Magazine and Newspaper Articles, 1940-1974 (11 cu. ft.; 21 DB) includes magazine, newspaper, and other articles by or about Ellington. These articles document the breadth and depth of critical acclaim and esteem that Duke Ellington and his orchestra were held in the United States and abroad. They include tributes, biographies, results of polls of magazine critics and readers, announcements of concert and dance appearances, reviews of personal appearances, record reviews, interviews, reminiscences, and other items of general interest about Ellington, his orchestra, and orchestra members. Of particular interest is the original profile of Duke Ellington by Richard O.Boyer that first appeared in The New Yorker in 1944. Also included are many articles and reviews from such jazz journals as Metronome, Down Beat, the British Jazz Journal, and the French Bulletin du Hot Clubs de France.
Items written by Ellington appear in such publications as Ebony (1952, 1954), Jazz (1959), Down Beat (1962), The Christian Science Monitor (1968), Look (1971), Boy's Life (1972), and Esquire (1973). Further documentation of events referred to in this series will be found elsewhere in the Collection, including Series 2: Performances and Programs; Series 8: Scrapbook; and Series 9: Unmounted Newspaper Clippings. These articles are organized into two subseries. Subseries 10A: Domestic Articles and Subseries 10B: Foreign Articles are arranged chronologically within each group. Undated items have been placed at the end of each group. Oversized materials have been placed at the end of the series, but are listed chronologically within the box and folder listing.
The word "in" preceding the title of a magazine or newspaper indicates that a complete copy of that journal is included; the word "from" preceding the title indicates that only the designated article is included. Foreign languages are indicated in brackets.
Domestic Articles, 1940-1974
Box 13
Folder 1, "Defer Ellington Tour To Europe," in Melody News, published by Irving Mills, New York City, 1935.
Box 1
Folder 1, "Cootie Williams Joins Benny Goodman: Leaves Duke After 11Years," in Jazz Information, October 25, 1940; 2, Three 1943 manuscripts about Duke Ellington and his music: (a), Analysis of Moon Mist and C Jam Blues, 1943; (b), Background article for January 23, 1943 Carnegie Hall Concert; (c), Significant Quotations Relative to Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, ca. 1943; 3, "Swing," by Eugene Benyas, ca. January 30, 1943.
Box 13
Folder 2, "The Duke of Hot," by Maurice Zolotow, from Saturday Evening Post, August 7, 1943.
Box 1
Folder 4, "Profiles: The Hot Bach - I," by Richard O. Boyer, in The New Yorker, June 24, 1944; 5, "Profiles: The Hot Bach - II," by Richard O. Boyer, in The New Yorker, July 1, 1944; 6, Profiles: "The Hot Bach - III," by Richard O. Boyer, in The New Yorker, July 8, 1944; 7, "Swing Is My Beat," by Duke Ellington, in Spotlight, October, 1944; 8, "The Duke Goes Marching On," by Jacquetine Waite, in Best Songs, January, 1946; 9, "Award Winner: Radio Show Of The Year - Duke Ellington," from Metronome, January, 1946; 10, "Making Tomorrow's Music," by Duke Ellington, in Miss America, April, 1946; 11, "The Rhythm Section: Discerning the Real Duke Ellington from the Legend and Estimating the Relative Importance of Arranger and Improviser," by Leonard Feather and Paul E. Miller, from Esquire, ca. 1946; 12, Metronome, November, 1949; cover only; 13, "The Grand Duke of Jazz," by S.S.S, in International Musician, December, 1949; 14, Album of Newspaper Clippings re Civic Opera Concert, Chicago, February 5, 1950, prepared by Colleen Hoefer; 15, "Tribute to Edward 'Duke' Ellington," by William Scoffield Escoffery, in The Thoroughbred, Spring, 1950; 16, Down Beat, November 17, 1950; cover only; 17, Miscellaneous record and performance reviews and award notices, 1951-1971. 18, "Long Live The Duke!" by Kurt List, from The NewLeader, February 12, 1951; 19, "Armstrong Still King," by "lea," in International Musician, February 1951; 20, "Notes on Ellington Hits," by Leonard Feather, manuscript for the liner notes of the RCA Victor LP album, A Treasury of Immortal Performances: Duke Ellington's Greatest, LPT 1004, April, 1951; 4, "I Was Jealous of My Father," by Mercer Ellington, in Negro Digest, May, 1951.
