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#BAM–Black American Music: Honouring the Genius of Duke Ellington

File consists of program and recordings for performance recorded February 22, 2023, Tanna Schulich Hall, McGIll University. Lex French, artistic director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Harlem airshaft; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Ko-Ko; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Boy meets horn; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Black and tan fantasy; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. I let a song go out of my heart; Strayhorn, Billy. A flower is a lovesome thing; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Morgenstemning, arranged.; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. I dovregubbens hal, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Solvejgs sang, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Åses död, arranged; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt. Anitras dans, arranged; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Cottontail

Performance, 1 April 2015

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Apr. 1, 2015, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Andy King, director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 ; Strayhorn, Billy. Such sweet thunder.; Klenner, John, 1899-1955. Just friends; arranged (McConnell); Argue, Darcy James. Redeye.; Holman, Bill. Stop/go.; Rollins, Sonny. Airegin; arranged (Holman).

Performance, 11 April 2018

Listen.; Prima, Louis, 1910-1978. Sing, sing, sing; arranged (Anderson); Harline, Leigh. Pinocchio. When you wish upon a star; arranged (Webb, Teel); Karlin, Fred. For all we know; arranged (Cross); Heap, Imogen. Headlock; arranged (Marsh, Dollison); Bacharach, Burt. Close to you; arranged (Ashkenas); Kahal, Irving, 1903-1942. I'll be seeing You; arranged (Mattson); Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Caravan; arranged (Meader, Eldridge).

Performance, 12 February 2020

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on February 12, 2020, Tanna Hall, Schulich Scool of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Christine Jensen, artistic director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Main Stem.; Monk, Thelonious. Let's Cool One ; arranged (Johancsik); Williams, Mary Lou. Scorpio.; Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. A Night In Tunisia ; arranged (Nestico); Strayhorn, Billy. Daydream ; arranged (Neumeister); Nelson, Oliver. Blues and The Abstract Truth.; Peterson, Oscar. Place St. Henri/Hogtown Blues ; arranged (Nimmons); Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. Salt Peanuts.; Golson, Benny. Whisper Not.; Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Central Park West ; arranged (Fedchock); Rose, Fred. Deed I Do ; arranged (Clayton).

Performance, 17 February 2016

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Feb. 17, 2016, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Joe Sullivan, director. Works: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Theme from Asphalt Jungle.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Blue serge.; Schneider, Maria, 1960- Evanescence.; Sullivan, Joe, 1958- Whodoo.; MacDonald, Kirk. Shadows; arranged (Sullivan); Boland, Francy. Pentonville.; Collier, Ron, 1930-2003. Requiem.; Rollins, Sonny. Oleo; arranged (Abene).

Performance, 19 February 2014

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Feb. 19, 2014, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Andy King, director. Works: Tizol, Juan, 1900-1984. Perdido. arr.; Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983. On Green Dolphin Street. arr.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. In A Mellotone. arr.; Jensen, Christine, 1970- Arbutus.; Jensen, Christine, 1970- Blue Yonder.; Mandel, Johnny. A Time For Love. arr.; Strayhorn, Billy. Take the "A" train. arr.

Performance, 19 February 2020

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on February 19, 2020, Tanna Hall, Schulich Scool of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director ; Andrea Bongers, solo ; Zoé Jean-Deslauriers, solo ; Isabella Rachiele, solo ; Ruiqi Wang, solo ; Nicole Arrage, solo ; Stefani Recheshter, solo ; Hanna El-Emam, solo ; Sabrina Mosquera-Cardi, solo ; Sandrine Bernier, solo ; Julia Larson, solo ; Aubrelyn Zazyczny, solo ; Alison Levy, solo ; Sophianne Girard, solo. Works: Hamilton, Nancy, 1908-1985 ; Lewis, Morgan, 1906-1968. How high the moon; arranged (Nowak); Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974; Tizol, Juan. Caravan; trans. (Glassock ; Collins); Lerner, Alan Jay ; Loewe, Frederick. Almost Like Being in Love, trans. (Collins); Hendricks, Joe ; Cavanaugh, Jessie ; Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Chega De Saudade; arranged (Taylor); Arrage, Nicole. Secret Lover.; Strayhorn, Billy. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing.; McCoy, Joseph. Why Don’t You Do Right; trans. (Collins); Oliver, Sy ; Young, James Oliver. Tain’t What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It); arranged (Alexander); Kahn, Gus ; Jones, Isham. It Had to be You; arranged (Blair); Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Blue Skies; arranged (Holmes); Donaldson, Walter ; Kahn, Gus. My Baby Just Cares for Me; arranged (Byrne); Warren, Harry ; Mack, Gordon. At Last; arranged (Bastow); Porter, Cole. Night and Day; arranged (Richards).

Performance, 2 October 2019

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on October 2, 2019, Tanna Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: Greg Cohen, jazz bass ; Vincent Ravary, drums ; Carlos Maldonado Cisneros, bass ; Zach Fischer, banjo ; Michael Bruzzese, banjo ; Aleksander Uzelac, piano ; Claire Devlin, saxophone, clarinet ; Gabriel Genest, saxophone, clarinet ; Lex French, trumpet ; Annie Lu,, trumpet ; Thomas Morelli-Bernard, trombone ; Maria Jimenez, voice ; Charles Lowe, voice ; Isabella Rachiele, voice. Works: Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965. Basin Street Blues.; Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941. King Porter Stomp.; Razaf, Andy, 1895-1973 ; Redman, Don. Gee, 1900-1964. Baby, Ain't I Good to You.; Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965. Cake Walking Babies.; Layton, Turner, 1894-1978. After You've Gone.; Tyers, William Henry. Panama.; Waller, Fats, 1904-1943. Jitterbug Waltz.; Smith, Chris, 1879-1949. Confessin'.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Jubilee Stomp.; Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Memories of You.; Murphy, Turk, 1915-1987. 1919 Rag.; Jenkins, Gordon, 1910-1984. Goodbye.; Edwards, Gus, 1879-1945 ; Waller, Fats, 1904-1943 ; Brooks, Harry, 1895-1970. The Light of the Silvery Moon ; Ain't Misbehavin'.

Performance, 20 November 2019

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on November 20, 2019, Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra II ; Ron Di Lauro, director. Works: Strayhorn, Billy. Don't Get Around Much Anymore.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Take the A Train.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Far East Suite.

Performance, 20 October 2021

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on October 20, 2021, Pollack Hall, Schulich Scool of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Lex French, artistic director. Works: Wheeler, Kenny. Sweet time suite. Movement 1.; Jones, Thad. Low down.; Carrington, Terri Lyne. Middle way. ; Loueke, Lionel. Benny's tune.; Kosma, Joseph, 1905-1969. Autumn leaves.; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Far East suite. Isfahan.; Jones, Thad. Quietude.; Hollenbeck, John. Das model.; Trudel, Marianne. Soon.

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