Craven Filter" television commercial	Stratemann p.600	DE7013	03,1-12 98,2-18 97,2-8	Stratemann 595	.	2011
1970 02 09	.	Wellington, New Zealand	.	Interview	Stratemann p.600	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 09	.	Wellington, New Zealand	Town Hall	Concert	Stratemann p.600.	DE7014 ND9042 ND9043 ex7015	05,1-8 04,2-37+51 04,1-7	.	.	2011
1970 02 10	.	Auckland, New Zealand	Town Hall	Nd9045	.	.	05,1-8 04,3-27+51 04,2-14	.	.	2011
1970 02 11	.	.	.	Travel to U.S.A.	.	.	.	.	Lance Travis info	2011
1970 02 13 Friday 8:30 PM	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Kleinhans Music Hall	Ellington guest-conducted the Buffalo Pops and brought his own orchestra in the third concert of the Adventures in Music series. The program was to include New World A-coming, and The Golden Broom and The Green Apple.	The Front Page 1970-01-29	.	04,3-27	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-27
1970 02 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1970 02 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves, is back in the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1970 02 14	.	Toronto, Ont.	Massey Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 15	.	Oshawa	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 16	.	London, (Can)	Centen H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 17	.	East Orange	.	Sacred Conc.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 18	.	Lincoln	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 19	.	Staten Island	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 21	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Comm College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 22	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ed Sullivan Show	.	DE7016	.	Stratemann 597photo	.	2011
1970 02 23	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Squa G.	7:30pm – 2am	.	DE7017	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 24	.	Providence, R.I.	Prov. College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 25	.	Cullowhee	Reid Gymnasium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 26	.	Bardstown	Nelson High S	CbS (Revision Sheet)	.	99,1-10	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 27	.	Knoxville	Taylor Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 02 28	.	Knoxville	Senator's Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1970
1970 03 01 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 03 02 Monday	.	Atlanta, Ga.	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 03 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 03 04 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 03 05 Thursday	.	Fayetteville, Ark.	Barnhill Fieldhouse University of Arkansas 285 N Stadium Dr.	Duke Ellington and his World Famous Orchestra appearing under the auspices of the Northwest Arkansas Community Concert Association, admission by membership card or student activity card only. The concert, 2 hours including intermission, was held in the gymnasium and was attended by about 4,000 patrons. Johnny Hodges missed the concert, having arrived with the band, but, after experiencing a dizzy spell and fainting prior to the concert, spent the night in the intensive care ward at Springdale Hospital and went home the next day.	Stratemann p.597 citing DESB Vail II Northwest Arkansas Times: Campus News 1970-02-28, p.2 Ad 1970-03-02 p.13 Review "As I See It" 1970-03-17 p.4	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 03 06 Friday	.	Fayetteville, Ark.		After being discharged from Sprindale Hospital, Johnny Hodges returns home.	Review "As I See It," Northwest Arkansas Times 1970-03-17 p.4	.	.	.	.	added 2011-07-12
1970 03 06 Friday	.	New Haven, Conn.	Woolsey Hall Yale University	Concert	Stratemann p.597	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1970 03 07 Saturday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 03 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Mother AME Zion Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 08 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 03 09 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	Stockpile recording session, The River	.	DE7018	06,1-34	.	.	2011
1970 03 10 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Studios	Stockpile recording session, The River	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 11 Wednesday	.	Washington D.C.	The Capitol	The band's activities are not documented. Ellington and four senators held a press conference to announce the two fund-raising concerts on 1970 03 14 and 15. An AP wirestory reporting the press conference says there were four senators, but names only Charles E. Goodell, Edward Brooke,and George Murphy. The story says it was "this week." Captions to the AP wirephoto in several newspapers suggest different dates, but it appears most likely to have been Wednesday, since Ellington was in New York Tuesday and captions printed Thursday say either "Wednesday" or "yesterday."	Story, Arizona Republic, 1970-03-14 p.85 Wirephoto, Pharos Tribune & Press, Logansport, Ind. 1973-03-12 p.14 ("Wednesday") Wirephoto, The Argus, Fremont, Cal. 1970-03-12 ("yesterday") Wirephoto, Weirton Daily Times, Weirton, W.Va., 1970-03-13 ("yesterday") Wirephoto, Anderson Herald, Anderson, Ind. 1973-03-19 p.6		.	.	.	djp	added 2013-07-13
1970 03 12 Thursday	.	Greenville, N.C.	Wright Auditorium East Carolina University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 13 Friday	.	Elizabeth City, N.C.	Elizabeth City State University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 14 Saturday	.	Washington, D.C.	National Presbyterian Church and Center	Concert of Sacred Music First of 2 fundraising concerts for the Eisenhower Memorial Arts Fund, apparently organized by the World Arts Foundation, a nonsectarian organization intended to involve all religious groups in commissioning works of art, giving scholarships to young artists, and using churches as cultural centres. The idea was conceived by Rev. Richard Gilbert, chairman of the mass media division of the United Presbyterian Church and documentary producer Graham Grove. These two concerts were sponsored by First Lady Pat Nixon and former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.	Story by Judith Martin, The Washingon Post, printed in The Arizona Republic, 1970-02-28 p.45 Stratemann p.597 citing DESB Vail II UPI telephoto with caption, Weirton Daily Press, Weirton, W.Va., 1970-03-13, p.16 .	DE7019	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-07-11
1970 03 15 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	National Presbyterian Church and Center	Concert of Sacred Music Second of 2 fundraising concerts - see 1970 03 14	.	DE7020	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 16	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	4:15 pm: Rehearsal for Front Page Challenge episode Supper with other panelists and an FPC staff member Pre-taping of the show, which was broadcast 1970 03 23 Ellington was a mystery guest on CBC-TV's popular "Front Page Challenge" show in which panelists would question mystery guests who were the subject of, or involved in, news stories. Ellington's story was 'Nixon Honours Ellington,' about U.S. President Nixon's 70th birthday party for Ellington on April 29/69 and his presentation of the Medal of Freedom to Ellington. In announcing the party Nixon paid tribute to Ellington's contribution to the culture of the United States The host was Fred Allen, and the panelists were Gordon Sinclair, Pierre Berton, Betty Kennedy and guest Bill Stephenson. CBC advises the original production file "confirms that the show was recorded on Monday, March 16, 1970 in CBC Studio 4, 1140 Yonge Street, Toronto. Mr. Ellington was asked to attend a short rehearsal beginning at 4:15pm that afternoon, and then join other challengers and a FPC staff member for dinner. The taping would have occurred in the early evening on the 16th, as the program was recorded in front of a live studio audience and evenings are a better time to attract a larger audience."	Stratemann p.598 Email, K.Bower, Senior Manager, Content Licencing and Publishing, Licencing Division, CBC Revenue Group, 2013-07-13	DE7023	87-1/4 88-2/5 88-4/9		.	2011<added 2011 updated 2012-10-12 & 2013-07-20
1970 03 16 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	CKPC Ellington radio interview by Alex Reynolds	.	DE7021	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 16 Monday	1970 03 21 Saturday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 17 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Hotel room Royal York Hotel	CJRT-FM Ellington radio interview by Ted O'Reilly; Duke had just taken a shower and was clad only in a towel. When Mr. O'Reilly asked Duke if he had many unissued compositions, Duke said he had too much for the market to absorb.	.	DE7022	04,2-10	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 03 17 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	.(Hodges commuted by air to New York to record the big band album Three Shades of Blue.)	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 03 18 Wednesday	1970 03 24	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 19 Thursday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	See 1970 03 16	.(Hodges again commuted by air to New York to record Three Shades of Blue.)	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 20 Friday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	See 1970 03 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 21 Saturday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	See 1970 03 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 22 Sunday	.	Kitchener, Ont.	Memorial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 23 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1970 03 23 Monday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	See 1970 03 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 24 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Revolution Sound Studios	Recording session - final recordings for the LP Second Sacred Concert.	Stratemann, p.597 citing Jazz Journal 1970-05. Fred Stone was called in for this session. He recalled remaining with the band, although "standard reference works" say his permanent stay begain in early April.	DE7024	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 03 24 Tuesday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	See 1970 03 16	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 25 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	High Chaparral	.	.	DE7025	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 26 Thursday	.	Elgin, Ill.	Frontier Lodge aka Frontier Supper Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 27 Friday Friday 3:30 pm	.	Winnipeg, Man.	Centennial Concert Hall	Concert of Sacred Music Special Good Friday concert sponsored by Manitoba Centennial Interfaith Committee	Ads, Winnipeg Free Press, 1970-03-25, p.26 and 1970-03-19, p.60 and other editions as early as 1970-03-12 Ticket prices $2, $3, $4 and $5, half price for students and senior citizens	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1970 03 28 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	Winnipeg, Man.	Winnipeg Civic Auditorium	Jazz Concert Ticket prices $2, $3, $4 and $5 Reviewer names Cootie Williams, Harold Ashby, Wild Bill Davis (who he calls a pianist), Joe Benjamin and Tony Watkins.	Ads, Winnipeg Free Press, 1970-03-25, p.26 and 1970-03-19, p.60 and other editions as early as 1970-03-12 Review, Winnipeg Free Press 1970-03-30 p.6	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1970 03 29 Sunday	.	Brandon, Man.	Centennial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 30 Monday	.	Saskatoon, Sask.	.	Ellington is interviewed for campus FM radio station CJUS. The interviewer's name is not unknown.	.	DE7026	.	.	.	2011
1970 03 30 Monday	.	Saskatoon, Sask.	Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium	Concert 1,800 attended Reviewer Ned Powers reported the band was 6 saxes, 3 trombones, 3 trumpets Titles performed: Rockin' in Rhythm I Can't Get Started Fifi Take the A Train Blue Bell Africane Medley I'm Beginning to See the Light Sophisticated Lady Caravan April in Paris Birth of the Blues Passion Flower Things Ain't Like They Used To Be Love Scene Solitude Cool and Groovy I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Satin Doll Beatles medley (not played since the Ed Sullivan Show) Perdido Meditation Mr. Powers appears to have interviewed Duke in the dressing room after the show, since he quotes Ellington and "a member of the troupe."	Stratemann p.598 citing DESB Ned Powers: "Duke Ellington's philosophies match his famous music", Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 1970-03-31	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-10-28
1970 03 31 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
April 1970
1970 04 01 Wednesday	.	Portland, Ore.	Hilton Hotel	Elks Club dance	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 02 Thursday	1970 04 11 Saturday	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club Hornby St., south of Dunsmuir	Supper club engagement A bootleg recording made this evening at the club was issued as an LP album on the TOM label. In 2013 it was reissued as a CD.	.	DE7027	11,2-1 02,3-25	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-25
1970 04 03 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 04 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 05 Sunday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 06 Monday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Murray McEachern, trombone and alto sax, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 04 07 Tuesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 08 Wednesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	CBC studio, West Georgia St.	"In The Round" television broadcast Ellington is introduced by host Mike Neun in the debut of Neun's first television show. It appears the interview was rebroadcast in 1976 or later because there is currently (late 2012) a video circulating on Youtube which opens with a segment by the 1970s pop group Abba. In this "interview," Ellington sits in the audience and says nice things about flying into Vancouver, talks about his sacred concerts and his feelings about God and then discusses My People. In reply to an audience member's suggestion he should write about the history of jazz, he explains he already has, explaining A Drum is a Woman. He ends by playing Satin Doll and during the closing credits, Meditation. A mystery: Ellington says he's "come into Vancouver twice in the last little while," which begs the question why twice? Where and when did he leave, since he was booked into The Cave? While Stratemann says Ellington brought bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Rufus Jones, they are not visible in the video, and he is backed by a CBC studio band led by Doug Parker, with Wally Snider, Fraser MacPherson (saxes), Don Clark, Stew Barnett (trumpet), Ian McDougall (trombone), Ray Moga (guitar), Tony Clitheroe (bass), George Ursan (drums).	Band members identified by Bob Mullett and Nou Dadoun with help from Guy MacPherson and Gavin Walker.	DE7028	02,3-25 87,1-4	Stratemann p.596 (photo) and p.598 (entry)	djp, Nou Dadoun, Bob Mullett	added 2011 updated 2012-10-25
1970 04 08 Wednesday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 09 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 10 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 11 Saturday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Cave Supper Club	Supper club engagement - see 1970 04 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 12 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 04 13 Monday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 04 14 Tuesday	.	Crockett, Cal.	John Swett High School	Concert of sacred music Local soprano Ardith Berorello sang in this concert. The audience numbered 1,000.	Stratemann p.598 citing DESB.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 15 Wednesday	1970 04 16	San Francisco, Cal.	Grace Cathedral	Concert of sacred music Stratemann says these two hour concerts used a smaller group, possibly with singer Tony Watkins	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 16 Thursday		San Francisco, Cal.	Grace Cathedral	Concert of sacred music - see 1970 04 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 17 Friday	.	Costa Mesa, Cal.	Orange County College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 18 Saturday 8:30 pm	.	Tempe, Ariz.	Grady Gammage Auditorium Arizona State University	Concert Also appearing: Sweetwater Les McCann Trio Tickets:$2.00 $3.00 $4.50 $5.50	The Arizona Republic, Tucson: 1970-04-12,pp.4-N, N-1 & N-3 1970-04-13,p.21 1970-04-16,p.96 1970-04-18,p.86 Review 1970-04-20,p.28	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-27
1970 04 00	.	Hollywood, Calif.	CBS-TV City	Taping of "The Happy Days" television show Summer replacement series, not to be confused with the long-running American sitcom "Happy Days" which started in 1974. Ellington's appearances were broadcast 1970-07-30 and 1970-08-13	Stratemann, p. 683 Geneva Times, 1970-08-08 Cedar Rapids Gazette 1970-04-23 p.7C	DE7029	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1970 04 19 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Fred Stone joins the band according to New Desor, but Stratemann has him joining near the end of the March Royal York run, and DEMS has him the whole week.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 19 Sunday	.	El Cajon, Calif.	Grosmont Junior College	.	.	DE7030	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 20 Monday	1970 04 24	New Orleans, La.	Al Hirt's Club	Night club engagement - During this run, Ellington worked on and rehearsed his New Orleans Suite, which he would premiere at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on the 25th.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 21 Tuesday	1970 04 24	New Orleans	Al Hirt's Club	See 1970 04 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 22 Wednesday	1970 04 24	New Orleans	Al Hirt's Club	See 1970 04 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 23 Thursday	1970 04 24	New Orleans	Al Hirt's Club	See 1970 04 20 Both sets this evening were recorded and Ellington was interviewed by Bill Wilson for a telecast on station WWL.	.	DE7031 DE7032 DE7033	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 24 Friday	1970 04 24	New Orleans	Al Hirt's Club	See 1970 04 20	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 25 Saturday	.	New Orleans, La.	Municipal Auditorium	New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Premiere of New Orleans Suite Sharing the concert with Ellington's orchestra were Al Hirt, Onward Brass Band, All Belletto, James Rivers and Capt. Jim Handy.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 26 Sunday Afternoon	.	New Orleans, La.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert of sacred music, with the Concert Choir of New Orleans, directed by Joyn Kuypers.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 04 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Recording Studios	Two recording sessions The original five movements of the New Orleans Suite were recorded.	.	DE7034	08,2-29 05,2-37 05,1-38 00,2-19 93,3-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
1970 04 28	.	New York City, N.Y.,	.	Unconfirmed Duke was photographed with his friend and personal physician, Dr. Arthur Logan	.	.	.	Photo in Sweet Man, by Don George, p.130	.	2011
1970 04 28 Tuesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 04 29 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1970 04 30 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
May 1970
1970 05 01 Friday	1970 05 09 Saturday	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	During this run, Ellington performed parts of the New Orleans Suite several times. The positive reception and George Wein's enthusiasm led to Ellington increasing the suite to album size by adding portraits which would later be recorded in New York. The New Desor sessionographies show the original suite was just Blues For New Orleans, Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies, Thanks For The Beautiful Land, Second Line, Aristocracy a la Jean Lafitte and Rext, with the Portraits of Wellman Braud, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson added.	Stratemann p.598	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-12
	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 02 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 03 Sunday mid day	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	Ellington appeared on the CBC/CBLT-TV noon show “Morning After” with host Danny Finkleman.	.	DE7035	87,1-4	.	.	2011
1970 05 03 Sunday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 04 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 05 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 06 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 07 Thursday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 08 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 09 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Imperial Room Royal York Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 11 Monday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Johnny Hodges died suddenly			.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1970 05 11 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Recording Studios	Stockpile recording session in which Ellington recorded piano solos of 7 movements of The River. Stratemann reports he received news of Johnny's death later that day.	.	DE7036	05,3-57 05,2-30+37	Stratemann p.599 Gleason 241	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1970 05 13 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Recording Studios or Atlantic Studio	Last recordings made for the New Orleans Suite album.	Stratemann, p.599	DE7037	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-17
1970 05 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Masonic Temple	Johnny Hodges funeral Ellington, members of the band and numerous celebrities attended. The Rev. John Gensel and the Rev.Norman O'Connor, pastors to the Protestant and Catholic jazz communities respectively, officiated. The announcement of the funeral says Hodges was survived by his wife, Ethel, and two children.	UPI wirestory on page 8 of the Redlands (Cal.) Daily Facts	.	.	Stratemann, p.599	djp	2011 updated 2012-08-17
1970 05 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Americana Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 16?	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	concert canceled	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 17	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	private party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 19	.	New York, N.Y.	“Davidfrostshow”	.	.	DE7038	07,1-42	.	.	2011
1970 05 20 Wednesday	1970 05 21 Thursday	Detroit, Mich.	Detroit Light Guard Armory 4400 E. Eight Mile Rd.	Detroit Symphony Cabaret Pops Concerts featuring Duke Ellington and his orchestra as guests.	Announcement: "When and Where, The Windsor Star, 1970-05-16, p.45	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 22	.	Kenosha Maple Crest	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 23	1970 05 25	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 25	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	DE7039	98,2-6	.	.	2011
1970 05 27?	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Taft Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 28	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	.	.	.	DE+Symphony	DE7040	82,2-6	.	2011
1970 05 28?	.	New York, N.Y.	Decca Studios	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 --	1970 06 --	New York, N.Y.	.	Interview “Decca”	.	DE7041	.	.	.	2011
1970 05 29	.	Mount Angel	B. Abbey	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1970
1970 06 03	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7042	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 03	.	New York, N.Y.	Half Note	Interview "Aventure Du Jazz"	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1970 06 05	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Christ Semin	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1970 06 06	.	.	.	“Johnny Hodges Memorial” broadcast on WBAI	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 06	.	Worcester	Assumpt Coll	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1970 06 08	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7043	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 09	.	White River (Vt)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 10	.	Worcester	Holy Cross C.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 13	.	Richmond	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 14	.	Sinking Spring Pa	Country C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 15	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7044	08,2-29 04,2-46 97,2-9 97,1-4 96,2-10 91,3-2 86,3-3 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1970 06 18	.	Wheeling Park	Amphitheat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 19	.	College Park, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 20	.	Annapolis	Dahlgren Hall	.	.	DE7045	02,1-6	.	.	2011
1970 06 21	.	Media, Penn.	.	Private Party	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 22	.	Coraopolis	Motor Lodge	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 23	.	Columbus, Oh.	Grandview Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 24	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Julian Priester, trumpet leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 06 25	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Malcolm Taylor, trombone, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1970 06 25	.	Chicago, Ill.	Grant Park Shell	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 26	.	Chicago, Ill.	Hilton Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 28	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cadillac Wiliams rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1970 06 28	.	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Rai Exhib Cent	.	.	DE7046	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 29	.	Lille, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 30	.	Wiltz, Luxembourg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 06 25 or 26	.	Glenville, Ill.	Midwest Studio	Taped Satin Doll for a 1 minute commerical for Zenith for its Circle of Sound stereo system.	.	.	09,3-5	Stratemann p.600	.	2011 updated 2012-01-10