Box 12
Folder 1, "The Most Exciting Women I've Known," by Duke Ellington, in Ebony, April, 1952; 2, "The Girl With Everything," in Sepia, July, 1953.
Box 1
Folder 22, 1953 Critics Poll Results, in Down Beat, August 26, 1953; 23, "Duke: 25 Years Later," by Barry Ulanov, in Metronome Yearbook: Jazz 1953, 1953; 24, "The American Bach," unidentified manuscript, ca. 1953; 25, "Celebrities Off Guard," from Ebony, January 1954; 26, Photograph of Duke Ellington, in Panonarama, January 2-9, 1954.
Box 12
Folder 3, "Sex Is No Sin," by Duke Ellington, in Ebony, May, 1954.
Box 1
Folder 27, "Ellington '55 - And Younger," from Metronome, October, 1954; 28, "60 Plus 10 Equals 70," by Barry Ulanov, in Metronome, October, 1954; 29, Ellington LP record reviews, Metronome, December 7, 1954; and Metronome Yearbook format materials from Metronome editor Lee Cummings to Duke Ellington, December, 1954; 30, "The Best Jazz Record of the Year," by Stanley Dance, from Jazz Journal, December, 1954; 31, "Two Swinging Jazz Concerts," from Metronome, December, 1954; 32, (a), "Boogie, Shake, Rattle, Rock 'n' Roll: Duke Ellington Tells All About 'Em," by Duke Ellington, July 9, 1955; (b), "Hits Duke Ellington Didn't Write," ca. 1955; (c), "Jazz Man - Duke Ellington," by Henry Kane, ca. 1955; (d), "Duke of Hot," ca. 1955; 33, "Dankworth Glad To Hear Duke Sound," by Leonard Feather, in Down Beat, August 24, 1955; 34, "Jazz Dossier," from Vogue, September 15, 1955; 35, "Jazz Archives Social Prestige," by Leonard Feather, in Down Beat, September 21, 1955.
Box 2
Folder 1, Short Biography of Duke Ellington, in Down Beat Music '56, September 21, 1955; 2, Page One of 1956, April 13, 1956; 3, "Mood Indigo and Beyond," in Time, August 20, 1956; 4, "Ellington's Band Opens Jazz Series," by John S. Wilson, from New York Times, October 10, 1956; 5, Cover Photo Only, Down Beat, December 26, 1956; 6, "Popular Records: More From The Duke," by D.W., from The New Yorker, March 9, 1957; 7, "Crazy Little Story," from Newsweek, May 6, 1957; 8, "TV and Radio: Ellington On Allegory Kick," by Joe R. Mills, from Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 1957; 9, "A Drum Is A Woman," reviews in (a), New York Mirror, May 9, 1957; (b), Philadelphia Independent, May 9, 1957; (c), New York Post, May 10, 1957; (d), Toronto Telegram, May 10, 1957; 10, "Duke Turns A Drum Into A Woman," in Hue, June, 1957; 11, "The Playboy Jazz Poll," from Playboy, October, 1957; 12, "An Evening of Jazz," in TV Guide, November 23-29, 1957; 13, "Duke Ellington, Composer," by {{}} and "Duke Ellington, Pianist," by Peter Gammond in Jazz Journal, 1958; 14, "Have Yourself A Merry Stereo Christmas," by Charles Graham, from Down Beat, December 11, 1958; 15, 1957 Down Beat Readers' Poll Results, in Down Beat, December 26, 1957; 16, "A Royal View of Jazz," by Duke Ellington, in Jazz, Spring, 1959; 17, Jump for Joy, Newspaper Advertisement, ca. 1959.; 18, "The Fearless Spectator: Duke Ellington to Court of St. James's?," by Charles McCabe from San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 1961; 19, Paris Blues: A collection of reviews from various newspapers and magazines, 1961-1962.
Box 13
Folder 3, "Duke Ellington: Society Band Leader," by George Hoefer, in Potomac: The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, April 20, 1962.
Box 2
Folder 20, "Duke Records A Show Score--It's A Dandy," by Ralph J. Gleason, from New York Journal-American, May 5, 1962.
Box 13
Folder 4, "Conversations on Cape Cod: I. The Art Is In The Cooking; II. From A Gracious Point of View," by Duke Ellington, with Stanley Dance; two manuscripts for publication in Down Beat, June 7, 1962.
