Talk:Duke Ellington

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My name is Raïssa and I have great admoration and respect for the jazz great Duke Ellington. I just don't see anyone else here that is.

[edit] Suite of 6 pieces for the Queen

I have recently crashed a master class at the university of toronto where rare footage of the jazz greats were shown. The material was an incredible collection of great performances of masters of past and present, and among it, there was a video clip of Duke Ellington playing a piece from something he recorded for the Queen... in the video he only mentioned that he spoke to the queen about how marvellous a certain structure of hers was and that perhaps music could be made in it (I didn't take notes on the name of the place, but I assume it was a palace or something). Her majesty the Queen granted his musing and I guess he played and recorded in privacy at this place. The piece he played was apparently one of the six he recorded. The recording remains in the Queen's possession... I don't know how often she listens to it, but I was wondering if anyone knew anymore about this and if this recording has been released for the public.

thank you.