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The death was announced today of historian Eric Hobsbawm. He wrote extensively on the subject of jazz under the nom de plume Francis Newto...

The photograph, above, of Duke on bath night is currently for sale at a certain internet auction house. The description reads: T...

Dashing through the snow... Why did Duke Ellington record a version of Jingle Bells as part of his sessions for the Midnight in Pari...

Midnight in Paris was the final album Duke Ellington made under his contract with Columbia Records.  Ellington was, reportedly, increasi...

Essential reading about Duke Ellington's involvement with Paris can be found in the article Busy Winters by Matthew Asprey which is...