Box 2
Folder 21, "Jazz: The Juilliard Blues," in Time, April 19, 1963.
Box 13
Folder 5, "The Best Years Of My Life," by Duke Ellington, in Our World, December, 1963.
Box 2
Folder 22, Listing of Duke Ellington Long Playing Records, in Jazz Record Catalog, Winter, 1963; 23 (a), Record Review: The Ellington Era, volume 1, Columbia C3L-27, by Dan Morgenstern, in Jazz, February, 1964; (b), My People - Photos of Recording Session, in Jazz, February, 1964; 24, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Advertisement, in Billboard, March 28, 1964; 25, "Orientations: Adventures in the Mid-East," by Duke Ellington, in Music Journal, March, 1964; 26, "Music: The Duke's Ball," in Newsweek, April 13, 1964; 27, "The Duke Is 65," from New York Post, April 30, 1964; 28, "The Piano Player: An Informal Duke Ellington Discography," by Chris Barter, in Cue, July 18, 1964; 29, "He Took The A Train," by Walter Meyer, from New York News, November 29, 1964; 30, "Tempo," by Jim Delehart, unidentified source, 1964.
Box 5
Folder 1, "The Youth Symphony of New York," in Carnegie Hall Program, April 18, 1965; 2, "Conniff's Corner: Pulitzer Board Affronts Duke," by Frank Conniff, in New York Journal-American, May 7, 1965; 3, "Music: Very Too Bad," in Newsweek, May 17, 1965; 4, "Golden Broom: The Melodic Sweep of Duke Ellington," by John J. Carmody, from New York Journal-American, June 2, 1965; 5, "Acting Mayor Presents Medal to the Duke (Ellington, That Is)," by Theodore Strongin, from New York Times, August 3, 1965; 6 (a), "A Medal For The Duke," from New York Daily News, August 3, 1965; (b), "New York City Gives Duke City's Pulitzer," from New York Amsterdam News, August 7, 1965 [Both refer to Duke and "his wife," Evie]; 7, "The Talk of The Town: Bronze Medal," in The New Yorker , August 14, 1965.
Box 14
Folder 1, "Jazz Night," in New York Times Magazine: Fashions of the Times, August 22, 1965
Box 12
Folder 4, "This Cat Needs No Pulitzer Prize," by Nat Hentoff, in New York Times Magazine, September 12, 1965.
Box 3
Folder 8, "3,000 In Church Get Ellington's Message," from New York Post, September 17, 1965; 9, "The Genius And The Prize," by Lawrence P. Neal, in Liberator, October, 1965; 10 (a), "The Duke Performs Tuesday," from The Ranger, Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington, October 1, 1965; (b), "An Interview With Duke: Famed Musician Relaxes After Concert," by Jeanne Baretich, from The Ranger, October 8, 1965.
Box 12
Folder 5, "From The Continent," by Hilaire duBerrier, in American Opinion, November, 1965.
Box 3
Folder 11, An Ellington Portrait, Mills Music, Inc., advertisement in Music Journal, November, 1965; 12 (a), "For Women," December 11, 1965; (b), "Success Formula," December 14, 1965; 13, "Great Performers At Philharmonic Hall: Duke Ellington," in Program for Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 1965-1966, December 12, 1965.
Box 12
Folder 6, "An Evening of Ellington and Elegance," by C. U. In sixtysix (sic), in Assumption Preparatory School Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 31, 1965.