July 1970
1970 07 01	1970 07 02	.	.	Open Days For band	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 02	.	Paris, France	Ortf	“Dukesolo”	.	DE7047	95,1-5	.	.	2011
1970 07 03	.	Montreux	Casino	.	.	DE7048	.	Stratemann 606photo	.	2011
1970 07 04	.	Provins	Place du 29e Dragons	Récital Duke Ellington et sa grande formation Concert for the Festival International de Provins 1970 ORTF broadcast	.	DE7049	94,4-9 91,2-6	.	.	2011
1970 07 05	.	Toulon (France)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 06?	.	Paris	.	“Guybeartshow” = "Bienvenue A Duke Ellington"	.	DE7050	(08,2-29)	Stratemann 603	.	2011
1970 07 08	.	Goeteborg	Liseberg H.	.	.	DE7051 DE7052	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 09	.	Koeln	Rhenus Studio	.	.	DE7053	08,2-29 91,3-2	.	.	2011
1970 07 10	.	Schmalenberg (Ger)	.	Private Party	.	.	95,1-5	.	.	2011
1970 07 11	.	Arhus (Denmark)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 12	.	Copenhagen	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 13	.	Munich	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 14	.	Belgrad	.	.	.	.	.	(OldDesor1274) MIMM363photo	.	2011
1970 07 15	.	Dubrovnik	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 17	.	Palermo	Stadio Favorita	.	.	DE7054	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 18	.	Roma	Piper Music Hall	.	.	DE7055 DE7056	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 19	.	Pescara	Parco Naiadi	.	.	DE7057	00,2-17	.	.	2011
1970 07 20	.	La Bussola	Forte Dei M.	.	.	DE7058	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 21	.	Nervi	Teatro Dei Parchi	.	.	DE7059	06,3-33+34	.	.	2011
1970 07 22	.	Verona	Teatro Romano	.	.	DE7060	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 23	.	Milano	Fontana Studio 7	.	.	DE7061	01,3-2 91,3-2 91,3-7	.	.	2011
1970 07 24	.	Torino	Palazzo Sport	.	.	DE7062	.	UGUMphoto	.	2011
1970 07 25	.	Orange	Theatre Antique	.	.	DE7063	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 26	.	Orange	.	Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 26	.	Orange	+ Theatre Antique	.	.	DE7064 DE7065	.	MIMM265photo	.	2011
1970 07 27	.	.	.	Open Day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 28	.	St Tropez	La Citadelle	.	.	DE7066	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 29	1970 07 30	Monte Carlo	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 07 31	.	Menton (France)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
August 1970
1970 08 01 Saturday	.	Oostende	Kursaal	.	.	DE7067	95,1-5	.	.	2011
1970 08 01 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cadillac Williams and Fred Stone leave the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1970 08 02 Sunday	.	.	.	Return From Europe	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 03 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Lena Junoff joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 08 03 Monday	1970 09 05	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date, 2 sets nightly, six nights a week with Sundays off Until August 16, the band was only 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 5 reeds ,the 3-piece rhythm section and a new singer, Lena Junoff, from Sweden. 1 trombone was added August 18, and Cootie Williams sat in for a few sets near the end of the run to build up his chops afer the lay-off. Raymond Fol subbed for Duke when he was off sick for three days, while Mercer emceed. On opening night, audience member Earl Hines was asked to play a number, and Earl Wilson's syndicated column reported Leonard Garment of the White House and deputy mayor Ed Hamilton were in the audience. Watkins reports Anita Moore sang New York, New York is a Summer Festival and that Tony Watkins sang. Ellington acknowledged flowers he received from members of the Duke Ellington Appreciation Society.	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 1972-08-04 p.4-C	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-10
1970 08 03		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 04 Tuesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 05 Wednesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 06 Thursday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 07 Friday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 08 Saturday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 10 Monday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 11 Tuesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 12 Wednesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 13 Thursday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 14 Friday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 15 Saturday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 17 Monday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 18 Tuesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 19 Wednesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 20 Thursday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 21 Friday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 22 Saturday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 24 Monday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 25 Tuesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 26 Wednesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 27 Thursday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 28 Friday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 29 Saturday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 31 Monday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 01 Tuesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 02 Wednesday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 03 Thursday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 04 Friday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 05 Saturday		New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1970 08 03	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 05	.	Washington, D.C.	.	Death of “Toby” Hardwicke			Obituary, Washington Afro-American 1970-08-11		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1970 08 06	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Merv Griffin Show”	.	DE7068	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 08	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7069	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 09	.	Miami Beach	Auditorium	.	.	DE7070	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 10	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“DickcavettShow”	.	DE7071	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 12	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE9078	09,1-8+41	NDCS 1093	.	2011
1970 08 15	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7072	09,1-8	.	.	2011
1970 08 16	.	Boston, Mass.	.	Park Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7073 DE7074	07,2-14+41	NDCS 1079	.	2011
1970 08 22	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7075	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 23	.	Newark, N.J.	Branck Brook P.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7076	.	.	.	2011
1970 08 30	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“JoyasherrillShow”+ RAINBOW GRILL	.	DE7077 DE7078	.	.	.	2011
1970 08/09	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	“Lou Rawls Show”	.	DE7079	06,1-1 05,3-19	Stratemann 613	.	2011
September 1970
1970 09 06	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Money Johnson rejoins the band for a longer stay				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 09 05	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Lena Junoff leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1970 09 06	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Jazzmobile" Concert	.	.	.	Stratemann 610photo SMan132photo	.	2011
1970 09 07	1970 09 12	Anaheim	Disneyland	Plaza Gardens	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 10	.	Anaheim	Disneyland	.	.	DE7080	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 12	.	Anaheim	Disneyland	.	.	DE7081	98,1-4	.	.	2011
1970 09 16	.	Berkeley	Claremont Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 17	.	Redding	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 18	.	Monterey	.	Jazz Festival	.	DE7082	02,1-6	Stratemann 607 DDCMphoto	.	2011
1970 09 19	.	El Camino	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 20	.	Monterey	.	De-Tk Dizzy-Tp	.	DE7083	.	Stratemann 609photo=DDCM118phot VARphoto	.	2011
1970 09 24	.	Memphis	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 25	.	Nashville, Tenn.	.	With Symphony	.	DE7084	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 26	.	Nashville, Tenn.	War Memorial A	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 27	.	Atlanta	Coach Motor Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 09 28	.	Salisbury (N.C.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1970
1970 10 29	.	Greenville	Furman Univ	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 02	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	.	.	DE7085	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 03	.	Scranton	Masonic Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 04	.	Hampton	Ogden Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 05	.	Chicago, Ill.	Auditorium Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 06	.	Albion	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 07	.	Lima (Ohio)	Memorial Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 08	.	South Bend, Ind.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 09	.	Columbia	Assembly Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 10	.	St. Louis	Athletic Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 11	.	Springfield	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 12	.	Prestonburgh	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 13	.	Pikeville	Faith Chapel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 14	.	Frankfort	Bradford Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 15	.	Barbourville	Union Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 16	.	Lexington	Univ Kentucky	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 17	.	Nashville, (Tenn)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 18	.	Donaldsonville	Lafitte C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 19	1970 10 31	New Orleans	Al Hirt's	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 10 24	.	New York, N.Y.	U.N.Great Hall	.	.	DE7088	.	.	.	2011
1970 -- --	.	U.S.A.	.	WDVR-Broadcast	.	DE7087	.	.	.	2011
November 1970
1970 11 02	.	Mississippi	Valley State	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 03	.	Houston, Tex.	Jones Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 04	.	San Antonio, Tex.	Hemisplaza	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 05	.	Tonkawa	Oklahoma Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 06	.	Hot Springs	Convention C	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 09	1970 11 21	Los Angeles, Cal.	Ambassador Hotel	NowGrove =ex CocoanutGr	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 12	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	“Scott’sPlace” broadcast	.	DE7086	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 15	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Temple Emmanuel Of Beverly HILLS	SacredConcert	.	DE9055	06,1-34 05,3-15	NDCS 1075	.	2011
1970 11 22	.	San Diego, Cal.	.	.	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 23	.	Midland	Country Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 24	.	Albuquerque	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 25	.	Evergreen	Red Ram	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 28	.	Osage Beach, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 11 29	.	Oklahoma City, Okla.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1970
1970 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Nell Brookshire joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1970 12 01	.	Greenville(Texas)	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 02	.	Pine Bluff (Ark)	College	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 03	.	Muskogee (Okla)	Assembly	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 04	.	Dallas, Tex.	Fairmont Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 05	.	Ft. Worth, Tex.	Will Rogers Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 09	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7089	08,2-29 02,1-6 97,3-13 91,3-7 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1970 12 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Americana Hotel	"SplendidAmericanAward"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 11	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7090	08,2-29 97,3-13 91,3-7 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1970 12 13	.	Wichita Falls, Tex.	Memorial Auditorium	Ellington and rhythm section performed with the Wichita Falls Symphony "Mr. and Mrs.Fisher Palmer, Mr.and Mrs. Clifton Key, and Mr.and Mrs. Edwin Key attended the Symphony featuring Duke Ellington in Wichita Falls"	Stratemann, p.612 The Olney (Texas) Enterprise, 1970-12-17, p.7	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-11-09
1970 12 16	.	Savannah	.	With Symphony	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 17	1970 12 19	Boston, Mass.	Paul's Mall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 20	1970 12 21	Chicago, Ill.	Ruggles X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 22	.	Chicago, Ill.	Universal Studio	.	.	DE7091	.	.	.	2011
1970 12 25 Friday	1971 01 13	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus theatre-restaurant at Caesar's Palace	According to Vail II, the Ellington orchestra alternated with Woody Herman's orchestra, and played one set nightly at 2 a.m. during this three week engagement. It is not clear if the first 2 a.m. performance was played in the very early hours of Christmas morning, or the very late night of Christmas day.	Vail II	DE9052	05,3-57 05,1-35	NDCS 1075	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1970 12 26 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1970 12 27 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1970 12 28 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1970 12 29 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1970 12 30 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1970 12 31 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Coliseum, Caesar's Palace	The Ellington and Herman orchestras began playing at 8 pm The Ellington orchestra was broadcast over NBC's All Star Parade of Bands later in the evening.	Stratemann p.612 Vail II	DE7092	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27

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1971

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 1971
1971 01 01 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 02 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 03 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 04 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 05 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Now Grove Ambassador Hotel	Joint concert with Ella Fitzgerald's group, extensively described by Downbeat reviewer Harvey Siders, who praised Ellington and his orchestra, describing many of the songs played, and while complimenting Fitzgerald and her trio, panned her choice of material. The evening started with the Ellington orchestra playing two dance sets for a celebrity-filled audience on a "tiny dance floor" before Ellington made his appearance to begin the concert segment with Rockin' in Rhythm. Downbeat says the Now Grove was formerly the Cocoanut Grove, the name shown in Stratemann.	Downbeat, 1971-01-07, pp.30-31	DE7101	.	Stratemann, p.612 Vail II	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1971 01 05 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25 While Vail suggests it may have been possible to get back to Las Vegas in time for the nightly 2 a.m. set, this is not confirmed Current (2013) GoogleMaps driving directions suggest it would take about 4 hours, and it is unlikely the Los Angeles gig would have ended early enough. It seems more likely this, being a Tuesday, was a night off from Caesar's - a review of the booking contract may show the band had a regular night off.	Vail II	.		.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1971 01 06 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 07 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 08 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 09 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 10 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 11 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 12 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 13 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Circus Maximus, Caesar's Palace	see 1970 12 25 End of engagement - it is not clear if the last performance was after midnight Tuesday, or after midnight Wednesday.	.	.		.	.	2011
1971 01 13	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE (Exact date not confirmed) When the band left the west coast, Cat Anderson was replaced by Eddie Preston. Cat elected to stay on the coast to do studio work.				New Desor vol.2 Stratemann p.612	djp	Added 2012 10 10
1971 01 14 Thursday	1971 01 24 Sunday	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 15 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 16 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 17 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 18 Monday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 19 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 20 Wednesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Eddie Preston, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 01 21 Thursday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 22 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 23 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 24 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	-see 1971 01 14	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 25 Monday	.	Harrisburg	Forum	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 26 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 01 27 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 01 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 01 29 Friday	.	Wayne	Covered Wagon	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 30 Saturday	.	Princeton	Mccarter Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 01 31 Sunday	.	Plainfield	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
February 1971
1971 02 01 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7102	93,3-8 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 02 02 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7103	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 02 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	.	“Mike Douglas Show”	.	DE7104	84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 02 03 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7105	00,2-16 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 02 04 Thursday	.	.	.	Danish radio Items ?	.	.	.	09,3-5	.	2011
1971 02 05 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 06 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 07 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 08 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 10 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 11 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7106	08,3-32 08,2-29 05,2-30 91,4-6 91,3-2 91,2-1	.	.	2011
1971 02 11 Thursday	.	+Milton, Mass.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 12 Friday	.	Philadelphia,Penn.	Brandi's Warf	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 13 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 14 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base	.	.	DE7107	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 15 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 16 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 17 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	“Dick Cavett Show”	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 17 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	+ National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7108 DE7109	02,1-6 91,4-6 91,3-2 91,2-1	.	.	2011
1971 02 18 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 19 Friday 8:30 PM	.	Hershey, Penn.	Hershey Community Theatre	The Hershey Educational And Cultural Center proudly presents - on stage - DUKE ELLINGTON And His Orchestra Tickets $6, $5, $4	Ad, Lebanon Daily News, 1971-02-18, p23	.	.	.	.	updated 2012-09-02
1971 02 20 Saturday	.	Whitehall	Armory	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 21 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 22 Monday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Left Bank	.	.	DE7110 DE7111	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 23 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Stud	.	.	DE7112	05,3-57 05,2-30 00,2-16 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1971 02 24 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 02 25 Thursday	.	Burlington, Io.	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 26 Friday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	St.John Hospital	.	.	DE7113	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 26 Friday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Uihlein Hall Arts Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 27 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	St.Paul Church	.	.	DE7114	.	.	.	2011
1971 02 28 Sunday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Health Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
March 1971
1971 03 01 Monday	1971 03 06	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hill Motor Hotel Downsview	This is likely to have appears to have been a supper club type of engagement. Sometime during this week, the band was recorded playing April in Paris and Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	.	DE7116	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 02 Tuesday Noon	.	Toronto, Ont.	Lounge, Four Seasons Hotel	9 minute Ellington interview by Elwood Glover for CBC TV's daytime "Luncheon Date With Elwood Glover" show	Stratemann p.615	.	DE7115	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 02 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	see 1971 03 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 03 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	see 1971 03 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 04 Thursday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	see 1971 03 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 05 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	"Duke Talking About His Life And Music" - prerecording for CBC's W5 televison current affairs/newsmagazine program.	.	DE7117	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 05 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	see 1971 03 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 06 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Beverly Hills Motor Hotel	see 1971 03 01	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 07 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented - likely a travel day	.
1971 03 08 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Ellington was named to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, leaving before the awards were presented to a boxing match.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-07
1971 03 08 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Square Garden	Ellington attended the heavyweight championship fight between Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier.	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-07
1971 03 08 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Statler Hilton Hotel	The Ellington orchestra played at Joe Frazier's victory party at the hotel.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 10 Wednesday
1971 03 10 Wednesday	.	United Nations	General Assembly Hall at the U.N., located in New York City	Ellington played piano at a reception celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.	Stratemann p.615	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 11 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 12 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Swedish Consulate	Ellington is made a member of the Sweden's Academy of Music, the first non-classical composer to be inducted. A number of U.S. newspapers later reported that President Nixon phoned Duke to congratulate him.	Stratemann p.615	.	.	MIMM 481 photo VAR photo	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 13 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Founders Hall Gymnasium Long Island University Brooklyn Center	Concert for 1,700 in a gymnasium that was formerly the Brooklyn Paramount Theater	Stratemann p.615 citing DESB	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 14 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 15 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 16 Tuesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Hollywood Palladium 6215 Sunset Blvd.	Ellington received a Grammy award for Best Big Band Album of the Year for the LP "Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert.." The ceremony, hosted by Andy Wililams, was broadcast nationally on the ABC television network.	Stratemann p.615	DE7118	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 17 Wednesday	.	.		activities not documented-likely a travel day for Duke	.
