Vanderbilt University has recently begun to put its collection of audio/visual material from Phil Schaap's broadcasts on line. The collection may be accessed from the
From the collection, here are those broadcasts uploaded so far from the Duke Ellington Birthday series.
29 April 2010
Phil celebrates the legacy and innovations of the legendary Duke Ellington with a selection of early 78s and songs from the career-reviving 1956 Newport concert.
29 April 2011
30 April 2011 (Ctd)
2 May 2011
4 May 2011
As an extension of Ellington’s birthday broadcast, Phil uses this episode of Out to Lunch to spotlight Ellington’s performances at Carnegie Hall in the 1940s, as well as their role in racial activism and early black power movements.
29 April 2012
All Star Dates 3 April 1961 to 26 September 1962
29 April 2017
For this edition of the annual Duke Ellington Birthday Broadcast, Phil presents the late 1930s and early 1940s recordings with a focus on the contributions of Billy Strayhorn, Jimmie Blanton and Ben Webster.
29 April 2018
On this edition of the annual Birthday Broadcast, Phil explores Ellington's attempts throughout his career to control the production of his own recordings.
29 April 2019
Phil hosts a set of Duke's Columbia Records material from 1947 to 1952.
10 May 2019
Phil celebrates the 101st birthday of pioneering but short-lived bassist Jimmie Blanton with a selection of his rare recordings with and away from Duke Ellington.