Box 3
Folder 14, "Duke Ellington 1899 ----," in The American Negro, by Norman McRae and Jerry Blocker, Detroit: Impact Enterprises Inc., 1965; 15, "People: Duke Ellington," in Time, January 7, 1966
Box 14
Folder 2, "Jazz Goes To Fifth Avenue Church," in Christianity Today, January 21, 1966; 3, Cover only, Down Beat, January 2, 1966
Box 15
Folder 1, "A Big-Star Stomp Through Oldtime Harlem," by Kenneth Gouldthorpe, in Life, February 4, 1966
Box 3
Folder 16, "The Duke Goes To Church," in Stars and Stripes, February 11, 1966; 17, Duke Meets The Maestro and the Boston Pops, RCA Victor Advertisement, in Program for Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 1955-1956, March 6, 1966; 18, "A Day With The Duke," by John Molleson, from New York Herald Tribune, March 13, 1966
Box 15
Folder 2,"Newsfronts: A Groovy Gallic Digs The Duke's Castle Jazz," in Life, March 18, 1966
Box 3
Folder 19, "Ellington To Present Concert Here," from The Evening News, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 26, 1966; 20, "A Sunday With Ed Sullivan," by Gene Grove, in Tuesday Magazine; Supplement to the New York Journal- American, March, 1966
Box 15
Folder 3, "First World Festival of Black Man's Art," in Life, April 22, 1966;
Box 3
Folder 21, "Duke Ellington At 67," by George A. Elliot, from Grand Rapids Press, April 24, 1966; 22, "The King Scores," by Patricia Willard, in Jazz, April, 1966; 23(a), " Concert In The Virgin Islands, Duke Ellington," Reprise R-6185, LP record review by E. A. Podesta in Sounds and Fury, April, 1966; (b), Editorial, by Ralph Berton, in Sounds and Fury, April, 1966; 24 (a), "Rough Night For Ella, Duke," by Philip Elwood, from San Francisco Examiner, May 9, 1966; (b), "Sound Mars Ella, Duke Concert," by Russ Wilson, from Oakland Tribune, May 9, 1966; 25, "Ellington Music In Premier Here," from The Courier, Milton/Milton Junction, Wisconsin, May 12, 1966; 26 (a), Cover Photo of Duke Ellington and Licia Albenese; (b), "Metropolitan Opera Presents Summer Concerts," both in Opera News, June 4, 1966.
Box 4
Folder 1, "Jazz Spans The Years At Newport," by Amy Lee, in The Christian Science Monitor, July 8, 1966; 2 (a), "A World Festival"; (b), "An Interview With The Duke," by Sister Mary Felice, W.S. Both in Africa, Summer, 1966; 3, "'Duke' To Visit," from The Wheel, Ft. Eustis, Virginia, October 21, 1966; 4, "Racing With The Moon And All That Jazz," by John S. Wilson, from New York Times, October 23, 1966; 5, "Entertainment Whirl: Duke Performs At Eustis," from The Wheel, November 4, 1966; 6, "Crazy, Baby!," by Doug Bray, in 195 Magazine, November- December, 1966; 7, "Black Jazz," by Lino Jannuzzi, manuscript for L'Espresso, Rome, December 18, 1966
Box 15
Folder 4, "The Sophistication of Duke Ellington," by George Frazier, in Esquire, December, 1966
Box 4
Folder 8, "Duke Ellington; One Of A Kind," by Rex Stewart, from Evergreen Review, December, 1966; 9, "Ellington's New Album His Best," by Jack Ellis; LP record review, ca. 1966; 10, "Spectator: The Duke In A Different Kingdom," by Art Seidenbaum, from New York Times, ca. 1966; 11, Miscellaneous record and performance reviews, 1966-1973; 12, "Duke's Wife Of 47 Years Dies In DC," from New York Amsterdam News, January 21, 1967; 13 (a), "Jazz '67," by Nat Hentoff; (b), "The Playboy Jazz Hall Of Fame," both in Playboy, February, 1967; 14, "The Artistry of Bellson: An Analysis," by Rupert Kettle, in Down Beat, March 23, 1967; 15, "Jazz: Keeping Up With The Duke," in Time, April 14, 1967. 16, (a),"Musical Events - Jazz: Duke Ellington At The Rainbow Grill," by Whitney Balliett, from The New Yorker, August 19, 1967; (b), Ellington's Rainbow Grill appearance, assorted newspaper articles, August 11-18, 1967; 17, "Duke Ellington's San Francisco," by Duke Ellington, in San Francisco Business, September 1, 1967; 18, Second Sacred Concert, Advertisement, in Billboard, December 20, 1967; 19, "The Duke's Alter Ego," by John S. Wilson, from New York Times, ca. 1967.
Box 12
Folder 7, (a), "5,300 Hear Duke In Sacred Concert," by Douglas Watt, in New York Daily News, January 20, 1968; (b), The Duke's 'Sermon' Rocks A Cathedral," by Joseph Feurey, in New York Post, January 20, 1968.