1971 03 18 Thursday	.	Reading, Penn.	Rajah Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 19 Friday	.	Ocean City, Md.	Convention H	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 20 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 21 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 22 Monday	.	Greenville, S.C.	Charcoal Steak House	.	Stratemann p.615 citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 23 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 24 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 25 Thursday	.	Sanford, Fla.	Sanford Civic Center	.	Stratemann p.615	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 26 Friday	.	Clearwater, Fla.	Fort Harrison Hotel	Stratemann p.615 noted DESB has two (conflicting) locations for this date, Clearwater and Fort Harrison Hotel, Tampa. The hotel, now the headquarters of the Church of Scientology, was in Clearwater, not Tampa. Clearwater is due west of Tampa.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 27 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1971 03 28 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Thunderbird	Stratemann p.615 cites "DESB, but unlikely." This engagement would require a sidetrip from the Florida tour that was in progress.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-07
1971 03 29 Monday 9 pm to 1 am	.	West Palm Beach, Fla.	Martha Washington Room Ramada Inn "On the Lake" Downtown	Possibly dine and dance - the ad mentions table reservations. The photo in the Palm Beach Post the next day says several hundred people attended.	Ads, Palm Beach Post-Times: 1971-03-27, p.14 1971-03-28, p.B13 Ad, Palm Beach Post 1971-03-29, p.B8 Mention in Reyn Davis' column, Winnipeg Free Press, 1971-03-30, p.49 Photo with caption, Palm Beach Post 1971-03-30, p.B1	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-03-08
1971 03 30 Tuesday	.	Orlando, Fla.	Municipal Auditorium	Concert for 2,400	Stratemann, p.615, citing DESB	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-08
1971 03 31 Wednesday	.	Maples, Fla.	Royal Poinciana Golf Club	Dinner dance	Stratemann, p.615, citing DESB	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 03 --	.	Unknown	.	Telecast “And Beautiful Too“	.	DE7119	.	.	.	2011
April 1971
1971 04 01	.	Miami, Fla.	Dade County Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 11	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Reed man Russell Procope leaves the band briefly				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1971 04 12	.	Newark, N.J.	Terrace Ballroom	.	.	DE7120	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	.	.	DE7121	02,2-26	NDCS 1045	.	2011
1971 04 17	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Reed player Harold “Geezil” Minverve joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 04 17	.	Wilmington	County Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 18	.	Webster	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 20	1971 04 26	Washington, D.C.	Shoreham H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 20	.	Washington, D.C.	Shoreham H.	.	.	DE7122	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 24	.	Washington, D.C.	Shoreham H.	.	.	DE7123	.	.	.	2011
1971 04 27	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7124	84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 04 28	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7125	00,2-16	.	.	2011
1971 04 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
May 1971
1971 05 01	.	Schenectady, N.Y.	Union Coll.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 02	.	Providence, R.I.	Veteran's Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 04	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Reed player Harold “Geezil” Minverve leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 05 05	1971 05 06	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	DE recording session	.	DE7126	04,3-31 99,4-19 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 05 07	.	Hartford, Conn.	Bushnell Auditorium	Interview 6'40	.	DE9069	11,1-29 10,3-22 08,2-37 08,1-6	NDCS 1089	.	2011
1971 05 08 ?	.	Maryland	Penitentiary	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 09	.	Richmond	City Stadium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 10	.	Washington, D.C.	Constitution	.	.	DE7127	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 11	.	New York, N.Y.	.	.	.	.	85,4-5	.	.	2011
1971 05 12	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Health SPA"	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 13	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7128	01,2-25 00,2-16 91,3-7	.	.	2011
1971 05 13	.	.	Hartford	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 14	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	.	02,1-6 91,3-3 91,2-1 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1971 05 17	1971 05 22	Boston, Mass.	Paul's Mall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 05 22	.	Boston, Mass.	Life Hall	.	.	DE9002	99,5-26 99,4-4 94,2-9	NDCS 1002	.	2011
1971 05/06	.	U.S.A.	.	activities not documented	.	DE7129	.	.	.	2011
June 1971
1971 06 04	1971 06 05	Cedar Grove	Meadowbrook	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 06	.	Jamaica, N.Y.	Univers.	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1971 06 07	.	Princetown, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 08	.	Peoria, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 09	.	Valparaiso, Ind.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 10	.	Joliet, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 11	.	Chicago, Ill.	Hyatt House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 12	.	Washington, D.C.	Univers.	.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1971 06 13	.	Saginaw	Hill Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 14	.	Madison, Wisc.	Camp Randall Stadium University of Wisconsin	The University of Wisconsin bestowed an honourary doctorate of music on Ellington during its commencement ceremony. New Desor reports he played a recital at the university on this date, too.	.	DE7130	09,3-5 94,2-9	Stratemann, pages 635 & 636 AP wirestory in the Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, 1971-06-14	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1971 06 16	.	New York, N.Y.	Madison Squa G.	.	.	.	DE7131	.	.	2011
1971 06 18	.	Paramus	Steak Pit	.	.	DE7132	09,1-29 05,1-42 04,3-23+50+51 98,2-23	.	.	2011
1971 06 19	.	Paramus	Steak Pit	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 21	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Russell Procope, alto sax and clarient, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1971 06 22	.	Edinboro	State College	.	.	DE7133	94,2-9	.	.	2011
1971 06 23	.	Wayne	Covered Wagon	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 24	.	New York, N.Y.	Central Park	.	.	DE7134	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 27	.	Lancaster	.	Sacredconcert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 06 28	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7135	02,1-6 01,2-25 00,2-16	.	.	2011
1971 06 29	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7136	02,2-27+28 02,1-6+25 01,2-25 00,2-16 98,1-4 93,3-8 91,3-2 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1971 06 30	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
July 1971
1971 07 01	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"JoefranklinShow" TV	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 01	.	Saragota Springs, N.Y.	Performing Arts Center	Evening concert	Stratemann, p.617	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 02	.	Newport, R.I.	.	Newport Jazz Festival	.	DE7137	97,2-12	.	.	2011
1971 07 03	1971 07 04	Catskill	Scarlet Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 06	.	New York, N.Y.	Bryant Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 09	.	Corona Queens	.	La Funeral	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 09	.	+Cleveland Tenn	Hardwick Farms	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 11	.	Springfield	Cliff Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 12	.	Canton (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 13	.	Norton (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 14	.	Highland P	.	Ravinia Fest.	.	DE7138	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 15	.	Columbus (Ohio)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 16	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Baldwin Pav.	.	.	.	84,5-5(NYC Madison Square Garden?)	.	.	2011
1971 07 17	.	Grosse Pointe	Country Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 18	.	Flint	I.M.A. Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 19	.	Shokie, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 20	.	Old Orchard Beach, Maine	Shop.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 21	.	Chicago, Ill.	High Chapparell	.	.	DE7139	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 21	1971 07 22	Chicago, Ill.	High Chapparell	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 21	1971 07 24	Cheswick	Harmar House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 25	1971 07 31	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 07 27	.	Atlantic City	Steel Pier	.	.	DE7140	01,1-28 98,1-4	.	.	2011
1971 07 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Joe Benjamin leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1971 07 31	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wild Bill Davis leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
August 1971
1971 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Al Wesley, bass, joins and leaves the band this month				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1971 08 02	1971 08 28	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 04	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7141	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 08	.	Ambler	Temple Univers	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 14	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7142	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 15	.	Roxbury	Franklin Park	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 21	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7143	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 23	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Tonight Show"	.	DE7144	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 24	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Today Show"	.	DE7145	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 28	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7146	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 28	.	+New York City, N.Y.	.	Jazzmobile Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 08 29	.	Freeport	Lakeside Theat	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
September 1971
1971 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Joe Benjamin, bass, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1971 09 04	.	Paterson, N.J.	Hinchcliffe Stadium	concert	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1971 09 07	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Reed player Harold “Geezil” Minverve rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 09 07	1971 09 09	Topsfield	Topsfield Fair	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 09 08	.	Hampton	Odyssee House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 09 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE John Coles, trumpet & fluegelhorn, born 1926, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1971 09 11	.	Moskva	.	Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 09 13	.	Leningrad	Okyaakr Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 09 15	1971 09 18	Leningrad	Okyaakr Hall	.	.	.	.	MIMM365+367photo MLDE145photo Morton photo	.	2011
1971 09 20	1971 09 27	Minsk	Strat632	.	.	.	.	LifeWebphoto	.	2011
1971 09 28	1971 09 30	Kiev	Mimm371photo	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1971
1971 10 01	1971 10 06	Rostov	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 07	.	Moskva	.	Arrival	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 08	1971 10 12	Moskva	Estradny Theatre Astoria HoTEL	.	.	.	.	MIMM372photo LifeWebphoto	.	2011
1971 10 09	.	Moskva	Estradny Theatre	.	.	DE7147	06,1-34	.	.	2011
1971 10 10	.	Moskva	.	CBC-Interview	.	DE7148	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 11	.	Moskva	Dvorets Sporta	.	.	DE7149	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 13	.	Paris, France	.	Stop	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 14	.	Arhus	Vejlby-Risskov H.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 14	.	Arhus	+ Jazzhus Tagskaeg	.	.	DE7150	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 15	.	Dusseldorf	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 16	.	Kamen (Ger)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 17	.	Bonn (Ger)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 18	.	Roubaix	Le Colisee	.	.	DE7151	00,4-4 91,4-6	NDCS 1021	.	2011
1971 10 19	.	Southport	Floral Hall	.	.	DE7152 DE7153	09,3-5 93,1-6 92,4-3	KGphoto	.	2011
1971 10 20	.	Bournemouth	Winter G.	.	.	DE7154 DE7155	09,1-29 05,1-42 04,3-23	.	.	2011
1971 10 21	.	London, England	Odeon Hammersm	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 21	.	London, England	.	+"ConversationWithDE"	.	DE7156 DE7157 DE7158	99,4-5 92,4-3	NDCS 1014	.	2011
1971 10 22	.	Bristol	Colston Hall	.	.	DE7159	99,4-16 98,1-4 95,1-6	.	.	2011
1971 10 23	.	Nottingham	Albert Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 24	.	Birmingham	.	.	.	DE7160 DE7161	00,2-23 99,4-28 99,4-16 99,4-5 98,1-4 96,2-4 95,1-6	NDCS 1015/16	.	2011
1971 10 25	.	Bruxelles, La Belgique	PALAIS BEAUX	.	.	DE7162	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 26	.	Lyon	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 10 27	.	Bordeaux	L'alhambra	.	.	DE7163 DE7164	94,3-5 94,2-8	.	.	2011
1971 10 28	.	Paris, France	T.N.P.	.	.	DE7165 DE7166	02,3-25 00,3-10 00,2-23 84,4-12	NDCS 1050 VARphoto JazzCorner-photo	.	2011
1971 10 29	.	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	De Doelen	.	.	DE7167	85,3-2	.	.	2011
1971 10 30	.	Warszawa	Sali Kongres	.	.	DE7168	09,2-10 98,1-4 85,3-2 81,2-6 80,3-5 80,2-4 80,1-1 79,1-2	.	.	2011
1971 10 31	.	Belgrade	Palasport	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
November 1971
1971 11 01	.	Budapest	Erkel Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 02	.	Zurich	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 03	.	Bologna	Palasport	.	.	DE7169	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 04	.	Bucarest	Sala Paltalui	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 05	.	Berlin	Philharmonie	.	.	DE7170	06,1-34 05,2-16 98,4-10 98,1-4	Videophotos	.	2011
1971 11 06	.	Wien	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 07	.	Copenhagen	Tivoli	.	.	DE7171 DE7172	07,2-5 05,2-38 03,2-4 01,3-26 01,2-10 99,3-7 87,4-6 84,5-5	Stratemann 629photo Webphotos	.	2011
1971 11 08	.	Oslo	Chateau Neuf	.	.	DE7173	08,2-6 07,3-19 96,2-4 84,5-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 09	.	Uppsala	Univ.Aulan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 09	.	Uppsala	+ Interview	.	.	DE7174 DE7175 DE7176	98,2-22 94,3-4 91,4-6 84,5-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 10	.	Malmoe	Savoy Hotel + Stadsteatret	.	.	DE7177 DE7178	07,2-5 06,1-33	.	.	2011
1971 11 11	.	Munich	Deutsches Mus.	.	.	DE7179	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 12	.	Regensburg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 13	.	Strasbourg	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 14	.	Barcelona	Palau Musica	2 Concerts: 6:30+10:45pm	.	DE7180	09,3-9 06,1-34 05,3-35 05,2-14+38 92,4-4	NDCS 1072	.	2011
1971 11 16	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Herbie Jones rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 11 16	.	Rio De Janeiro	Municipal	.	.	DE7181	09,3-36 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 17	1971 11 18	Rio De Janeiro	Municipal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 19	1971 11 20	Sao Paulo	Teat Municipal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 21	.	Montevideo	Palac Penarol	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 22	.	.	.	Suicide of Fred Guy			DEMS 1996/2-2		djp	Added 2012 10 11 Updated 2013-06-20
1971 11 22	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE7182	98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 23	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 24	.	Buenos Aires	Gran Rex	.	.	DE7183	98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 25	.	Mendoza	Estad Pacifico	.	.	DE7184	95,1-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 26	.	Santiago	Caupolican	.	.	DE7185	08,3-40 04,1-32 03,3-11 98,1-6 95,1-5	.	.	2011
1971 11 27	.	Lima (Peru)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 28	.	Quito (Ecuador)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 29	.	Bogota (Colombia)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 11 30	.	Caracas	Teatro Municipal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1971
1971 12 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Eddie Preston, trumpet, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 12 01	1971 12 02	Caracas	Teatro Municipal	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 03	1971 12 04	San Juan (Puertorico)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 05	.	Panama City	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 06	.	Managua	Teatro Nacional	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 07	.	Mexico C.	Pal. Fine Arts	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 08	.	Guadalajara (Mexico)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 09	.	Mexico C.	Pal. Fine Arts	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 10	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trumpeter Herbie Jones leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1971 12 10	.	Monterrey (Mexico)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 11	.	Chicago, Ill.	Aragon Ballroom	.	.	DE7186	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 12	.	Muncie	Emens Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 13	1971 12 31	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	ABC-TV "Ellington At RBG"	.	.	.	.	Strat619	2011
1971 12 14	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Interview	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 14	.	New York, N.Y.	+ Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7187 DE7188	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 19	.	Philadel	Methodist Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 26	.	Washington, D.C.	Kennedy Cent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1971 12 --	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	09,3-5	.	.	2011
1971 12 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	A KFS wirestory titled Voice of Broadway said Rainbow Grill was the highest priced New Year's Eve premises at $50 a person which included tips but not booze.	The Palladium-Times, Oswego, N.Y. 1971-12-21 p.14	DE7189	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-05-29

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1972

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 1972
1972 01 00	.	.	Unknown	Undated concert sometime during the Far East trip, in January or February, location unknown	.	DE7210	.	.	.	2011
1972 01 01 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	End of Rainbow Grill engagement	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 01 04 Tuesday	1972 01 05 Wednesday	New York, N.Y.	.	Travel, New York to Tokyo	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 01 05 Wednesday	.	Tokyo, Japan	.	"Tokyo Calling"	.	DE7201	.	.	.	2011
1972 01 06 Thursday afternoon	.	Tokyo, Japan	Okuru Hotel	Ellington met reporters at his hotel six hours before the Jan. 6 concerts.	Pacific Stars & Stripes 1972-01-08 p.7	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-30
1972 01 06 Thursday	.	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Two concerts, both taped. The Stars and Stripes review of the first concert(s) commented on Ellington's meeting with reporters in a large hotel conference room at the Okura Hotel six hours before the show, and on the crowded concert hall, Thursday. 'Ellington said he deeply felt, personally and professionally, the loss of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. He said Hodges' solos might now be thrown to a trumpeter or another instrumentalist, but never to another saxophonist. "I'm protecting myself from criticism and also protecting him (another alto man who couldn't match Hodges) - he's the one who's going to get hit over the head." Personnel specifically named in the concert were Cootie Willaims, Paul Gonsalves, Booty Wood, Russell Procope, Harold Ashby, and Rufus Jones. The reporter described how Ellington often vanished during solos, and during Harlem, walked in front of the darkened bandstand thrusting microphones at musicians so they could be better heard. The audience included kids in long hair and garish threads, and greyish elders in conservative and stylish dress.	Stratemann,p.622 "Ellington on 4th Japan Swing",Hal Drake, S&S staff writer, Pacific Stars and Stripes 1972-01-08 p.7	DE7202 DE7203	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-15 2013-07-01
1972 01 07 Friday	.	Tokyo, Japan	NHK Studio	Taping for 30-minute NHK-TV program The band performed several numbers and Ellington is interviewed throughout the performance.		DE7204	.	Stratemann 622 photo MIMMphoto	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-15
1972 01 07 Friday 6:30 PM	.	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Concert In reporting about the Jan. 6 concerts, Stars and Stripes said two more concerts were scheduled at this venue, Friday 6:30 pm and Saturday 2:00 pm	Pacific Stars & Stripes 1972-01-08 p.7	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-06-30
1972 01 08 Saturday 2 PM	.	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Kaikan	Concert	.	DE7205	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 01 08 Saturday 7 PM	.	Yokohama, Japan	Prefectural Concert Hall	Concert	Pacific Stars & Stripes 1972-01-08 p.7	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-06-30
1972 01 09 Sunday	.	Osaka, Japan	.	Possibly a travel day	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 10 Monday	.	Osaka, Japan	Festival Hall	Concert (recorded)	.	DE7206	.	Stratemann,p.622	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 01 11 Tuesday	.	Nagoya, Japan	Nagoyashi Kokaido	concert	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 12 Wednesday	.	Kyoto, Japan	.	concert	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 13 Thursday	.	Kobe, Japan	Kokusai Kaikan	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 14 Friday	.	Hiroshima, Japan	Hiroshima Kokaido (possibly Hiroshima-shi Kokaido)	concert	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 15 Saturday	.	Kumamoto, Japan	Shimin Kaikan	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 16 Sunday	.	Fukuoka, Japan	Fukuoka Denki Hall	Concert (recorded)	.	DE7207	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 17 Monday	.	Kokura, Japan	Kokura Shimin Kaikan	Concert (recorded)	.	DE7208	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 18 Tuesday	.	Taipei, Formosa	.	Flight from Japan to Formosa Meeting with reporters at Taipei International Airport.	.	DE7209	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	added 2013-07-04
1972 01 18 Tuesday	.	Taipei, Formosa	Taipei City Hall	Two hour concert (recorded) for an invited audience of 2,000, sponsored by the China Youth Corps and the American Embassy. Stars and Stripes reported Mercer Ellington and Edward II (Edward Kennedy Ellington II) were with the band.	Stratemann p.621 Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1972-01-20 Vail II	DE7209	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-04
1972 01 19 Wednesday	.	Taipei, Formosa	.	Concert (recorded)	Stratemann p.621	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 01 20 Thursday	.	Manila, Phillipines	Cultural Center	.	.	DE9057	06,3-34 06,2-7	NDCS 1078	.	2011
1972 01 21 Friday	.	Hong Kong, British Colony	Concert Hall	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 22 Saturday	.	Bangkok, Thailand	National Theatre	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 23 Sunday	.	Mandalay, Burma	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 24 Monday	1972 01 26	Rangoon, Burma	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 27 Thursday	.	Calcutta, India	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 28 Friday	.	Colombo, Ceylon	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 29 Saturday	.	Singapore, Malaysia	.	Stopover and interview	AP wirestory in The St. Petersburg Independent, 1972-01-30	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1972 01 30 Sunday	.	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 01 31 Monday	1972 02 01 Tuesday	Djakarta, Indonesia	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
February 1972
1972 02 02 Wednesday	1972 02 03 Thursday	Singapore, Malaysia	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 02 04 Friday	.	Travel To Australia	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 05 Saturday	.	Perth, W.A.,Australia, Australia	Subiaco Oval	.	Concert in stadium in a suburb of Perth	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 02 06 Sunday	1972 02 07 Monday	Adelaide, S.A., Australia	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 02 08 Tuesday	1972 02 09 Wednesday	Melbourne, Vict., Australia	Dallas Brooks Hall	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 02 09 Wednesday	.	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Festival Hall	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	2011
1972 02 10 Thursday	1972 02 11 Friday	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia	Capitol Theatre	Concerts (the Feb 12 concert was recorded)	.	DE7211	.	Stratemann,p.622	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 02 13 Sunday	.	Auckland, New Zealand	.	.	.	.	05,1-8	LTinfo	.	2011
1972 02 14 Monday	.	.	.	Travel to Honolulu, U.S.A.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 14	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Nell Brookshire leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1972 02 15 Tuesday	.	Honolulu, Hi.	International Center Arena	Concert (recorded) with Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine	.	DE7212	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 02 16 Wednesday	.	.	.	Return to the continental United States - likely arriving at SeaTac Airport	.	.	.	Stratemann p.621	djp	added 2012-09-15
1972 02 16 Wednesday	.	Tacoma, Wash.	Temple Theatre	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 17 Thursday	.	Bellingham, Wash.	Elk's Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 18 Friday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Queen Elizabeth Theatre	Concert (recorded) Stratemann says there were 2 concerts, 7:30 and 10:00 PM, but this needs to be confirmed since it seems odd for Vancouver.	.	DE7213	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-16
1972 02 19 Saturday	.	Milwaukie, Ore.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 20 Sunday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Opera House	Two concerts, 3PM and 8 PM	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 21 Monday-	.	Portland, Ore.	Roaring 20s Room Hoyt Hotel	.	.	DE7214 DE7215	02,1-25 01,3-21/27 84,4-12	NDCS 1034	.	2011
1972 02 22 Tuesday	.	Corvallis, Ore.	Elk's Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 23 Wednesday	.	San Jose, Cal.	State College	.	.	.	.	Gleason244	.	2011
