Visit David Palmquist's superb website The Duke Where and When, devoted to Ellington's itinerary, and you will find there is something of a mystery surrounding Duke's activities in September 1949...
The week beginning 9 September, saw the orchestra arrive in Canada but entries for the week following read 'activities not documented'.
Well, that mystery can now, perhaps, be solved in part by a document presently for sale on eBay.
Of this document, which seems to be a programme for a wrestling bout, the vendor writes...
Wrestling program from Canadian promoter productions cool cards about the wrestling world. Excellent value for collector or re-sale. All very solid with no major blemishes; Advertising local on the rear of magazine item.Major league programs 1of these are including line up inside .Rest a random grouping of stars from smaller promotions! Virtually all stars of the era 1950's Texas stars Frank Taylor , Cowboy Len hughes, Les Hendick, Togo, Moquin are here for your enjoyment ; great value here look at my feedback and see what you are buying!
It would seem that the Ellington Orchestra played a date on Sunday, 11 September. It isn't clear where this concert - or dance? - took place as no venue is mentioned - unless it was a where the wrestling bout took place? Anyway, here are the photographs illustrating the item...
You can follow the progress of the sale here.
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