Box 4
Folder 20, "Ellington At Cathedral," by William Maki, in The Episcopal New Yorker, February, 1968; 21, "The Composer On His Work: We Have Some Important Things To Say," by Duke Ellington, from The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 1968; 22 (a), "The Peerless Ellington," by Stanley Dance; (b), "Duke's Big Night," by Jimmy McHugh Both in ASCAP Today, July, 1968; 23, "Ellington Paints Big Band History," by Ronald Snow, in The Concord Daily Monitor, Concord, New Hampshire, October 22, 1968; 24, "Music: Duke Ellington," by Steve Vakas, in The Word, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 21-17, 1968; 25, "Sonny Criss: Blindfold Test," in Down Beat, November 28, 1968; 26, "Visit With Greatness: Duke Ellington," by Lewis McMillan Jr., in The Tablet: A Catholic Weekly, Brooklyn, New York, November 28, 1968; 27, "'Otra, Otra:' Ellington Conquers Latin America," by Stanley Dance, in Down Beat, December 12, 1968; 28, Photograph of Ellington, in The Las Vegas Reviewer, 1968; 29, "Don't Call It Jazz," by Carl L. Baldwin, in Impact, December, 1968; 30, Second Sacred Concert, nine unidentified newspaper clippings, 1968.
Box 5
Folder 1, (a), "Harry Carney: 41 Years At Home," by Martin Williams; (b), "Noblesse Oblige, Jazz Nobility On Tour," by Stanley Dance, both in International Musician, January, 1969; 2, "Gospel, Dixieland, Blues, Jazz, Soul: Black America Finds Freedom In Music," in Conquestador, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas, April 17, 1969; 3(a), "Reminiscing In Tempo: Guitarist Freddy Guy's Ellington Memories," by John McDonough; (b), "King Of The Big Band Road," by Leonard Feather Both in Down Beat, April 17, 1969; 4, "Mood Ellington: Duke's Day," by Amy Lee, from The Christian Science Monitor, April 25, 1969; 5, "Homage To Duke Ellington On His Birthday," by Ralph Ellison, from The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1969; 6, 70th Birthday Celebration at The White House, April, 29, 1969; six newspaper articles from Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times; 7, 70th Birthday Celebration at The White House, April, 29, 1969; three newspaper articles from Washington Post, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), New York Times; 8, 70th Birthday Celebration at The White House, April, 29, 1969; miscellaneous newspaper articles; 9, "Music: The Duke At 70," by Hubert Saal, in Newsweek, May 12, 1969; 10, "Duke Ellington: History-Making Honor For Black Americans Draws Plaudits," by Robert E. Johnson, in Jet, May 15, 1969; 11, "Jazz Comes Of Age," by Leonard Feather, from Denver Post, May 18, 1969; 12, "Ellington To Swing For Leblanc Monday," in Sunday Down Beat NAMM Daily, June 22, 1969; 13, "1000 Makers Of The Twentieth Century: Duke Ellington," by D.J., from The Sunday Times Magazine, London, June 29, 1969; 14, "Duke Ellington: Cooking At The White House," in Jazz At The Home Club Of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June, 1969
Box 15
Folder 5, "Duke Ellington: He Took The 'A' Train To The White House," by Phyl Garland, in Ebony, July, 1969;
Box 5
Folder 15, "Duke Ellington Into Rainbow Grill," in Visitors East, New York City, August, 1969.
Box 15
Folder 6, "Sophisticated Lady - 1969 Version," by Patricia Peterson, in New York Times Magazine: Fashions Of The Times, September 14, 1969
Box 5
Folder 16, "Moon Songs In Orbit," from Music Journal, September, 1969; 17, "The Man Who Put The Top Hat On Jazz," by John Reddy, in Reader's Digest, November, 1969
Box 15
Folder 7, Duke Ellington At The Keyboard, advertisement for Olivetti Typewriters, in New York Times Magazine, November 9, 1969
Box 5
Folder 18,"The Duke In Berlin," translated from the Frankfurter Neue Presse, November 11, 1969, in American Music Digest; 19, "Great American Composers Series: XVII. Duke Ellington," by Stanley Dance, in Stereo Review, December, 1969; 20, "The Duke Has No Peer," by Sidney Fields, from New York Daily News, December 2, 1969; 21, "An Ellington Travelogue: Duke's Latin American Photo Album," by Stanley Dance, in Down Beat Music '69, 1969; 22, "Salute of the Week: Duke Ellington," from Cue, ca. 1969; 23, "From Catsup To Sabayon;" unidentified book chapter referring to 70th Birthday Celebration at the White House, ca. 1969.