1972 02 24 Thursday	.	Modesto	Sportsmen Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 25 Friday-	.	Berkeley	Zellerbach A.	.	.	DE7216	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 26 Saturday	.	Santa Barbara	Campbell	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 27 Sunday	.	Stockton	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 28 Monday	.	Bakersfield	B. Inn	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 02 29 Tuesday	.	Oceanside	Pendleton	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
March 1972
1972 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Malcolm Taylor, trombone, leaves the band in March (New Desor) or February (Stratemann p.713)				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1972 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Vince Prudente, trombone, born in 1937, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1972 03 01 Wednesday	1972 03 04 Saturday	Los Angeles, Cal.	Ambassador Hotel	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 05 Sunday	.	San Rafael	Civic C. X2	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 06 Monday	.	Rocklin	Sierra College	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 07 Tuesday	.	Chico	Main Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 08 Wednesday	1972 03 11 Saturday	Los Angeles, Cal.	Ambassador Hotel	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 12 Sunday	.	Huachuca City	Fort H.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 13 Monday	1972 03 25	Downsview (Near Toronto), Ont.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 26 Sunday	.	London, (Can)	Alumni Hall	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 03 27 Monday	1972 03 31 Friday	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan Palace	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
April 1972
1972 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Booty Wood leaves the band in early April				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1972 04 01	.	Detroit, Mich.	Palace	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 04 02	.	Warren	Packard Music H.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.621	.	2011
1972 04 03	.	Bloomington	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 04	.	Marion	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 05	.	Defiance	Comm Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 06	.	South Bend	Stephan Cent	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 07	.	Ocean City, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 09	.	New York, N.Y.	St Peter's Church	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 10	.	New York, N.Y.	Whitney Museum	Concert At the Whitney, where Ellington was "participating in a concert as pianist" Togo Ambassador to the U.S. Epiphane Ayi Mawussl presented Ellington with a block of Togo postage stamps bearing Duke's likeness.	AP wirephoto published in the San Antonio Express, 1972-04-12, p.12-A	DE7217 + ND9081	09,3-5 09,1-29 07,1-42 05,1-42 00,4-14 96,2-5 96,1-9	NDCS 1095	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1972 04 11	.	Portland	City Hall	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 12	.	Bremerton, N.Y.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 13	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 14	.	Wayne	Covered Wagon	.	.	DE7218	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 15	1972 04 16	Springfield	Munic Auditorium	.	.	.	89,1-12	.	.	2011
1972 04 17	.	Manchester	Pract.Arts	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 18	.	York	Motor Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 19	.	Newton	Timber's Rest	.	.	DE7219	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 20	.	Newark, N.J.	Symphony Hall	Afternoon concert for up to 3,000 schoolchildren	AP wirestory by Chris Connell, datelined Newark, in the Daily Mail, Hagerstown, 1972-04-22 p.5 and Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1972-04-25, p.14	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1972 04 21	.	Glen Cove	Lincoln House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 22	.	Stony Brook	Post Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 23	.	Baltimore, Md.	Left Bank	.	.	DE7220	06,1-34	.	.	2011
1972 04 24	.	Westminster, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 25	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 26	.	Oil City, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 27	.	Caldwell	On The Hill Th	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 28	.	Alexandria	Williams Hs	.	.	DE7221	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 29	.	Newark, N.J.	NAACP Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 04 29	.	New York, N.Y.	Le Mistral	Birthday party for Ellington.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-12-04
1972 04 30 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Mother AME Zion Cathedral 140-148 W.137th St.	Sacred concert	New York Amsterdam News, 1972-05-06, p.A1	.	.	.	djp & Nick Fernandez	added 2012-12-05
May 1972
1972 05 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 05 02 Tuesday	.	Mansfield	Blue Dolphin	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 03 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 05 04 Thursday	.	Joliet	Sheraton Motor I	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 05 Friday	.	Champaign-Urbana Ill.	Univ.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 06 Saturday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 07 Sunday	.	Cicero	Morton East Hs	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 08 Monday	1972 05 13	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	Dance date?	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 09 Tuesday	.	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	see 1972 05 08 - the second set was recorded	.	DE7222 DE7223	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 10 Wednesday	.	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	see 1972 05 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 11 Thursday	.	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	see 1972 05 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 12 Friday	.	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	see 1972 05 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 13 Saturday	.	Fenton, Mo.	Ramada Inn Southwest	see 1972 05 08	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 14 Sunday	.	Possibly St. Louis, Mo.	Possibly KMOV-TV	Broadcast Ellington was interviewed by host Jim Bolen, then performed Solitude and Warm Valley with his trio. This was likely a television broadcast from St. Louis, Mo., where a Jim Bolen is included in the Missouri History Museum Hall of Fame. Mr. Bolen's obituary says he loved jazz, led a big band and played vibes. Fenton is near St. Louis, and both are only about a two hour drive from Carbondale.	.	DE7224	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 14 Sunday 8 pm	.	Carbondale,Ill.	Shyrock Auditorium Southern Illinois University	"Celebrity Series" concert.	The Southern Illinoisian 1972-02-07 1972-05-11	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 15 Monday	.	Kansas City, Mo.	Landmark Restaurant	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 16 Tuesday	.	Jacksonville, Fla.	Civic Auditorium	While the band travelled to Dallas, Ellington and "a small entourage" including Stanley Dance made a side trip to Florida for the premiere, by the Jacksonville Symphony, of his new composition Celebration, orchestrated by Ron Collier. Preceding Ellington's piece were premieres of Dies Natalis by Howard Hanson and The Hawk and the Flower by Carlisle Floyd, followed by Weber's Konzertstuck before Ellington introduced his work. Dance's column praised the enthusiastic performance by the orchestra, which included amateur musicians. Dance makes no mention of either Collier or Ellington performing during this concert. A champagne reception was followed by a party, and at 4:30 am Ellington and his group flew out, with a one hour layover in Atlanta to change planes. While waiting in the V.I.P. lounge, Ellington listened to a cassette recording of the performance. Landing in Dallas, they took a taxi to the hotel, arriving about 9 a.m. Cootie Williams was waiting outside and Harold Ashby and Chuck Connors met them while they were checking in.	Stanley Dance: Lightly and Politely, Jazz Journal, 1972-07 (cited in Stratemann, p.623)	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 17 Wednesday	.	Fort Worth, Tex.	Tarrant County Convention Center	Concert with Sarah Vaughan. Dance: "There was a good crowd in the huge auditorium that night... "The promoter, we were told, had a problem because of ticket counterfeiting. Deputy Sheriff Freddy Jenkins came in dressed Texas style with a big hat on his head and gun on hip. He looked a picture of health as he made an onstage speech and presentation to his former employer." Leaving after the concert, they drove past Jenkins and another police official. Carney stopped the car so Ellington could pose for a photograph with Jenkins.	Stratemann p.623 Stanley Dance: Lightly and Politely, Jazz Journal, 1972-07	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 18 Thursday	.	Fort Worth, Tex.	.	Ellington stayed up all night working on his music, and at 6 a.m. had breakfast with Dance. Dance reported all the help came into the room for autographs, and engaged Ellington in repartee while "we and Harry Carney" ate. Initially planning to drive to Houston, Carney instead turned the rental car in at the Dallas airport and the small group flew to Houston, getting six hours sleep by the time the band bus arrived.	Stanley Dance: Lightly and Politely, Jazz Journal, 1972-07	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-27
1972 05 18 Thursday	1972 05 31	Houston, Tex.	International Club and the Continental Room Shamrock Hilton Hotel	Each night the band performed in a private club and in a room open to the public.	Stratemann p.623 Stanley Dance: Lightly and Politely, Jazz Journal, 1972-07	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-27
1972 05 19 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 20 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 21 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 22 Monday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 23 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 24 Wednesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 25 Thursday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 26 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 27 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 28 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 29 Monday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 30 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 05 31 Wednesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton Hotel	see 1972 05 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
June 1972
1972 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tyree Glenn rejoins the band in early June				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1972 06 01 Thursday	.	.		activities not documented	.
1972 06 02 Friday	1972 06 04	Dallas, Tex.	Loser's Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 03 Saturday	1972 06 04	Dallas, Tex.	Loser's Club	See 1972 06 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 04 Sunday<	1972 06 04	Dallas, Tex.	Loser's Club	See 1972 06 02	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 05 Monday	.	Corpus Christi, Tex.	Show Palace	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 06 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Grand Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 07 Wednesday	.	San Antonio, Tex.	Randy's Rodeo 1534 Bandero Rd.	"Jazz pianist Duke Ellington will appear for one night only at Randy's Rodeo...Wednesday night." Admission $5.00	San Antonio Express 1972-06-05 p.10-A 1972-06-03,p.8-A	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1972 06 08 Thursday	.	Kingsport (Tenn)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 09 Friday	.	High Point	Emerywood Cl	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 10 Saturday	.	Holmdel	Arts Center	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 12	.	New York, N.Y.	National Rec Studios	.	.	DE7225	96,1-4 94,3-3 93,4-5 93,3-2 92,4-7 90,3-3	.	.	2011
1972 06 13	.	Patchogue	Brookhaven	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 15	.	Newark, N.J.	Roger Treat Hot	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 16	.	Danvers (Mass)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 17	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 18	.	Media, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 20	.	Honolulu, Hi.	.	AFM Convention	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 22	.	Toronto, Ont.	Sound Studio	.	.	DE7226	06,1-34 05,3-24 03,1-21 97,4-2 96,1-4 96,1-7 93,1-6 92,4-7	09,1-34(credit ArneNeegaardfor 09,1-34 entries)	.	2011
1972 06 23	.	Toronto, Ont.	O'Keefe Centre	Concert	"His orchestra still dazzles, Ellington remains the star" The Toronto Star, 1972-06-24 (in DEMS 09,1-34)	DE7227	09,1-34 98,1-4 97,1-1 96,1-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-21
1972 06 24	.	Seekonk (Mass)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 25	.	Endicott (N.Y.)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 26	.	Latham	Summer Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 27 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Thundersound Studio	.	.	.	09,1-34	.	.	2011
1972 06 27 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	.	“At 11:30 P.M. the Duke left the recording studio. From there he went to a nightclub to hear a singer he was thinking of engaging for a one week date he was booked to play at the Playboy Club Hotel in Great Gorge, N.J., that began Friday night. He was greeted at the nightclub by the singer, Aura Rully, who came to Canada from her native Rumania three years ago... The Duke ceremoniously greeted her with four kisses, two on each cheek, took his place at a ringside table and ate a steak, and drank tea while listening to her perform. He decided that she would do, and they discussed terms and conditions in whispers when she had finished her set. At 2 A.M. the Duke was back in his hotel room, talking with Ron Collier, who would do the arrangements that Miss Rully required. ‘It is not a big sound,’ said the arranger, speaking of Miss Rully, ‘but a fantastic range. But I don’t know about her reading.’ ‘Well, if she isn’t a good reader, she has to have a quick ear to do all those Ella Fitzgerald things,’ said the Duke. ‘It works out about the same.’"		.	09/1-34	.	djp	added 2013-06-19
1972 06 28 Wednesday	.	West Lorne, Ont.	Community Centre	Dance "At 5 o’clock the next afternoon, which was Wednesday, the Duke, naked except for a chartreuse chiffon around his head to protect it from air-conditioning drafts, got out of bed in his hotel suite. He would be leaving in another hour to play a dance in West Lorne, Ontario, 150 miles to the west.”*	.	.	*09,1-34	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1972 06 29	.	Chautauqua	Amphitheatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 06 30	.	.	.	Peripheral event Wisconsin Governer P.J.Lucey proclaimed July 17 to 21 would be Duke Ellington Week			Stratemann, p.636	djp	Added 2013-02-02
1972 06 30	1972 07 07	McAfee Vernon Township Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	The Great Gorge Playboy Club was located in the Vernon community of McAfee, Sussex County about 60 to 65 miles from New York.	.	.	09,1-34	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
July 1972
1972 07 01 Saturday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 02 Sunday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 03 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Bell Studios	The band returned to New York to record some film footage for "L'Aventure du Jazz" or "Jazz Odyssey," a documentary produced by Claudine and Louis Panassié. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Williams, Mercer Ellington, Coles, Johnson, Prudente, Connors, Glenn, Gonsalves, Ashby Minerve Turney, Procope, Carney, Ellington, Benjamin, Jones Titles recorded: Take The "A" Train Chinoiserie Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm Satin Doll	Stratemann p.625 Vail II	DE7228	.	WEBphoto	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1972 07 03 Monday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30 Stratemann says the band returned to the Club July 3 to continue the engagement. Since New York is less than 65 miles from McAfee, that's possible.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 04 Tuesday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 05 Wednesday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 06 Thursday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 07 Friday	.	McAfee, Vernon Twp., Sussex County, N.J.	Great Gorge Playboy Club	see 1972 06 30	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 07	.	.	.	Mixing session previously thought to have been a recording date: "We believe that the date of 7Jul72 is from a so called mixing session,which means that previous recordings have been mixed down from broad tapes with many tracks to normal tapes with only two stereo tracks. It happened that the date of such a studio job came to be mentioned on the tape box."¹ "Jerry Valburn told me in Toronto that he had been advised by Stanley Dance that the Ellington band had returned to our city from their on-going gig in McAfee NJ for just one day, which didn't make any sense to me. It turns out that the 7Jul72 date was a mixing, not recording date."-Art Pilkington²	.	.	09,1-34 ²96,2-2 ¹96,1-4 93,3-2 93,1-6 92,4-7	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-19
1972 07 08 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Anita Moore joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1972 07 08 Saturday 1 pm	.	New York, N.Y.	Carnegie Hall	Two and a quarter hour concert. The band was still rehearsing when the doors were opened for the audience. Videotaped and recorded late morning rehearsal and 1 pm concert Newport in New York jazz festival. The festival ran 9 days with 27 events, including big bands of Basie, Herman, Hampton, Kenton and Jones-Lewis bands, with Ellington's orchestra having the final big band concert all to itself. Alumni Greer, Nance and Bigard were invited to play. It turned out Bigard was featured in 3 numbers but Greer was only allowed to play a few bars of Soda Fountain Rag and Nance was not brought onstage at all. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with guests Williams, Mercer Ellington, Johnson, Coles, Glenn, Prudente, Connors, Bigard, Procope, Turney, Minerve, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Benjamin, Jones, Greer, Moore, Watkins, Rully, Bobby Short, Betty Farmer Titles recorded: C-Jam Blues Things Ain't What They Used To Be Kinda Dukish /Rockin' In Rhythm Togo Brava Suite (4 movements) Happy Reunion Take The "A" Train Acac La Plus Belle Africaine East St. Louis Toodle-O Soda Fountain Rag Harlem Satin Doll Hello, Dolly Rose Room Me And You It Don't Mean A Thing St. Louis Blues I'm Beginning To See The Light Mood Indigo Blem One More Time For The People A wirestory review by the Associated Press equated this concert to the excitement of the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, but said the excitement this time lasted throughout. The audience gave a standing ovation for Harlem and threw flowers at the end.	AP wirestory published in the Utica Observer Dispatch 1972-07-09, p.4A Stratemann pp.629 - 632 with references to Newport Jazz Festival, Burt Goldblatt New York Notes, Whitney Balliett New York Jazz Festival Impressions, Stanley Dance, Jazz Journal 1972-09, p.18 Vail II	DE7229	05,2-38 03,1-15 01,3-2 93,1-6	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-20
1972 07 09 Sunday	.	.		day off	Stratemann p.633
1972 07 10 Monday	.	.		day off	Stratemann p.633
1972 07 11 Tuesday	.	Sylvan Lake, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 12 Wednesday	.	Windsor, Ont.	Windsor Raceway	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 13 Thursday	.	Walled Lake, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 14 Friday	.	Detroit,, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 15 Saturday	.	.		day off	Stratemann p.633
1972 07 16 Sunday	.	Northfield, Ill.	Marillac High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 17 Monday	1972 07 21 Friday	Madison, Wisc.	Humanities Building University of Wisconsin.	The Governor of Wisconsin proclaimed this week "Duke Ellington Week" Ellington and his orchestra spent the week in residency at the university, playing concerts and giving master classes and workshops. Most of the events were filmed or videotaped by the campus readio station WHA, and some material was telecast by Milwaukee's WMVS television station. Monday began with a welcome to Ellington, during which he played a piano interlude, and a rehearsal involving the orchestra and chorus in "Freedom." Both were recorded. At 3:30 pm members of the band gave a workshop for brass, reed and rhythm (Stratemann says rhythm-persussion) instruments	Stratemann pp.633-636	DE7230 7231	.	Patricia M. Willard, "Love and Learn: the Ellingtonians at UWIS," Down Beat 1972-10-12 Stanley Dance, Jazz Journal, Oct.1972	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-02
1972 07 17 Monday 8pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Wisconsin Union Theatre	Ellington Favourites concert After the concert Ellington called a band rehearsal of UWIS Suite, instead of attending a reception held in his honour.	Stratemann p.637	.	.	.	.	added 2013-02-02
1972 07 18 Tuesday 3:30 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Humanities Building University of Wisconsin	Workshop for brass, reed and rhythm. All members of the band except Cootie Williams and Harold Minerve participated in this clinic.	Stratemann p.637	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-02
1972 07 18 Tuesday 8 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Camp Randall Stadium	"Family Night" concert, over 6,000 in the audience	Stratemann p.637	DE7232	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-02
1972 07 19 Wednesday 8 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Wisconsin Union Theatre	Second Sacred Concert	Stratemann p.637	DE7233	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-02
1972 07 20 Thursday 2 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Mills Hall University of Wisconsin	Ellington gave a master class to an audience of 500. Two Ton Baker and Brooks Kerr played musical examples during this class. The class was videotaped and broadcast/telecast at 9 pm on WHA and WMVS. This class and the one the next day were used in a 55 minute video called "Duke Ellington and Friends," for later broadcast.	Stratemann p.637	DE7234	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-02
1972 07 20 Thursday 3:30 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Humanities Building University of Wisconsin	Workshop for brass, reed and rhythm. All members of the band except Cootie Williams and Harold Minerve participated in this clinic.	Stratemann p.637	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-02
1972 07 20 Thursday 8:15 pm	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Performing Arts Center	Concert "The Duke At Milwaukee"	Stratemann p.637	DE7235	09,3-5 88,3-2 86,4-6	NDCS 1094	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-02
1972 07 21 Friday 4 a.m.	.	Madison, Wisc.	WHA Studios	Taping of "Inner-View With Duke Ellington" for broadcast that day on WHA and WMVS	.	.	89,1-8	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 21 Friday 2 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin	Master class by Ellington. Duke played an unidentified tune, plus A Blue Mural From Two Perspectives, Take the A Train, Le Sucrier Velour, and (with Gonsalves) Happy Reunion. The class was videotaped for broadcast by WHA and WMVS at 9 pm	Stratemann p.637	DE7236	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 21 Friday 3:30 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Humanities Building University of Wisconsin	Workshop for brass, reed and rhythm. All members of the band except Cootie Williams and Harold Minerve participated in this clinic.	Stratemann p.637	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-02-02
1972 07 21 Friday 8 pm	.	Madison, Wisc.	Wisconsin Union Theatre	Concert "Night of Suites" "Goutelas Suite," excerpts from "Togo Brava" and from "The Queen's Suite," premiere performance of "UWIS Suite," as well as other titles.	.	DE7237	09,3-5 88,3-2 86,4-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 21 Friday	.	Madison, Wisc.	Wisconsin Union Theatre	A 21 minute documentary titled "Good Old Days Are Tomorrow," apparently subtitled The Duke of American Music, was assembled, possibly after Ellington's death, from video filmed during Ellington's 1971 appearance at UWIS (speeches and music by UWIS groups) and music recorded July 21 1972 in this theatre by Ellington's orchestra (Goutelas Suite and Things Ain't What They Used To Be) and an Ellington piano solo rendition of Black and Tan Fantasy). Stratemann wrote that it was unknown to most Ellington devotees until shown during the 1983 Duke Ellington Study Group Conference.	Stratemann pp. 633-638	.	09,3-5 88,3-2 86,4-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 22 Saturday 3 pm	.	St. Paul, Minn.	Johnson High School	Music clinic	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 22 Saturday evening	.	St. Paul, Minn.	St. Paul Prom Center	Concert	Stratemann p.641	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 23 Sunday	.	Rochester, N.Y.	Town and Country Playhouse	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 07 24 Monday	1972 07 29 Saturday	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 25 Tuesday	.	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	see 1972 07 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 26 Wednesday	.	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	see 1972 07 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 27 Thursday	.	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	see 1972 07 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 28 Friday	.	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	see 1972 07 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 29 Saturday	.	Monticello, N.Y.	Monticello Raceway	see 1972 07 24	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 30 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tyree Glenn leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1972 07 30 Sunday	.	Wilmington, Del.	Brandywine Raceway	.	.	DE7238	.	.	.	2011
1972 07 31 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aziz Lateef, congas, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1972 07 31 Monday	1972 08 26	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date with smaller band - 1 trumpet, 6 reeds, 3 rhythm, 2 singers. Stratemann says there were no broadcasts this time, but see the 1972 08 11 entry below. If this engagement was similar to the 1967 date, the band had Sundays off.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
August 1972
1972 08 01 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Media Sound Studio	Stockpile recording session Small Ellington group Johnson, Procope, Turney, Minerve, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Benjamin, Jones, Anita Moore, Aziz Lateef Titles recorded: New York, New York (other title New York Is A Summer Festival) I'm Beginning To See The Light I Got It Bad "The Piano Player (Not A Portrait Of Count Basie)"	.	DE7239	09,1-34 91,3-7	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 08 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 04 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 06 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented - likely a day off from the Rainbow Grill	.
