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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, 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, 16 October 2019

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on October 16, 2019, Tanna Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Paul Nedzela, baritone saxophone ; Christine Jensen, conductor. Works: Petkere, Bernice, 1901-2000. Lullaby of the Leaves. arr. Boland.; Jensen, Christine. Fantasy on Blue.; Strayhorn, Billy. UMMG.; Sullivan, Joe. Pat's Visit.; Mingus, Charles. Moanin'. arr. Johnson.; Jones, Thad. Three and One.; Kern, Jerome. Dearly Beloved. arr. DeRosa.; Hancock, Herbie. Eye of the Hurricane. arr. Mintzer.

Performance, 17 October 2016

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Oct. 17, 2016, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Joe Sullivan, director. Works: Morton, Jelly Roll, -1941. King Porter stomp; arranged (Evans); MacDonald, Kirk. Calendula; arranged (Promane); Fréchette, Jean. Later, Joe.; Strayhorn, Billy. Chelsea Bridge; arranged (Nestico); Thompson, Don, 1940- Moon walk.; Shorter, Wayne. Black Nile; arranged (Guerra); Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Central Park West; arranged (Fedchock); Stitt, Sonny. Eternal triangle; arranged (Clayton).

Performance, 18 November 2016

File consists of program and recordings for performance held on Nov. 18, 2016, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Joe Sullivan, director. Works: Morton, Jelly Roll, -1941. King Porter stomp; arranged (Evans); MacDonald, Kirk. Calendula; arranged (Promane); Fréchette, Jean. Later, Joe.; Strayhorn, Billy. Chelsea Bridge; arranged by Sammy Nestico.; Shorter, Wayne. Black Nile; arranged (Guerra); Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Central Park West; arranged (Fedchock); Fréchette, Jean. Sandy's blue.

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 December 2022

File consists of program and recordings for performance recorded Dec. 2, 2022, Tanna Schulich Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal. Featuring: McGill Jazz Orchestra I ; Ranee Lee, voice ; Marianne Trudel, artistic director. Works: Jones, Thad. Little pumpkin ; Trudel, Marianne. Mon coeur est… ; Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Jubilee. Just one of those things, arranged by Billy May ; Strayhorn, Billy. A flower is a lovesome thing, arranged by Jimmy Jones ; Donaldson, Walter, 1893-1947, My baby just cares for me, arranged by Shaun Byrne ; Trudel, Marianne. La vie commence ici ; Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. I’ve got the world on a string, arranged by Dave McMurdo ; Tizol, Juan, 1900-1984. Perdido, arranged by Rick Wilkins, adaptation by Christopher B. J. Smith ; Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Centennial summer. In love in vain, arranged by Reg Schwager ; Fischer, Carl T. We’ll be together again, arranged by Bob Florence ; McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969. I just found out about love, arranged by Frank Foster ; Vinson, Eddie, Davis, Miles. Four, arranged by Christopher B. J. Smith ; Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Stormy weather, arranged by Christopher B. J. Smith.

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.

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