Strictly Ellington


Rehearsal Band,   Delta, B.C., Canada



(last updated February 7, 2008)

Ellington Conference 2008
(London)



PURPOSE
We meet for three hours on the second Saturday afternoon of every month to play for the enjoyment and appreciation of the music of Duke Ellington. We do not perform in public, although you are welcome to drop in to listen. There is no money involved.



For information call or email
David Palmquist   Days (604) 587 2820    Evenings (604) 585 7507    Cell (604) 782 1511


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Our band


Reeds:
Phil Warren  (AS, CL) Bill Dudletz (AS,TS,CL)
Grant Scott  (TS, CL, BS) Bruce Norris   (BS, TS, SS, CL, Bjo, Gtr)
David Palmquist  (TS, AS, CL, BCl)
Brass:
John Hagen  (Trumpet) Urs Fricker   (Trumpet)
Bob Schaefer  (Trumpet) Don Hardy  (Trumpet)
Blythe Polreis (Trombone) Chris Addison (Trombone)
Brian Charlton (F Horn covering Trombone)
Rhythm:
Eric Durand  (Piano) Stephen Denike (Bass and Trumpet)
Gerry Adamus  (Drums) Frank Clavin  (Drums)(sub)
Mike Higgins  (Drums)(sub)

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Our music


PURPOSE
We play transcriptions of recordings by  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, many created by David Berger of New York. Most are available through the   Essentially Ellington program of   Jazz@LincolnCenter. Other of our charts were transcribed by Tony Faulkner of the Duke Ellington Repertory Orchestra at Leeds College of Music, Leeds, UK and by Michael Kilpatrick of Cambridge, UK.

The songs below with hyperlinks are Ellington's recordings, accessible on the website of Duke's grandson Paul Mercer Ellington. Paul has a large number of Ellington recordings, interviews by Duke, and recordings by the current Duke Ellington Orchestra on his website



REPERTOIRE
  • Across the Track Blues
  • Almost Cried
  • Bakiff
  • Black and Tan Fantasy (1945 version)
  • Blue Cellophane
  • Blue Feeling
  • Blues In Orbit
  • Boy Meets Horn
  • Braggin' in Brass
  • Caravan
  • Concerto for Cootie
  • Controversial Suite
  • Copout
  • Cotton Tail
  • Crescendo in Blue
  • Daybreak Express
  • Deep South Suite
  • Drop Me Off In Harlem
  • Peer Gynt Suite
  • Diminuendo in Blue
  • East St Louis Toodle-Oo
  • Feet Bone
  • The Flaming Sword
  • I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
  • In a Mellotone
  • It Don't Mean A Thing (if it ain't got that swing)
  • Jack The Bear
  • Jump for Joy
  • Kinda Dukish
  • Ko-Ko
  • Main Stem
  • Moon Over Cuba
  • Never No Lament
  • Nutcracker Suite
  • Old King Dooji
  • Perdido
  • Prelude To A Kiss
  • Purple Gazelle
  • Pyramid
  • Raincheck
  • The Peanut Vendor
  • Riding On A Blue Note
  • Rockabye River
  • Rocks in My Bed
  • Rumpus in Richmond
  • Shakespearean Suite
  • Solitude
  • Sophisticated Lady
  • The Mooche (1930-04-03)
  • The Eighth Veil
  • The Shepherd (Who Watches Over The Night Flock)
  • Tutti for Cootie
  • Ultra Deluxe
  • Uwis Suite
  • What Am I Here For?


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Controversial Suite           Before My Time
 Later
Deep South Suite            Happy-Go-Lucky Local
Nutcracker
(Tchaikovsky)           		Sugar Rum Cherry
Peer Gynt Suite
(Grieg)         		Morning Mood
 In the Hall of the Mountain King
 Solvejg's Song
 Åse's Death
 Anitra's Dance
Shakespearean Suite           Such Sweet Thunder
 The Star-Crossed Lovers
UWIS Suite           Loco Madi






Primary Location:
Burnsview Secondary School
7658 - 112th Street,
North Delta, B.C.


Secondary Location:
Firehall Arts Centre
11489 84th Avenue
North Delta
(604) 596 1025


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