1972 08 07 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 08 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 09 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 10 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 11 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31 It seems likely New Desor DE7240 ("Monitor NBC broadcast") was made this date. K. Götting shows it as just 72 08 and Timner's fifth edition dates it Aug. 11, 1973.	.	DE7240	09,3-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 08 12 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 13 Sunday	.	Boston, Mass.	Elma Lewis Playhouse	Concert, full band, audience of 5,000. This may have been outdoors.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 14 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 15 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 16 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 17 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 18 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 19 Saturday 6 pm	.	Tarrytown, N.Y.	Lyndhurst estate	An evening on the Hudson with Stan Getz and Friends Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (1) Benefit concert for a friend of Stan Getz's son who had lost his arms(2). The Ellington band performed early so they could get back to the Rainbow Grill.(3) "Lyndhurst is situated on the border between Irvington and Tarrytown, N.Y. ... Lyndhurst is a designated National Trust Historic Site/Landmark, but is also a venue for public summer concerts. I knew that on Saturday August 19th, 1972 at 6 PM at Lyndhust there would be a concert with "Duke" Ellington ... and his full orchestra. It was a benefit concert for Brian Sheldrake. The concert was scheduled early so that Ellington and his band could get into NY City for their regular evening performance at the Rainbow Grill. Stan Getz and "Dizzy" Gillespie also performed (with Dave Holland playing bass in his band). My friend Barry McVinny (who played sax in my group) was working as a stage manager, and got an even close up-close view of the great musicians in action. Although I was very interested to hear his music live, I didn't have the cash on hand to purchase a ticket. But I knew the Lyndhurst landscape pretty well, having walked up and down the adjoining NY Central railroad tracks like a hobo in training. I surmised that I could probably enter Lyndhurst from the area below the site along the Hudson from the train tracks. Once on the property, I could walk up the steeply embanked slope to where the concert would be held. As I had schemed, I made it easily over to the tent where Ellington and his orchestra were performing without incident or arrest. But since I didn't have a ticket for a lawn chair, I just stood by myself near the stage. Perhaps feeling empowered by the superb music, I ventured up closer to the stage close to where the "Duke" was standing (stage left). Ellington would go back and forth between playing licks on the piano and standing up. His band was essentially playing his music on autopilot. At one point, I stood just 20 feet away from the Duke, and was oblivious to the audience. I had my arms crossed, and allowed myself to be totally engulfed by his music. But visually, I focused on Ellington. Then suddenly the "Duke" looked directly at me. Our eyes locked in. He stared right at me for a duration that seemed like an eternity. It was if we had embraced in a kind of "Vulcan Mind Meld." Intense waves of energy shot back and forth between us, although his band and the audience were completely oblivious to it. I clearly remember the expression on his face. He looked tired, like a man who had lived a very long life. Ellington had heavy "bags" under his eyes, but gazed at me with a youthful curiosity and wondrous sparkle. It was almost as if he knew about me, and that I was a musician. Our psychic exchange was inter-generational and inter-cultural. Most everyone else attending the concert came from a different place. To put it stereotypically, they were old, white, and extremely rich. In 1972 Ellington knew about the revolution in music that was going on around him. Although he was immensely successful and had no lack of work, I could strangely sense his artistic and philosophical conundrum. Was this audience at Lyndhurst really his audience? Would this be his legacy? And, who the hell is that long-haired hippie teenager hanging out near the stage? Sometimes communication is non-verbal. Music is certainly a prime example of that. But the face-to-face encounter I had with the "Duke" on August 19th, 1972 will be etched onto my brain forever.(5)	(1) Smithsonian Duke Ellington Collection, 1927-1988, #301Subseries B, New York, 2/16 8 (2) Billboard, 1972-08-26.p.16 (3) Stratemann p.641 (4) Blog,Deconstructing Jim-	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-11-19
1972 08 19 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 20 Sunday	.	.		activities not documented likely a day off from the Rainbow Grill	.
1972 08 21 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 22 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 23 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 24 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 25 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 26 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	see 1972 07 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 08 25 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Media Sound Studio	Stockpile recording session Ellington with vocalists Moore and Watkins. Aziz Lateef played on Loco Madi Titles recorded: The Anticipation Le Sucrier Velour Lotus Blossom A Blue Mural From Two Perspectives I'm Afraid I Didn't Know About You Loco Madi Lotus Blossom New World A-Comin' Le Sucrier Velour Melanchoia Single Petal Of A Rose The Blues Ain't My Mother, My Father And Love Come Sunday My Little Brown Book	.	DE7241	94,2-8 93,3-8 91,3-2	Stratemann p.641	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 08 26	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aziz Lateef leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1972 08 27 Sunday 6 pm	.	East Meadow, N.Y.	Lakeside Theatre	While Stratemann says this was a concert at 6 pm, New Desor describes the gig as a dance date. The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is an outdoor theater in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, NY.	.	DE7242	Strat641	.	.	2011added 2011 updated 2013-02-03
1972 08 28 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 08 29 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 08 30 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 08 31 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Booty Wood rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1972 08 31 Thursday	1972 09 04 Monday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	This appears to be a dance session. Two sets were recorded on August 31.	.	DE7243 DE7244	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-04
September 1972
1972 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Anita Moore leaves the band in early September				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1972 09 01 Friday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1972 08 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 02 Saturday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1972 08 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 03 Sunday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1972 08 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 04 Monday	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	see 1972 08 31	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 05 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Media Sound Studio	Stockpile recording session Small group, DE orchestra Johnson, Procope, Turney, Minerve, Ashby, Gonsalves, Carney, Ellington, Benjamin, Jones, Moore Titles recorded: New York, New York I Got It Bad I Didn't Know About You I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart I'm Afraid Misty The Lonely Ones New York, New York While Stratemann says Ellington supervised this Anita Moore recording session but did not play, New Desor's analysis of the recordings shows he did.	Stratemann p.641	DE7245	91,3-2 89,1-12 86,3-2	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-04
1972 09 06 Wednesday	1972 09 07	Buffalo, N.Y.	Eduardo's Restaurant	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-04
1972 09 07 Thursday	.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Eduardo's Restaurant	see 1972 09 06	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 08 Friday	.	Lindenhurst, N.Y.	Narragansett Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 09 Saturday	.	Oswego, N.Y.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 10 Sunday<	.	Lawrenceville, N.J.	Rider College	Ellington awarded honorary Doctorate of Arts.	.	.	94,2-9	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-04
1972 09 11 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 09 12 Tuesday	.	Brewerton	Castaways	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 13 Wednesday	.	Potsdam (Ny.)	State Coll	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 14 Thursday	.	Hamilton (Can)	Golf Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 15 Friday	.	Allegan	Fairgrounds X2	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 16 Saturday	.	Willow Springs	Ballroom	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 17 Sunday	.	St Charles	Arcadia Theater	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 18 Monday	.	Bloomington	Rite Temple	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 19 Tuesday	.	Decatur, Ill.	Millikin Un	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 20 Wednesday	.	Dekalb, Ill.	University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 21 Thursday	.	Kenosha	Carthage College	.	.	DE7246	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 22 Friday	.	East Lansing	MSU Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 23 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	Palmer House	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 24 Sunday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Butler University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 25	.	.	.	TEMPORARY PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves takes ill en route from Indianopolis to Columbus, and is rushed to hospital in Greenfield,Ind. Russ Andrews subs for him.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1972 09 25 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 09 26 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 09 27 Wednesday	.	Columbus, Oh.	Grandview Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 28 Thursday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel Public Square	Private party in Cleveland’s largest hotel ballroom.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 29 Friday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Inner Harbor	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 09 30 Saturday	.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Canarsie High S	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
October 1972
1972 10 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Abc-TV "JazzAmericanArtForm"	.	DE7247	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 01 Sunday	.	+Madison	.	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 02 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 03 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 04 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 05 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Media Sound Studio	.	.	DE7248	01,3-9 01,2-17 97,1-5 96,2-2 91,3-2 84,4-10	.	.	2011
1972 10 06 Friday	1972 10 07 Saturday	New Haven, Conn.	Woolsey Hall Yale University	Evening concert by the Duke Ellington Orchestra (Gonsalves absent). According to Stratemann, this was a three day fundraiser for Yale's new Duke Ellington Fellowship Programme, also known as the Duke Ellington Fund. The goal was to raise $1,000,000 to expand the university's Afro-American studies curriculum, library and film archives, and to provide scholoarships for black students.	Stratemann p.642 citing Jazz Journal 1972-11 Variety 1972-10-11 p.55	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2013-06-30
1972 10 07 Saturday	.	New Haven, Conn.	Woolsey Hall Yale University	Continuation of fundraising event - see 1972 10 06 Small group sessions Jam session Evening concert Various musicians performed in small group sessions throughout the day. Ellington played in a small group with Clark Terry, Harry Edison, John Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie, Jo Jones, Benny Carter, and Sonny Stitt. The Ellington band joined in near the end of an afternoon jam session and later played an evening concert. In the evening, Yale awarded 29 Duke Ellington medals to well known black performers. Recipients included Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, Willie The Lion Smith, Mary Lou Williams, Cootie Williams, Slam Stewart, Milt Hinton, George Duvivier, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Jo Jones, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Harry Sweets Edison, Harry Carney, Benny Carter, Russell Procope, Lucky Thompson, Sonny Stitt, William Warfield, Marion Williams, Bessie Jones, and Odetta in person, and Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes and Marian Anderson in absentia.	Stratemann p.642 citing Jazz Journal 1972-11 Variety 1972-10-11 p.55 AP wirestory, San Antonio Express, 1972-10-09, p.6-A	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-30
1972 10 07 Saturday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Trombonist Booty Wood leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1972 10 08 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Hilton Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 09 Monday	.	.	.	Peripheral event Yale associate professor Willie Ruff is quoted as saying Ellington had promised to donate his collection of original compositions and arrangements to Yale, to the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters. The collection included letters and manuscripts of 18th and 19th century black composers. The story, published Oct. 9, speaks about the Oct. 6 & 7 concerts as future events				AP wirestory datelined New Haven, Conn., in Pacific Stars & Stripes, 1972-10-09, p.14	djp	Added 2013-07-03
1972 10 10 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 11 Wednesday	.	.	.	Evening broadcast of "Everybody Can Be Somebody," a closed-circuit television program sponsored by Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc. Duke was not present; when his segment was pre-taped is not yet determined.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-05
1972 10 11 Wednesday	.	Hadnot Point, N.C.	NCO Club	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 12 Thursday	.	Ft Mill, S.C.	Tega Cay Clubhouse	Harvest Ball	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 13 Friday	.	Knoxville, Tenn.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	DE7249	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 14 Saturday	.	Winston-Salem, N.C.	Wait Chapel Wake Forest University	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 15 Sunday	.	Ashville, N.C.	City Auditorium	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 16 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 17 Tuesday	.	Newtown, Penn.	Bucks County Community College	.	.	DE7250	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 18 Wednesday	.	Rumson	High School	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 19 Thursday	.	Wayne	Covered Wagon Inn	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 20 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 21 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 22 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	Rehearsal session	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 23 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall	"Timex All-Star Swing Festival"	.	DE7251	08,1-35 07,3-43 04,2-51 04,1-31 84,4-4 82,3-4	Stratemann 643 Strat642photo	.	2011
1972 10 24 Tuesday	.	Hanover, N.H.	Spaulding Auditorium Hopkins Center	Three-hour concert	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 10 25 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 10 26 Thursday	.	Lyndhurst, N.J.	Canton Country Club	.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 10 27 Friday	.	Worcester, Mass.	Memorial Auditorium	Joint concert with Detroit Symphony, who played the first half.	Stratemann p.647	DE7252	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 10 28 Saturday	.	Worcester, Mass.	Fieldhouse Holy Cross College	.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 10 29 Sunday	.	Old Greenwich, Conn.	Student Center Greenwich High School	Concert of Sacred Music	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 10 30 Monday	.	Hanover, N.H.	Dartmouth College	.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	TDES5/03	.	2011
1972 10 31 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
November 1972
1972 11 01 Wednesday	.	Essex, Md.	Fieldhouse Essex College	.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 02 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 11 03 Friday 9:15 pm	.	Morgantown, W.V.	Coliseum West Virginia University	Concert In 1973, columnist Ron Egidi reported Leslie Michael Haynes of Clarksburg,W.Va., 17 years old, attended a recent concert at the West Virginia University Coliseum in Morgantown. By intermission, Leslie had met Ellington and in the second half of the concert, played two solos with the band. He was with the band at other appearances before May 25, as well.	Stratemann p.647 Uniontown Pa. Evening Standard, 1973-05-25, p.4	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1972 11 04 Saturday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Allegheny Club	.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 05 Sunday 3 pm	.	Zanesville, Oh.	Municipal Auditorium	concert	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 05	.			activity not documented	.
1972 11 06 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 11 07 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 11 08 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 11 09 Thursday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Ellington is interviewed by J.P.McCarthy for radio station WJR's "Focus Show." Other activities are not documented.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 10 Friday	.	Beachwood, Oh.	Mardi Gras Room La Place Shopping Center	Benefit for Glen Oak School Scholarship Fund. Stratemann says the mall owner lent the complex for this benefit evening. Other performers played there in the Inner Circle Restaurant and the Park View Room.	Joe Mosbrook: "Jazzed in Cleveland" Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 11 Saturday	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan	Concert for 3,000, who paid $25 per ticket. This was followed by a jam session, for which there was an admission fee of $50.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	ad:AgeDOrDuJazz	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 12 Sunday	.	Charlotte, N.C.	.	WBTV telecast, "Lester Strong Show" Ellington is interviewed about his Sacred Music concerts; Alvin Ailey dnacers, a steel band and a columnist. Stratemann doesn't say if Ellington played, and if so, with his rhtythm section or his whole band.	Stratemann p.647	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-04
1972 11 13 Monday 8:15 PM	.	Odessa, Tex.	College Auditorium Odessa College Free admission for students of Odessa and Midland Colleges; Adults $2.00; Students $1.00	.	Stratemann p.647 Ad, The Odessa American 1972-11-10 p.13A	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-07-04
1972 11 14 Tuesday	.	Hobbs, N.M.	Hobbs High School Auditorium	Bob Tieuel, Ringing the Bell "A large and most appreciative audience of West Texans and New Mexicans heard the King of Jazz - Duke Ellington - in a Community concert affair in Hobbs High School Audtiorium...Needless to say, it was the Duke at his best ..."	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Tex. 1972-09-10 p.14-F Tulia (Swisher County) Herald 1972-11-20 p.4 Stratemann p.647 Vail II	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-20
1972 11 15 Wednesday	1972 12 12	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 16 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 17 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 18 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 19 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 20 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 21 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 22 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 23 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 24 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 25 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 26 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 27 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 28 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 29 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 11 30 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
December 1972
1972 12 01	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Paul Gonsalves returns to the band for the last time, and will stay until March 1974				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1972 12 01 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 02 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 03 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 04 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 05 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	.	Recording session Pablo	.	DE7253	08,2-37 02,2-2 99,5-22 84,4-10 82,3-4	.	.	2011
1972 12 05 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 06 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	.	Recording session for "the stockpile"	.	.	84,4-10	.	.	2011
1972 12 06	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 07 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 08 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 09 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 10 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 11 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 12 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Hilton Hotel	see 1972 11 15.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 12 ? Tuesday	.	Santa Cruz, Cal.	Del Mar Theater 1124 Pacific Ave.	.	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-04
1972 12 12 ? Tuesday	.	?Santa Clara	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 13 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 12 14 Thursday	.	Cranston	Rhodes-On-The..	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 15 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1972 12 16 Saturday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Place Des Arts	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 17 Sunday	.	Baltimore, Md.	Left Bank	.	.	DE7254	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 18 Monday	1972 12 31	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Duke Ellington, the most talented, energetic and enthusiastic 73-year-old, has his exciting band at the Rainbow Grill. For the first time he has a tapdancer (Bunny Briggs) in the show. - Wilson	In New York With Earl Wilson - The Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal, 1972-12-26, p.12-C	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-29
1972 12 19 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 20 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 21 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 22 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 23 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 24 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 25 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 26 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 27 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 28 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 29 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 30 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 31 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Club date - see 1972 12 18	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1972 12 25	.	.	.	Death of “Dud” Bascomb			.		djp	Added 2012 10 10
1972 12 31	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	.	.	DE7255	.	.	.	2011

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1973

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 1973
1973 01 01 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 02 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 03 Wednesday	.	.	.	Death of Wilbur de Paris			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11
1973 01 03 Wednesday	.	Paris, France	.	ORTF-TV recording session "Michel Legrand Show" (for telecast on 1973-06-06) Ellington recorded with Michel Legrand and with Stephane Grappelli Titles recorded: Solitude Les Parapluies de Cherbourg Caravan It Don't Mean a Thing C-Jam Blues	Stratemann, p.648	DE7301	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 01 04 Thursday	.	Paris, France	.	ORTF-TV recording session "Stephane Grappelli Program" (for telecast on 1973-03-27) Ellington and Stephane Grapelli Recorded: Medley recorded Solitude I Let & Don't Get It Don't Mean a Thing	Stratemann, p.648	DE7302	10,1-5	Videophotos	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 01 05 Friday	.	London, England	.	BBC-TV recording session "Mike Parkinson Show" (for telecast on 1973-02-24) (BBC logs incorrectly date the session 1973-01-13) Lengthy interview, piano solo and small studio group See DEMS1990-4,p.6 (incorrectly reports the date as 1973-01-15) Titles recorded: Lotus Blossom Satin Doll	Stratemann, p.648	DE7303	08,2-6 00,2-12 91,3-6 91,2-5 91,1-1 90,4-6	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-30
1973 01 06 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 07 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Caesar's Palace	"Entertainer of the Year Awards" CBS-TV recording session for a 1973-01-23 ninety minute television special hosted by Ed Sullivan Ellington received the American Guild of Variety Artists Golden Award for his lifetime achievements in music.	Stratemann, p.648 Mexia Times, 1973-01-21, p.12	DE7304	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 08 Monday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	.	Pablo recording session Duke's Big Four Titles recorded: The Brotherhood Cotton Tail Carnegie Blues The Hawk Talks Prelude To A Kiss Love You Madly Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Everything But You Fragmented Suite For Piano And Bass	.	DE9068 DE7305	08,3-35 08,2-37 08,1-9 04,3-51 04,2-10 84,4-10 82,3-4	Stratemann, p.648 NDCSs 1068 and 1088	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 01 09 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 10 Wednesday	.	Los Angeles, Cal.	Schubert Theatre	CBS-TV recording session "Duke Ellington We Love You Madly" tribute to Duke 3 days of rehearsals, recording and filming Quincy Jones led the all star band the Feb.10 session began at 9:30 am and ended at 2:30 or 3:00 the next morning - 2,200 guests in formal attire attended, but many left before taping ended first telecast 1973-02-11 53 musicians performed, including violins and french horns	Stratemann, p.649	DE7306	06,1-6 05,3-20 02,2-2 02,1-13 01,1-14 91,3-6 91,2-5	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 01 11 Thursday	1973 01 19	Los Angeles, Cal.	St. Vincent Hospital	Duke, exhausted and with a viral infection, was hospitalized right after the taping session. Son Mercer, the road manager, led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	91,3-6	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 11 Thursday	.	Syosett, N.Y.	Syosett High School	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 12 Friday	.	Reading, Penn.	Stokesay Castle	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 13 Saturday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Heinz Hall	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 14 Sunday	.	Rockaway Beach, N.Y.	.	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 15 Monday	.	Charleston, W.V.	State Capitol Rotunda	Inaugural Ball Formal affair open to the public. The band was to be atop a platform in front of the Senate chamber. Tickets were $10. Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	Weirton Daily Times, 1973-01-15, p.2	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 01 16 Tuesday	.	Ashland, Ky.	Ashland Auditorium	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 17 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 18 Thursday	.	Poland, Oh.	.	Duke was in the hospital Mercer led the band in his father's absence	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 19 Friday, 8:15 PM	.	Akron, Oh.	Akron Civic Theater	Concert, 8:15 PM While Duke was discarhged from hospoital this day, Mercer continued leading the band in his father's absence.	Announcement, Mansfield, Oh. News Journal, 1973-01-14, p.Two F	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 20 Saturday	.	Ocean City, Md.	Convention Hall	Mercer Ellington led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 21 Sunday	.	Plainfield, N.J.	.	Mercer Ellington led the band in his father's absence.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 01 22 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 23 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 24 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 25 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 26 Friday	1973 01 27	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Dinner Theater	(Originally a ballroom, the building became a dinner theater in 1959.)	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 01 27 Saturday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook Dinner Theater	see 1973 01 26	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011
1973 01 28 Sunday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Wilson Auditorium University of Cincinnati	Duke was with the band again by this performance	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 01 29 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 01 30 Tuesday	1973-02-07	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency Two sets a night were recorded until Feb 4.	.	DE7307, DE7308, DE7309,...to DE7317	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 01 31 Wednesday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
February 1973
1973 02 01 Thursday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Norris Turney leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1973 02 01 Thursday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 02 Friday<	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 03 Saturday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 04 Sunday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 05 Monday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 06 Tuesday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 07 Wednesday	.	Miami Beach, Fl.	Persian Room Marco Polo Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 01 30	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 08 Thursday	.	.		activities not documentedWhile Stratemann and Vail II report the band playing in Montego Bay, Jamaica, this is more likely a travel day. The Montego Bay date is based on a misidentified recording of an interview a month later in which I am advised Ellington says he's at the Montego Bay Hotel in Lawton, Oklahoma.	.
1973 02 09 Friday	.	Binghamton, N.Y	The State University of New York at Binghamton	Musical performance and an apparently impatient meeting with the local press.	Cohen, Duke Ellington's America, pp.568 and 662, citing "Duke Ellington during Interview at State University at Binghamton: Charisma's There While the Music Plays, but Not for Hamburg, Fish." in the Binghamton Evening Press, 1973-02-10	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 02 10 Saturday	.	Rockaway district, Arverne, N.J. or Rockaway, N.J.	High school	.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	2011
1973 02 10 Saturday	.	Bridgeport, Conn.	Blessed Sacrament Church	Peripheral event Former Ellington trombonist John Sanders was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest. See Naugatuck Daily News, 1973-02-02, p.7			.	Added 2012-08-15
1973 02 11 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 02 12 Monday	.	Wellington, N.S.	Fort Scenic	Wellington is a few miles north of Halifax. Fort Scenic and the Lobster Trap (see 1973 02 13) were owned by the same man. On 2012-08-21, when I called his son, who managed Fort Scenic in the early 1970s, he remembered Duke played the Lobster Trap but did not play at Fort Scenic.	.	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-21
1973 02 13 Tuesday	1973 02 18	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret		Telephone call, 2012-08-21, Palmquist–Fried, TDES Oct08	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-21
1973 02 14 Wednesday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret	Night club/restaurant residency	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 15 Thursday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret	Night club/restaurant residency	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 16 Friday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret	Night club/restaurant residency	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 17 Saturday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret	Night club/restaurant residency	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 18 Sunday	.	Halifax, N.S.	Lobster Trap Cabaret	Night club/restaurant residency	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 19 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 02 20? Tuesday	.	Santa Monica, Westwood or West Los Angeles, Cal.	Church of St. Paul the Apostle	Sacred concert	TDES Oct08	.	.	Stratemann,p.653	.	2011
1973 02 21 Wednesday	1973 03 05	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge, Hilton Hotel	Night club residency Interview At some point during this engagement, Skitch Henderson interviewed Ellington for his Army Reserve "Skitch & Company" programs 109 and 110, aired the weeks of May 27 and June 3, respectively.	Stratemann, p.653	.	02,1-15	.	KG	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 21	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 22 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 23 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 24 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 25 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 26 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 27 Tuesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 02 28 Wednesday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
March 1973
1973 03 01 Thursday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 03 02 Friday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 03 03 Saturday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 03 04 Sunday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 03 05 Monday	.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Casino Lounge Hilton Hotel	Casino Night club residency - see 1973 02 21	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 03 06 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 03 07 Wednesday	.	Odessa, Tex.	Flying B Country Carrousel	Show and dance	Odessa American, 1973-03-03, p.20	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 03 08 Thursday	.	Lawton, Okla.	Montego Bay Apartment Complex 1125 E.Gore Ave.	1. "Duke Ellington in Concert" 7pm and 10 pm 2. Interview with "Mr. Ford" -reported in Stratemann as 1973-02-08 from Jamaica, but "At the start of the tape, Duke tells us where he is: in Lawton City at the Montego Bay Hotel"	1.Lawton Constitution Numerous ads 1973-02-11 to 1973-03-08 Nick Stuart preview 1973-03-08, p.24 Nick Stuart review 1973-03-09, p.28 2. S.Hoefsmit email 2012-08-13	.	DE7318a	.	djp	Added 2012-08-13
1973 03 09 Friday	.	Fort Sill, Okla.	Officers' Club	Dinner (sold out)	Article by Nick Stuart, Lawton Constitution, 1973-03-08, p.24	.	.	Stratemann p.653	.	2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 03 10 Saturday	.	Rutherford, N.J.	Fairleigh Dickenson University	Sacred Concert	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 11 Sunday	.	Hackettstown, N.J.	Reeves Hall, Centenary College for Women	Concert of Sacred Music, 8 pm "Miss Cynthia Shoff of Indiana, a member of the Chamber Choir at Centenary College for Women, will appear with Duke Ellington, his orchestra and soloists, in a presentation of Ellington's new "Sacred Concert"at 8 p.m.Sunday, March 11, in the Reeves Building at Hackettstown, NJ. The Chamber Choir assisted by 27 New Jersey men singers is being prepared by Dr.Kenneth Powell, Centenary choral director, and will be conducted by Roscoe Gill, assistant to Dr. Ellington."	Indiana Evening Gazette, 1973-02-21, p.8	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 03 12 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 03 13 Tuesday	.	Bethlehem, Penn.	Danny's Restaurant	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 14 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 03 15 Thursday	1973 03 24	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	Night club residency	Stratemann, p.653	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 16 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 17 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 18 Sunday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 19 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 20 Tuesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 21 Wednesday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 22 Thursday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 23 Friday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 24 Saturday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel	Night club residency - see 1973 03 15	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 --	.	Toronto, Ont.	Royal York Hotel 199 Queen St. W.	Ellington interviewed by Phil McKellar for radio station CKFM	.	DE7319	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 --	.	Toronto, Ont.	Interview by Lorraine Thomson for CBC	.	.	DE7320	.	.	.	2011
1973 03 25 Sunday	.	Ottawa, Ont.	Natonal Arts Centre	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 26 Monday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 27 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 03 28 Wednesday	.	Columbus, Oh.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 29 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 03 30 Friday	.	Dayton, Oh.	Wright Patterson Air Force Base	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 03 31 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
April 1973
1973 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1973 04 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Michael McGettigan, french horn, joins the band for a few days.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 04 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Private residence	Ellington attended the wedding of friends Edmund Anderson and Joan Uttal. The announcement says Mr. Anderson was a Broadway producer and the composer of Flamingo. Rev. John Gensel officiated.	Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 1973-04-07, p.9	.	.	.	djp	Added 2012-08-13
1973 04 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Waldorf Astoria	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 04 02 Monday	.	Waukegan, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	2011
1973 04 03? Tuesday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Public Music Hall	Stratemann, citing Variety 1973-01-24, p.61 says Ellington was booked here, but some sources say the band played in Valparaiso, instead.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1973 04 03? Tuesday	.	Valparaiso, Ind.	.	Stratemann, citing Variety 1973-01-24, p.61 says Ellington was in Cleveland but that some sources say the band played here instead.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1973 04 04 Wednesday	.	Clayton, Mo.	Powell Symphony Hall	Concert	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.653	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 04 05 Thursday	.	Decorah, Io.	Field House Luther College	Duke Ellington and his World Famous Orchestra will appear in the Luther College Field House Thursday, April 5. The show begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $2.50 for general admission seats.$3.50 for reserved seats	Postville(Iowa) Herald 1973-03-28, p.6	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-12
1973 04 05 Thursday	.	Decorah, Io.	Administration building	Peripheral event A 24 hour sit-in ended with a rally of about 400 students from 10:00 to about 11:15PM. Students could come and go freely during the protest, but would only faculty and administrators "paramount to the welfare" of the college were allowed to enter. (The college treasurer was allowed to fetch the Ellington concert proceeds.)			Waterloo Daily Courier, 1973-04-06, p.5	djp	.	Added 2012-08-20
1973 04 06 Friday 9 PM - 12:30 AM	.	Sioux City, Io.	Morrison Commons Building Augustana College	Spring Formal Dance .	Mitchell, S.D., Daily Republic, 1973-04-03, p.12	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 04 07 Saturday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Anaheim Convention Center	National School Boards Association convention	Story, Van Nuys News, 1973-04-06, p.4	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 08 Sunday	.	Forest Grove, Ore.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 09 Monday 8 PM	.	Portland, Ore.	Paramount Northwest Auditorium	Concert. Admission $4, $5, $6	Poster, Pacific Northwest April Attractions	.	.	ad	AGP (Aug 2011)	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 04 10 Tuesday	.	Seattle, Wash.	Paramount Theater	Concert (recorded)	.	DE7321	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 04 11 Wednesday	.	Spokane, Wash.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 12 Thursday	.	Vancouver, B.C.	Queen Elizabeth Theatre	Concert	.	DE7322	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 13 Friday	.	San Francisco, Cal.	Great American Music Hall	Concerts, 8 pm and 11 pm	San Mateo Times 1973-04-04,p.34	DE7323	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011 updated 2012-08-13
1973 04 14 Saturday	.	Sacramento, Cal.	Civic Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 15 Sunday	.	Oakland, Cal.	Oakland Auditorium	Matinee, 2:30 pm	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 15 Sunday	.	San Rafael, Cal.	Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Evening concert, 8:30 pm	San Mateo Times 1973-04-04,p.34	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	updated 2012-08-13
1973 04 16 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Singer Anita Moore rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 04 16 Monday	1973 04 21 Saturday	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency "Duke Ellington and his orchestra will provide music for both listening and dancing pleasure from 8 pm to midnight pre-Easter." The billing was shared with The King Family and with Dawn featuring Tony Orlando The Ellington performance on Apr.20 was recorded	Stratemann, p.654 Publicity, Pasadena Star News Star News, 1973-04-18, p.12 Publicity, San Mateo Times 1973-04-04,p.34 Ad, Press Telegram (Long Beach) 1973-04-18, p.20	DE7324	.		djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-14
1973 04 17 Tuesday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency - see 1973 04 16	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1973 04 18 Wednesday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency - see 1973 04 16	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1973 04 18 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Pianist Duke's mentor, Willie 'the Lion' Smith (1893-1973) passed away. Ellington's Portrait of The Lion was named for Smith, whose piano influenced Duke in the 1920s. Mr. Smith's nickname resulted from his bravery in action during the first world war.			.	.	Added 2012-08-26
1973 04 19 Thursday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency - see 1973 04 16	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1973 04 20 Friday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency - see 1973 04 16	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1973 04 21 Saturday	.	Anaheim, Cal.	Disneyland	Theme park residency - see 1973 04 16	.	.	.	.	djp	added 2011
1973 04 22 Sunday	.	Santa Barbara, Cal.	Miramar Hotel	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 23 Monday	.	Phoenix, Ariz.	Celebrity Theater	Concert, 8:30 PM	Announcements: Scottsdale Daily Progress 1973-04-20,p.3 (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 1973-04-21 p.99 Phoenix, Arizona Republic 1973-04-22 p.N-5 Scottsdale Daily Progress 1973-04-20 p.15: "Duke and Orchestra to Invade Celebrity" Review, Scottsdale Daily Progress,1973-04-27 "This Weekend" p.15	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 04 24 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 04 25 Wednesday	.	Lexington, Ky.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 26 Thursday	.	Richmond, Ky.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 27 Friday	.	Montgomery, Ala.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 28 Saturday	.	New Orleans, La.	Fairmont-Roosevelt Hotel	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 04 29 Sunday	.	Atlanta, Ga.	Davage Hall Clark College	Ellington was awarded an honourary doctorate of humanities The Clark College band performed a selection of Ellington's music. Numerous newspapers carried an AP wirestory confirming the event the following week, and some carried a wirephoto of him blowing out the candles on a cake provided by the College. The website for Clark College, now Clark Atlanta University, confirms the award was a doctorate of humanities.	AP wirestory, Huron, S.D. Daily Statesman, 1973-04-27 p.14	.	94,2-9	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-28
1973 04 29 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Pianists Earl Hines, Brooks Kerr, Ray Bryant, Wild Bill Davis, Bobby Short, Mary Lou Williams, Ellis Larkins and Randy West gave a concert of Ellington music on Ellington's 74th birthday. Ellington was not present. Source: Brandon Sun, May 1, 1973			.	Added 2012-08-14
1973 04 30 Monday	.	Dallas, Tex.	Lovers Lane Methodist Church	Second Concert of Sacred Music	.	DE7325	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
May 1973
1973 05 01 Tuesday	.	Nashville, Tenn.	Ryman Auditorium	.	.	DE7326	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 02 Wednesday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	Stratemann and Vail II give no details, simply the name of the city, and don't mention an information source. Appears to conflict with the Ann Arbor concert the same day.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654 Vail II	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-05
1973 05 02 Wednesday	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	University of Michigan	Concert "...The University Musical Society (UMS) inaugurated this year's star-studded edition of the May Festival last night at Hill Auditorium after what was probably the most adventurous season in its long history. For the first time, the UMS had swung off into jazz (with Duke Ellington) and presented an all-20th-century program (Aeolian Chamber Players). A Guitar Series was launched, the Asian series was broadened to encompass four events, and an evening of Spanish Medieval music was offered (Paniagua Quartet). It was especially significant that virtually all of these innovations met with enthusiastic public support..."	Tradition Marks 80th May Festival OpeningAnn Arbor News 1973-05-03 p.34	.	.	.	djp	added 2013-06-05
1973 05 03 Thursday	.	Southfield, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 04 Friday	.	Ypsilanti, Mich.	Pease Auditorium, Eastern Michigan University	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 05 Saturday	.	Orchard Lake Village, Mich.	Pine Lake Country Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 06 Sunday	.	Cleveland, Oh.	Case Western Reserve University	Dance	Announcement, Mansfield, Oh. News Journal, 1973-05-06, p.Six G	.	.	ellingtonweb.ca Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 07 Monday	.	Dearborn, Mich.	Towne House	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 08 Tuesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Marc Plaza Hotel	.	Stratemann, p.654 Announcement, Milwaukee Sentinel 1973-05-07 p.16	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-03-26
1973 05 09 Wednesday	.	Olympia Fields, Ill.	Olympia Fields Country Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 10 Thursday	.	St. Paul, Minn.	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 11 Friday	.	Kenosha, Wisc.	Eagles Ballroom	.	.	DE7327	007,1-3	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 12 Saturday	.	Kansas City, Mo.	Crown Center Hotel	Dinner-dance to benefit Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City This event took place on the second-last night of the 15 day Kansas City Jazz Festival	"Kansas City sets Jazz Fortnight" Jefferson City News-Tribune, 1973-04-22, p.15.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 05 13 Sunday	.	Ripon, Wisc.	Ripon College	Ellington was awarded an honourary doctorate of music at the Commencement Ceremony.	Ripon College archive Caption to a photo on p.14 of the Fond du Lac Reporter, 1973-05-15. Announcement "Jazz king to receive degree," datelined Ripon in the Oshkosh, Wisc. Daily Northwestern, 1973-04-20, p.10	.	94,2-9	JLC photo	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 13 Sunday	.	Deerfield, Ill.	Deerfield High School	It is possible for Ellington to have been driven to Deerfield after the commencement ceremony at Ripon.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 14 Monday	.	Terre Haute, Ind.	.	day off	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 14 Monday	.	Philadephia, Penn.	.	Peripheral event Banjoist / former bandleader Elmer Snowden passed away			AP wirestory in the Utica, N.Y. Observer-Dispatch, 1973-05-15	djp	Added 2012-08-21
1973 05 15 Tuesday	.	Palatine, Ill.	Harper College	Concert The May 25 edition of the Chicago Herald, s.2, p.3 reported an Ellington interview would be carried broadcast on WRMN-AM Elgin's final edition for the school year of 'This is Harper on the Air.'	The Herald, Chicago, 1973-04-13, p.4-3	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Sam Woodyard, drums, leaves the band sometime between May 11 and 25 (not present in the recorded Winnipeg concert)				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1973 05 16 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Morningdale Campus Columbia University	Columbia University awarded Ellington an honourary Doctor of Music degree. "Duke Ellington will have another title by the time he arrives ... Earlier that day Columbia University will award him an honorary degree for his contributions to American jazz..."	Photo of Duke in cap, with caption, Watertown Daily Times, 1973-05-17, p.7 .	.	DEMS94,2-9	Jewell photo Stratemann, p.648 photo VAR photo	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-20
1973 05 16 Wednesday	.	Iowa City, Io.	Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 17 Thursday	.	Davenport, Io,	Blackhawk Hotel	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 18 Friday	.	Rockford, Ill.	High School Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 19 Saturday	.	Ames, Io.	C.Y.Stephens Auditorium Iowa State University	Concert	Review, Ames Daily Tribune, 1973-05-21, p.8	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-10
1973 05 20 Sunday	.	Edmonton, Alta.	Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 21 Monday	.	Calgary, Alta.	Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 22 Tuesday	.	Regina, Sask.	Saskatchewan Centre for the Arts	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 23 Wednesday	.	Saskatoon, Sask.	Centennial Auditorium	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 24 Thursday	.	Brandon, Man.	Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium	.	Review in the Brandon Sun, 1973-05-25.p.2	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011 updated 2012-08-14
1973 05 25 Friday	.	Winnipeg, Man.	Centennial Concert Hall	.	Ads, Winnipeg Free Press, 1973-05-10 and 1973-05-25	DE7328	03,1-15 99,4-5 87,3-4	Stratemann, p.654 NDCS 1012	.	2011 updated 2012-08-14
1973 05 26 Saturday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 27 Sunday	.	Indianapolis, Ind.	Roger Atkinson Hotel	Ellington used 4 trombones here.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 05 28 Monday	.	Nashville, Tenn.	Fisk University	Daytime - Ellington awarded a doctorate of music Evening - Ellington played New World A-Comin' and other pieces with the local orchestra, Orchestrated Crowd	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 05 29 Tuesday	.	Atlanta, Ga.	Clark College	This seems to be an error in Stratemann. Ellington was awarded a doctorate of humanities on April 29, and it is unlikely he would have been brought back to be awarded another doctorate a month later.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-28
1973 05 30 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 05 31 Thursday	.	Paramus, N.J.	Steak Pit	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
June 1973
1973 06 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cootie Williams leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1973 06 01 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 06 02 Saturday	.	Annapolis, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.654	.	2011
1973 06 03 Sunday	.	Norfolk, Va.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 04 Monday	1973 06 05	Ft. Bragg, N.C.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 05 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 06 06 Wednesday	.	Louisville, Ken.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 07	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 08 Friday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Barrie Lee Hall, trumpet and fluegelhorn, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-12
1973 06 08 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 09 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 10 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 11 Monday	1973 06 13	Los Angeles, Calif.	.	Associated Press reported Ellington was one of several authors attending the National Booksellers Convention, which appears to have started on June 11.	Ogden Standard Examiner, 1973-06-13, p.16A.	.	.	.	djp	added 2012-08-28
1973 06 11 Monday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 12 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 13 Wednesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 14 Thursday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 15 Friday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 16 Saturday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 17 Sunday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 18 Monday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 19 Tuesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 20 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook, trumpet, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1973 06 20 Wednesday	.	Houston, Tex.	Shamrock Hilton	Club residency - see 1973 06 07	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 06 21 Thursday	.	Houston, Tex.	Country Club	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 22 Friday	.	Fredricksburg, Va.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 23 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Carroll Studios rehearsal Mount Vernon High School	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 24 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Lincoln Center	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 25 Monday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 26 Tuesday	.	.	.	day off	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 27 Tuesday	.	Brantford	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 28 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 06 29 Friday	.	Rochester, N.Y.	.	Music Festival	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 06 30 Saturday	.	Hampton	.	Jazz Festival	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
July 1973
1973 07 01 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center	"Newport in New York" festival 2 concerts with Alice Babs	.	.	.	Stratemann p.655	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 07 02 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Roseland Ballroom(1) or Roseland Dance City(2)	Newport Jazz Festival Thirties Ball Dance with 3 bands - Ellington, Basie and Herman 3,000 danced and also clustered around the bandstand.	(1) AP wirestory review by Mary Campbell, published in several newspapers - e.g. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph 1973-07-04 (2)Leonard Lyons, Along Broadway announcement 1973-07-15 (Cedar Rapids Gazette) refers to Roseland as Roseland Dance City Stratemann reports a 9 AM start, citing Jazz Journal, but that makes little sense.	.	.	Stratemann p.655 citing Jazz Journal August 1973.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 07 02 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Sister's home	Private party "Duke made a portable recording of There's Something About Me on which he also sang. He gave it to Alice Babs and her husband, Nils Sjöblom, who were present.	.	.	09,3-5 04,2-10	.	.	2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 07 03 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Media Sound Studio	.	.	DE7329	04,2-10	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 07 04 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Willie Cook leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1973 07 04 Wednesday	.	Plymouth, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 07 05 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 07 06 Friday	.	Cincinnati, Oh.	Topper Ballroom, Music Hall	After-hours dance Benefit for sickle cell anemia, part of Ohio Valley Jazz Festival I have not located any record of Ellington's band performing at Riverfront Stadium, the main festival venue.	Cincinnati Magazine, July 1973 Hamilton Ohio Journal News, 1973-07-10, p.14	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-10
1973 07 07 Saturday	.	Atlanta, Geo.	Atlanta Stadium	"Atlanta Jazz Festival salutes Duke Ellington"	Ad, The Anniston Star, 1973-07-01, p.4B	.	.	Stratemann, p.655	.	2011
1973 07 08 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	French Consulate 5th Avenue	Taping of "Legion d'Honneur" TV show Ellington was awarded the Légion D'Honeur and several other musicians received other honours. Mood Indigo and Yanie were recorded.	.	.	09,3-5	Stratemann 656	.	2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 07 08 Sunday	.	Uniondale, N.Y.	Nassau Coliseum	'Jazz & Soul On The Island' Final event of the Newport Jazz Festival Ellington, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin performed the last concert in the sold-out 16,000 seat Nassau Coliseum	AP wirestory in the Utica Daily Press 1973-07-09, p.8	.	11,2-3	Stratemann,p.656	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-21
1973 07 09 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 07 10 Tuesday	.	Lorain, Oh.	Admiral King High School	.	Announcement, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 1973-06-21, p.17	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	Added 2011, updated 2012-01-10
1973 07 11 Wednesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	First National Bank Plaza	.	.	DE7330	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 12 Thursday	.	Redford Township, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 13 Friday	.	Interlochen, Mich.	Kresge Auditorium	National Music Camp Concert, 8 p.m.	Announcements, Traverse City Record Eagle 1973-07-05 1973-07-12, p.5 Announcement, Holland Evening Sentinal, 1973-05-16, p.36	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 07 14 Saturday	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 15 Sunday	.	Northbrook, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 16 Monday	.	Skokie, Ill.	Old Orchard Shopping Center	.	.	DE7331	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 17 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 18 Wednesday	.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	Milwaukee lakefront	"Summerfest '73" Arts and recreation festival ..."The Miller High Life Jazz Oasis, featuring Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington and the Ramsey Louis Trio."	Ad, Sheboygan Press, 1973-07-09 p.26	.	.	Stratemann p.657, citing Billboard,1973-07-21, p.58	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-22
1973 07 19 Thursday	.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 20 Friday	.	Reading, Penn.	Stokesay Castle	Doubtful - the Waldameer Park engagement was advertised as July 20 and the two venues are too far apart to play both in one day.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-28
1973 07 21 Saturday	.	Erie, Penn.	Rainbow Gardens, Waldameer Park	This was advertised for July 20, so it is not certain which day the band played here.	The Derrick, Oil City, Pa., 1973-07-17	DE7332	09,1-29 05,1-42	Stratemann, p.657	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-28
1973 07 22 Sunday	1973 07 28	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency	Stratemann, p.657	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-05
1973 07 23 Monday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 24 Tuesday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 25 Wednesday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 26 Thursday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 27 Friday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 28 Saturday	.	Atlantic City, N.J.	Steel Pier	Residency - see 1973 07 22	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 07 29 Sunday	.	Bedford, Mass.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 07 30 Monday	.	Bedford, N.H.	Carousel Ballroom Rte.3	Dance, $6/person, B.Y.O.B.	Nashua, N.H. Natonal Telegraph, 1973-07-28, p.24	.	.	Stratemann, p.657.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-24
1973 07 30 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Drummer Rufus Jones leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 07 31 Tuesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aziz Lateef rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 07 31 Tuesday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Robin Hood Dell	Concert in outdoor amphitheatre	.	DE7333	.	Stratemann, p.657 Billboard 1973-05-09, p.14	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-28
August 1973
1973 08 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Aziz Lateef leaves the band in mid-August				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 08 01 Wednesday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Michael McGettigan, french horn, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 08 01 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 08 02 Thursday	.	Weirs, N.H.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 08 03 Friday	.	Reading, Penn.	Stokesay Castle	.	.	DE7334	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 08 04 Saturday<	.	Cherry Hill, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 08 05 Sunday<	.	Jersey City, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 08 06 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	NBC Studios	"Today Show" 35 minutes on this national television talk show	.	DE7335	.	Stratemann, p.657	.	2011
1973 08 06 Monday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Murray McEachern, trombone and alto sax, leaves the band Wulf Freedman, electric bass and bass, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1973 08 06 Monday	1973 09 02	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement (Sundays off) The band included two basses, a conga, a French horn and a violin. Swedish television broadcast a performance from this engagement, date uncertain.	Stratemann, p.657	.	DE7336	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 07 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club residency, see 1973 08 06	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 08 08 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	"Hammond Organ Chat" 30 minute advertising clip for a new Hammond product. Stratemann suggests this is the last advertisement Ellington filmed, and he is playing or pitching for only 24 of its 30 seconds.	.	no New Desor entry	.	Stratemann p.659	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-26
1973 08 08 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 09 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 10 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 11 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	DE7336	09,3-5	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 12 Sunday	.	Washington, D.C.	Sheraton Park Hotel	Dance Stratemann suggests Ellington may have appeared here on a day off from the Rainbow Grill, but listed this engagement as Aug. 25.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 13 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 14 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 15 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 16 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 17 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 18 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 19 Sunday	.	Roxbury, Mass.	.	Stratemann suggests Ellington may have appeared here on a day off from the Rainbow Grill	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 20 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 21 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 22 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 23 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 24 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 25	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Art Baron, trombone and recorder, joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-10
1973 08 25 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 25 Saturday	.	Washington, D.C.	Sheraton Park Hotel	Dance (recorded) Stratemann took the date from "audio tapes circulating among collectors with the date given," and speculates this gig may actually have been on August 12.	.	DE7337	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 26 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 08 27 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 28 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 29 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 30 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 08 31 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
September 1973
1973 09 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Ray Nance rejoins the band for two weeks.				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 09 01 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement This seems likely to be the last night of the run, although Stratemann, citing Variety, 1973-08-15 p.39, shows it was to end Sept 2.	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 09 02 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Night club engagement Although Stratemann says Sundays were off, he shows the run ending on a Sunday.	.	.	DE7336	Stratemann, p.657	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 09 02 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Michael McGettigan, f horn, leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 09 02 Sunday	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wulf Freedman leaves the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1973 09 03 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 04 Tuesday	1973 09 06	New York, N.Y.	Recording session Ellington with Theresa Brewer and Bunny Briggs	.	Stratemann, p.661	DE7338 DE7339 DE7340	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2013-04-05
1973 09 05 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Recording session - see 1973 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 09 06 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Recording session - see 1973 09 04	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 09 06 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Ellington's home	Willis Conover interview, during which Duke played Romantic Season and Volupté	.	DE7342	11,1-29 10,3-22 97,3-5	Ripmaster 164 Conover	.	2011
1973 09 07 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 08 Saturday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 09 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 10 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 11 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 12 Wednesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 13 Thursday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 14 Friday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 15 Saturday	.	Montréal, P.Q.	Show Mart	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 16 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 17 Monday	.	Laconia, N.H.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 18 Tuesday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 19 Wednesday	.	Nashua, N.H.	88 Restaurant	.	"John Stylianos, On Nashua Area Scene, Nashua Telegraph, 1973-09-18	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 09 20 Thursday	.	Copenhagen, Denmark	.	Peripheral event Ben Webster passed away			Palladium Times, 1974-05-13, p.5	djp	Added 2012-08-21
1973 09 20 Thursday	.	Wayne, Penn.	Covered Wagon Inn	.	.	DE7341	04,1-32	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 21 Friday	1973 09 22	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook	Ellington added Nance (violin) and John Blair (violin and vocal) to the band for this session.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-10
1973 09 22 Saturday	.	Cedar Grove, N.J.	Meadowbrook	Continuation of recording session	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011
1973 09 23 Sunday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 24 Monday	.			activity not documented	.
1973 09 25 Tuesday	1973 09 26	Chatham, Ont.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 26 Wednesday	.	Chatham, Ont.	.	second day - see 1973 09 25.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 27 Thursday	.	Columbus, Oh.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 28 Friday	.	Dayton, Oh.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 09 28 Friday	.	Oberlin, Oh.	Finney Chapel 90 North Professor St., Oberlin College	Concert 8:30 pm sponsored by Oberlin College Social Board	Announcements Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 1973-09-22, p.10 Sandusky Register 1973-09-26 p.B-8	.	.	.	djp	Added 2012-08-11
1973 09 29 Saturday	.	Ocean Grove, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 09 30 Sunday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	Heinz Hall	.	"Ellington, Goodman, Liberace Heinz Hall -Bound," Pittsburgh Press, 1973-09-02, p.F-1	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2013-02-08
October 1973
1973 10 03	.	Washington, D.C.	Kennedy Center	.	.	DE7343	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 10 05	.	Augusta	Civic Center	.	.	.	.	ad	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11	2011
1973 10 08	1973 10 21	Chicago, Ill.	Mr Kelly's	Nightclub engagement Stratemann reports the band rehearsed the Third Sacred Concert every night after work	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 10 22	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Tenor sax player Percy Marion joins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-23
1973 10 23 Tuesday	.	Chicago, Ill.	In transit	The band flew directly from Chicago to England to begin five weeks in Europe and Africa. Art Baron described this trip: In six weeks we had three nights off, and two of them were going from one end of Europe to the other, which in those days was all-day travelling. It was really hectic. We had three nights in Brussels, and the middle night we had off. That was the one real night off we had.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661 Art Baron, interview 1986-12-18, with Mark Tucker, page 394,Composers' Voices from Ives to Ellington, An Oral History of American Music, Perlis and Van Cleve, editors, Yale University Press, 2005	djp	added 2012-08-11
1973 10 23	.	London, England	St Margret's	Rehearsal	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 10 24	.	London, England	Westminster Abbey	Third Sacred Concert, with Alice Babs Rehearsal and Concert (première)(1) The Lima, Ohio Lima News, 1973-10-25, p.34 reported Princess Margaret and Prime Minister Edward Heath were in the audience. The 1973-09-27 Republican-Courier, Findlay, Ohio, p.D10, reported Heath invited Duke to attend a private party after the concert but Cohen reports Duke was exhausted and unable to attend. Cohen reports that Ellington stayed up for two nights before this concert, writing the music, and was still writing 10 minutes before the performance. He also reports that Duke used a wheelchair the next morning when departing for Sweden.(3)	(3) Harvey G. Cohen, Duke Ellington's America, p. 571.	DE7344	09,3-6 09,3-5 06,1-6 05,1-10 04,2-10 00,2-4 99,1-13 97,3-17	Stratemann, p.661 Jewell photo MLDE p.158 photo Frank Driggs online photo archive	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 10 25	.	Malmö, Sweden	Stadsteatern	Concert, with Alice Babs	.	DE7345	07,2-15 04,2-10 99,3-15 99,1-13 97,4-12 94,3-4	NDCS 1013	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 10 26	.	Copenhagen, Denmark	Tivolis Koncertsalen	Concert, with Alice Babs	.	.	07,2-15 99,1-13 97,4-12	Stratemann 660photos	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 10 27	.	Umeå, Sweden	.	.	.	.	08,3-18 08,2-7 07,2-15 97,4-12	NDCS 1089	.	2011
1973 10 28 approx 7 PM	.	Stockholm, Sweden	Konserthuset	Concert 7 PM to 9 PM Swedish TV broadcast	.	DE7346	07,2-15+16 98,1-8 97,4-12 97,3-15	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 10 28	.	Uppsala, Sweden	.	Concert, approximately 10 PM Göran Wallen said the Uppsala concert started about 45 minutes after the Stockholm concert ended. The band travelled by bus and Duke took a taxi.	.	.	07,2-15+16 98,1-8	Stratemann, p.661	djp	2011added 2011 updated 2012-08-29
1973 10 29	.	Hamburg, Germany	Congresscentrum	Concert, 8 PM	Concert poster	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-30
1973 10 30	.	Frankfurt, Germany	Jahrhunderthalle	Concert, 8 PM	Concert poster	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco	2011
1973 10 31	.	Karlsruhe, Germany	.	.	.	.	.	.	KG (I arrived too late to attend the concert)	2011
November 1973
1973 11 00	.	Germany	unknown	New Desor shows an undated Ellington interview for the U.S. Armed Forces News by Chaplain Bill Percy, somewhere in Germany.	.	DE7347	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-09-02
1973 11 00	.	.	.	Peripheral event Ellington's portrait is featured on the cover of the November 1973 edition of Black World. This edition is about black music and is dedictated to Ellington.				.	djp	Added 2012-12-01
1973 11 01	.	Koln, Federal Republic of Germany	Messehalle	8 7pm	.	.	.	.	KG (I know they went to K.)	2011
1973 11 02	.	West Berlin, Germany	Berliner Philharmonie	Concert	.	DE7348	06,1-34 05,2-16	Video photo	.	2011
1973 11 03	.	Wien, Austria	Stadthalle	recorded concert	.	DE7349	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 04	.	Hannover, Germany	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 05	.	Munich, Germany	Deutsches Museum	recorded concert	.	DE7350	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 06	.	Graz, Austria	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 07	.	Ljubljana, Yugoslavia	LJ-TV	.	.	DE7351	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 08	.	Bologna, Italy	Palasport	.	.	DE7352	.	VARphoto	.	2011
1973 11 09	.	Cascais, Portugal	Pavilhao Dos Desportes	.	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco 09	2011
1973 11 10	.	Barcelona, Spain	Basilica De Santa Maria Del Mar	Third Sacred Concert (with Alice Babs) Sabado 10 nov 10:45pm	.	DE7353	10,1-21 09,3-9 04,2-10 00,2-4	Stratemann, p.661	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 11 12	.	Sochaux, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 13	.	Besançon, France	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 14	.	Paris, France	Palais des Sports	Duke's last concert in Paris, filmed for television by Jean-Christophe Averty. He prepared two half-hour shows which were never shown on TV or released in any form. These programs survive in French INA archives and reveal that New Desor hasn't listed 3 numbers played during the 10 pm newsbreak: In Triplicate (1'57") Love You Madly (1'49") One More Time (2'03")	Klaus Götting in Duke-LYM, 2013 01 01.	DE7354	.	Webphoto JazzCorner-photo	KG	added 2011 updated 2013-01-03
1973 11 15	.	Brest, France	.	Concert	.	.	85,3-2	.	KG (V.Prudente told me 14nov)	2011
1973 11 16	.	Bruxelles, la Belgique	Cine Marni	2 concerts: 7pm 10pm	.	DE7355	10,1-28 09,3-36	Debroephotos VARphoto below	(credit GeorgeDebroe 09)	2011
1973 11 17	.	.	.	free day	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 18 Sunday	1973-11-24 Saturday.	USA	.	Peripheral event National Bible Week Ellington, Billy Graham, George Meany and Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale were named honourary chairmen of National Bible Week			The Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. Daily Tribune, 1973-11-15,p. 10	djp	Added 2012-08-24
1973 11 18	.	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	De Doelen	.	.	DE9005	99,5-1	NDCS 1003	.	2011
1973 11 19	.	.	.	travel	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 20	.	Asmara, Ethiopia	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 21	1973 11 22	Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia	.	"(AP)—American jazzman Duke Ellington and his band leave for Luska (sic),Zambia,today after two benefit concerts for the YMCA of Ethiopia. Ellington was honored by Emporer Haile Selassie in a reception at the Jubilee Palace after his Wednesday concert. Selassie decorated him for his achievements in music. And the 74-year-old musician was given an honorary diploma of this capital city by the lord mayor at City Hall."	Wire story, Bridgeport Post, 1973-11-23, p.46	.	.	.	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 11 23	1973 11 25	Lusaka, Zambia	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 25 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	W.124th St. and 12th Ave.	Peripheral event The body of Ellington's personal physician, Dr.Arthur Logan, was found under a viaduct, his car parked nearby. Ellington was not told until 3 days later, and was devastated at the loss of his friend. Sources: the Fremont, Cal., Argus, 1973-11-26 Obituary, Baltimore Afro-American,1973-12-01 Jet Magazine,1974-05-16,p.30 Harvey Cohen, Duke Ellington's America			djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-15
1973 11 26	.	London, England	Palladium	Two concerts Royal Command Performance An ITA telecast with sixteen minutes from this concert aired on Dec 2	.	DE7356	85,4-8	Stratemann p.661	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 11 27	.	Edinburgh, Scotland	.	art	.	.	.	.	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11	2011
1973 11 28	.	Glasgow, Scotland	Apollo x2	.	.	.	.	art	Agustěn Perez Gasco aug11	2011
1973 11 29	.	Dublin, Ireland	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 11 30	.	Preston	Guildhall	.	.	DE9001	99,4-27 99,4-5	NDCS 1001	.	2011
December 1973
1973 12 01 Saturday	.	Eastbourne, East Sussex, England	Congress Theatre	Two concerts The concerts were recorded and released on the RCA LP The Eastbourne Concert.	.	DE7357 DE7358	02,2-23 94,3-4 85,4-8 85,2-2	Stratemann, p.661	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-11
1973 12 02 Sunday	1973 12 03 Monday	London, England	Rainbow Theatre	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1973 12 02 Sunday	.	London, England	Finsbury Park	.	.	DE7359	85,4-8	.	.	2011
1973 12 03 Monday	.	London, England	BBC Lime Grove Studio	BBC videotape session	.	DE7360	89,1-12 85,4-8	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 12 04 Tuesday	.	.	en route	The band flew back to the USA on Dec. 4	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.661	.	2011
1973 12 05 Wednesday	.	Pittsburgh, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1973 12 06 Thursday	.	Allentown, Penn.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1973 12 07 Friday	.	Philadelphia, Penn.	Academy of Music	.	.	DE7361	85,4-8 83,1-3	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1973 12 08 Saturday	.	Baltimore, Md.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1973 12 10 Monday	1974 01 05 Saturday	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Nightclub engagement Stratemann reports that Ellington was hospitalized for tests for several days, sometime after the beginning of the Rainbow engagement.	.	DE7362	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1973 12 29 Saturday	.	.	.	Bassist Joe Benjamin was severely injured when he stopped at a convenience store on his way home from work at the Rainbow Grill. His car slid on ice and hit a pole. He died of his injuries on January 26.	Lakeland Ledger, 1974-01-30	.	Email P.Willard to Palmquist, 2012-10-27 and 2012-10-30	.	djp	added 2012-10-31
1973 12 10 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 11 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 12 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 13 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 14 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 15 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 16 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 17 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 18 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 19 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 20 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 21 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 22 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 23 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 24 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 25 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 26 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 27 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 28 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 29 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 30 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1973 12 31 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10 NBC New Years Eve national broadcast, at 1:30 in the morning of Jan.1	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31

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1974

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 1974
1974 01 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Cootie Williams rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-25
1973 12 10	1974 01 05	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	Engagement continued	.	.	83,1-3	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 01 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1974 01 02 Wednesday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1974 01 03 Thursday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1974 01 04 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1974 01 05 Saturday	.	New York, N.Y.	Rainbow Grill	See 1973 12 10	.	.	.	.	.	added 2011 updated 2012-10-31
1974 01 06 Sunday	1974 01 14	Florida	.	Stratemann reports several Florida dates booked during this period were cancelled or postponed due to Ellington's health. He also cautions that Ellington may have missed some of the dates listed between January 16 and March 22.	Stratemann, p. 662	.	.	.	.	Added 2012-08-06
1974 01 15	.	Chicago, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 16	.	Macomb, Ill.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 16	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	University of Michigan	.	.	.	.	.	.	2011
1974 01 30?	.	.	.	false date ?	.	DE7401	.	Ann Arbor News	Agustěn Perez Gasco nov09 R.Steiger jul11	2011
1974 01 17	.	Valparaiso, Ind.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 18	.	Lafayette, Ind.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 20	.	Yankton, S.D.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 21	.	Sioux Falls, S.D.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 24	.	Warrensburg, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 26 Saturday	.	Livingstone, N.J.	.	Peripheral event Bassist Joe Benjamin died in hospital a nearly a month after the car crash that hospitalized him. I am told his death certificate reads he died of heart failure.			Lakeland Ledger 1974-01-30	djp	Added 2012-10-28
1974 01 26	.	Osage Beach, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 27	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGE Wulf Freedman, electric bass and bass, rejoins the band				New Desor vol.2	djp	Added 2012-10-11
1974 01 27	.	Burlington, Io.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 01 29 Tuesday	.	New York, N.Y.	.	Peripheral event Funeral of Joe Benjamin			Lakeland Ledger 1974-01-30	djp	Added 2012-10-28
1974 01 30	.	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Hill Auditorium University of Michigan	Concert A poster advertised the concert in the Power Center, a different venue on campus.	Review Duke Ellington at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor Sun 1974-02-08	.	.	.	Agustin Perez Gasco nov09 R.Steiger jul11 Wayne Clutton - emails 2013-06-04 & 5	added 2011 updated 2013-06-05
February 1974
1974 02 --	.	U.S.A	.	Concert	.	DE9070	08,3-6	NDCS 1090/1091	.	2011
1974 02 07	.	Stratford, Conn.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 02 08	.	Niagara Falls, N.Y.	Ramada Inn	Niagara University ball	North Tonawanda Evening News, 1974-01-23	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	djp	updated 2012-04-23
1974 02 09	.	Cleveland, Oh.	.	scheduled but cancelled	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	Joe Mosbrook	2011
1974 02 10	.	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown University	2 concerts	.	DE7402 DE7403	05,1-22 83,1-3	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 11	.	Washington, D.C.	Hawthorne School	Ellington and a quartet from his band played. Marion McPartland was present and played A Train with Ellington's men.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 15	.	Walla Walla, Wash.	.	Newspaper report 1974-02-04: Concert at Whitman College's Cordiner Hall has been cancelled and is unlikely to be rescheduled. The artist's agency advised the college the entire Pacific Northwest tour was cancelled	Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 1974-02-04	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 16	.	Tacoma, Wash.	.	Likely cancelled - see above	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 17	.	Oregon City, Ore.	.	Likely cancelled - see above	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 19	.	Corvallis, Ore.	.	Likely cancelled - see above	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 02 23	.	Detroit, Mich.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
March 1974
1974 03 02	.	Daytona Beach	Auditor.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 03	.	Melbourne, Fla.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 04	.	Fort Myers, Fla.	Exhibition Hall	Concert, 8:15 pm Concert scheduled to replace a Jan. 9 concert postponed due to health. Tickets printed for the January concert were used.	Ad, Naples Daily News, 1974-02-08, p.28	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-06
1974 03 05	.	Miami, Fla.	Dade County Auditorium	.	.	DE7404	85,4-8 83,1-3	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 06	.	Palm Beach, Fl.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 07	.	Jacksonville, Fla.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 08	.	Sarasota, Fla.	Van Wetzel Performing Arts Center	.	.	DE7405	89,3-3	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 14	.	Paramus, N.J.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 15	1974 03 17	Minneapolis, Minn.	Guthrie Theater	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 18	.	Warrensburg, Mo.	.	.	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	.	2011
1974 03 19 Tuesday	.	Rolla, Mo.	University of Missouri, Rolla Campus, Gale Pullman Multi-purpose Building	Concert 8 PM Rescheduled from February due to Ellington's illness. Two hour concert planned, sponsored by UMR's Student Union Board.	"Duke Ellington and orchestra swing into Rolla for concert"Jefferson City, Mo. News Tribune, 1974-03-17	.	.	Stratemann, p.662	djp	added 2011 updated 2012-08-23
1974 03 20	.	De Kalb, Ill.	Northern Illinois University	This performance was reported in DEMS 83/1-3 to be the location of Duke Ellington's last appearance on stage, but his last appearance has since been determined to be at Sturgis, Mich. There is a Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center on campus.	.	DE7406	09,1-30 05,1-22 90,1-6 85,4-8 84,4-12 84,3-8 84,1-6 83,1-3	Stratemann 686	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-04
1974 03 22	.	Sturgis, Mich.	Sturges-Young Auditorium	Two concerts These were the last performances by Duke Ellington with his orchestra Vail says Ellington checked into a motel in Sturgis, but changed his mind and went to Detroit Airport to fly home.	.	.	09,1-30 07,2-19 07,1-28 06,3-18 06,2-26 05,1-22 90,2-8 90,1-6 85,4-8 84,1-6	Stratemann 662	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-04
1974 03 23	1974 05 24	New York, N.Y.	Harkness Pavilion Columbia Presbyterian Hospital 168th Street	Returning to New York via Detroit after the Sturgis appearance, Duke rested at home for two days and then was admitted to the hospital.	.	.	.	Stratemann p.663	.	2011
1974 03 00	.	.	.	PERSONNEL CHANGES New Desor shows March 1974 as the end of the following musicians' stays in the band: Trumpets Mercer Ellington Barrie Lee Hall Cootie Williams John Coles Money Johnson Percy Marion Trombones Art Baron Chuck Connors Vince Prudente Reeds Russell Procope Harold Minerve Harold Ashby Paul Gonsalves Harry Carney Rhythm Duke Ellington Wulf Freedman Quentin "Rocky" White Vocals Anita Moore Tony Watkins At best, this is only a list of who was in the band member when Duke was hospitalized. Jet Magazine reported the band had not played together since Duke went into the hospital, and at the time of writing nobody knew if they would work together again.				New Desor Vol.2 AJet Magazine 1974-06-06, pp.12-13	djp	Added 2013-05-30
April 1974
1974 04 28 Sunday	.	New York, N.Y.	various	Peripheral event Even though Ellington was already hospitalized, the "By...Jack O'Brian" column reported Benny Goodman will be among many star musicians celebrating Jazz Interaction's 9th anniversary marathon fund-coaxing bash in honor of Duke Ellington's 75th birthday Sun. April 28, at the Pub Theatrical, a fast-popularized showbiz hangout. An AP wirestory confirmed it took place: The birthday ...was celebrated throughout the week with such events as a Carnegie Hall concert and U.S. Information Agency broadcasts in 36 languages. The celebration here Sunday brought together 35 jazz groups and soloists... Ellington was not able to take part because he was hospitalized in New York with an undisclosed illness. In the afternoon, a 10-piece group led by Bob Wilbur played from Ellington's songbook at the New York Jazz Museum. Later, Jazz Interactions ... brought together dozens of musicians playing in the three large rooms that make up the downstairs restaurant Pub Theatrical...				Schenectady Gazette, 1974-04-22 p.26 AP wirestory by Mary Campbell, datelined New York: Pasadena Star News 1974 -04-29 Utica N.Y. Daily Press 1974 -04-29 (incomplete) Stars and Stripes, 1974 -04-30 (incomplete)	djp	Added 2013-06-02
1974 04 29 Monday	.	Toronto, Ont.	Radio station CJRT-FM.	Peripheral event Broadcaster Ted O'Reilly writes : In my jazz radio life, on Duke's 75th birthday (April 29/74) I managed to get my then-educational, commercial-free radio station (CJRT-FM, Toronto) to turn over the entire day's programming to "Ellingtonia." I produced 19 hours of programming, which included a live-to-air concert performance of Celebration and the suite The River. The arranger, Ron Collier (and truth be known, almost-associate-composer) conducted a symphonic orchestra of top Toronto musicians, jazz and classical. I say "almost-associate-composer" as Ron showed me the scraps of themes that Duke had sent, with suggested ways to orchestrate them. Truly, not a lot to go on... This is not to demean DE in any way –that's the way he worked– but to give due credit to Collier. A copy of the concert was sent immediately to Duke's hospital room, but whether he heard it, I don't know. But I found my cassette of it just the other day, and considering the orchestra had a mere hour-and-a-half rehearsal of an hour's worth of music, it sounds damn good! The master tape disappeared from the station's library ...but even on cassette it shows the greatness of Ellington AND Ron Collier, who I think is unfortunately overlooked in the latter-day Ellington oeuvre."				.	Duke=LYM email, Ted O'Reilly, 2013-02-28, used with permission	Added 2013-02-28
1974 04 29 Monday	.	New York, N.Y.	Central Presbyterian Church	Peripheral event Pastor John Gensel assembled most of the Ellington orchestra and a number of illustrious guests for an evening of music from the sacred concerts.				Stratemann p.663 citing Jazz Journal 1974-06 Vail II Duke-LYM messages, Wayne Clutton and Anthony Coleman, 2013-05-31	djp	Added 2013-06-02
May 1974
1974 05 14 Tuesday	.	.	.	Paul Gonsalves dies in London, England at age 53. Jet Magazine reported he died of a heart attack, having gone to London to do small group work, and that his funeral was at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, New York, presided over by Rev. John Gensel. Ellington is not told of his death.			Jet Magazine 1974-06-06, pp.12-13	djp	Added 2012 10 11 Updated 2013-05-31
1974 05 18 Saturday	.	Englewood, N.J.	Englewood Hospital	Peripheral event Ex-Ellington trombonist Tyree Glenn dies				.	.	Added 2012-12-02
1974 05 24 Friday	.	New York, N.Y.	Harkness Pavilion Columbia Presbyterian Hospital 168th Street	Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington died, intestate , at 3:10 a.m. CBS-TV special "Tribute" John Sanders said "And then, of course, from February on to May, his condition was going down. And I got a phone call from Helen Dance at Blessed Sacrament in Bridgeport and she said, 'John, I think you better come down.' All right, at that time, Duke wasn’t always taking visitors. He was very private, as you know. And I respected that. But she called that night and I said, 'Helen, I’ll be right down tomorrow morning.' Next morning, just as I was getting ready to leave, she called me, 'Duke just passed away.' I ... I felt terrible. I think we always feel we never said enough, or did enough for someone so good to you. And it just took everything out of me. However, I did get, you know, news about the funeral at St. John the Divine. So I went down, they asked me, would I do a reading, and I said I’d be happy to. So I went down, St. John’s Cathedral, I met Ruth and Pearl Bailey was there and Louie Bellson, Ella was there, it was wonderful, the mass. And they asked me to do a reading and I did the best I could. And we all felt a great loss. Father O’Connor, who was very close to Duke, especially at Newport, and other things. I remember Father O’Connor saying something so eloquent. I think he said something like, 'Duke, we loved you yesterday. We love you today. We will love you tomorrow.' I never forgot that. And that’s the way it is. A person is gone, but you keep them alive in your memories and your thoughts, each one of us had a different experience. I still remember looking up in the trombone section when Duke would come on at night, take his place at the piano and he’d look up and just smile. You know, like, we’re here together again, aren’t we. Come on, let’s go. And it was great." Undertaker John Joyce, interviewed in 1983 by Harriett Mills, said: "We had the service for Paul Gonsalves a Wednesday evening, and then we brought him back to the chapel, and we had a service for Tyree Glenn on Thursday evening and we had both burials scheduled for Friday morning. On Friday morning shortly before, Ruth Ellington, Mercer Ellington, and Cress Courtney came in to make arrangements for Duke's service, and in the meantime I dispatched a hearse to the Presbyterian Hospital to bring Duke down. While we were getting ready to go to the cemetery to bury Tryee Glenn, Duke Ellington was brought in to the chapel, and for a few minutes all three of them were in the chapel at the same time." "... a Monumental Experience...";	John Sanders oral history interview Composers Voices from Ives to Ellington: An Oral History of American Music, by Vivian Perlis and Libby Van Cleve	DE6450i	.	Stratemann, p.663	.	added 2011 updated 2013-06-01
1974 05 27	.	New York, N.Y.	St. John the Divine	Duke's funeral	.	.	.	Stratemann, p.663	.	2011
1974 05 28	.	.	.	Peripheral event The day after the funeral, Mercer took the band on tour to Bermuda.¹ It appears that all members except Russell Procope stayed with the band² Mercer³: "I found the best piano player I could find who would come to work with us - Lloyd Mayers - and the best bassist - Larry Ridley. That is waht pulled the band togeher...They were both able to make more money than they make with me. I got them on the sole principle that with me they will be more musically employed...I was sitting in the band at first and the music wasn't coming out with any degree of expression. People were making suggestions about what would make it sound better. I knew what I had to do; I had to fire about four guys. One thing I'll say about the band now - I'd like for it to stay exactly as it is. They're wonderful guys - disposition, attitude, they have clean habits and they're great musicians...The only trouble with having a young band is that they go in for all sorts of fantastic activities. In Bermuda they were water skiing and going in for bicycle boats, motor bikes, golf, swimming and tennis. Girls I could have understood. The result was that by the time we were ready to go on, they were ready to take a nap. They left Bermuda the healthiest bunch of nonplaying musicians I ever had my hands on."				¹Mercer Ellington's obituary by Steve Voce,The Independent, London, 1996-02-10 ²Duke-LYM email, Koller/Palmquist 2013-05-30 ³View Magazine 1974-08-11	djp	Added 2013-05-31
1974 10 08	.	.	.	Death of Harry Carney			.		djp	Added 2012 10 11

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