Box 14
Folder 4, Jazz: Where It Came From, Where Its At, by John S. Wilson; pamphlet published by United States Information Agency, ca. 1960's
Box 6
Folder 1 (a), "Duke Ellington Fan Produces Forty Year Old Photo For Autographs," from Atlanta Daily World, March 5, 1970; (b), "Duke Ellington Most 'Creative' Conductor," by Lucille M. Scott, from Atlanta Daily World, March 6, 1970; 2, Concert Reviews, four news articles, Oakland Tribune, Berkeley Daily Gazette, April 15-22, 1970; 3, "New Conquests For Duke," in Down Beat, April 16, 1970; 4 (a), "Blues For Johnny," by Fred Wyatt, from Berkeley Daily Gazette, May 13, 1970; (b), "Johnny Hodges, 1906-1970," by John S. Wilson, New York Times, ca.1970; 5, "The Duke And His Duchy," by Michael Drew, in Insight Magazine, The Milwaukee Journal, May 17, 1970; 6, "When Duke Ellington Sees A Piano," from Sunday's Herald- Banner, Greenville, Texas, June 6, 1970; 7, "Our Local Correspondents: A Day With The Duke," by Whitney Balliett, from The New Yorker, June 27, 1970; 8, "Roses For Satchmo," 70th Birthday Tributes by Duke Ellington, others, in Down Beat, July 9, 1970
Box 14
Folder 5, "Otto Hardwick, 66 Dies; Played In Ellington Band," obituary notice for general release, August 5, 1970
Box 6
Folder 9 (a), "18th Annual Critics Poll Results"; (b), "Johnny Hodges' 'Passion Flower' Solo Transcribed and Annotated by David Baker," both in Down Beat, August 20, 1970; 10, Sacred Concert Performances, six miscellaneous newspaper clippings, November 17, 1970 -February 28, 1971; 11, "Reminiscing In Tempo: Book Review of Stanley Dance's 'The World of Duke Ellington,'" by Francis Lucas, in Our Voice, December, 1970; 12, "Glad You Asked That!," by Hy Gardner, from Washington Daily News, January 25, 1971; 13, "A Memorable Visit With 'The King' Preceded Benefit," in Perspectives, Newsletter of St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March, 1971; 14, "Night Street," by Jack Tubert, from Worcester Sunday Telegram, April 18, 1971
Box 16
Folder 1, "The 100 Most Influential Black Americans," in Ebony, April, 1971
Box 6
Folder 15, "Jazz," by Stanley Dance, in Music Journal, May, 1971; 16, "'Obby' May Go Along With Duke Ellington On 75 Day World Tour," in Personal Banker News, May, 1971
Box 16
Folder 2, "Peace of Mind: Duke Ellington - 'Selfishness Can Be A Virtue,'" by Duke Ellington, in Look, July 27, 1971; 3, "Great Americans," in Vogue, September 1, 1971; 4, "Special Report: The A-Train Pulls Into Russia," by Rudolph Chelminski, in Life, November 19, 1971; 5, "Dream Street: The Young Comic," by Bob Sylvester, from New York Daily News, December 23, 1971
Box 6
Folder 17, "La Dolce Vita: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra At The Rainbow Grill," in Park East, December 23, 1971; 18, "Some Points For Jazz," by Dave Brubeck, in Magazine of the Temple University Music Festival, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1971; 19, "The Holiday With Duke Ellington," by Fred Wyatt, from San Francisco Chronicle, January 2, 1972; 20, "Everybody Talks A Good Show, Nobody Goes," by Gregg Hunter, from Glendale News-Press, Glendale, California, March 4, 1972; 21, "SRO For Ellington Concert," by Jackie Peterson, from Sacramento Union, March 8, 1972; 22, "The Long Road Home: Mercer Ellington Talks To Stanley Dance," in Down Beat,April 13, 1972
Box 14
Folder 6, "People," in Time, April 24, 1972
Box 6
Folder 23, "Listening To Jazz," by Duke Ellington, in Boys' Life, May, 1972; 24, "18th Annual Mr. Travel Award: Duke Ellington," in Travel, July, 1972; 25, "Jazz World Popularity," by Duke Ellington, manuscript for New York Times, ca. 1972; 26, "Ellington Week at the University of Wisconsin," three additional articles, New York Times, four clippings, 1972; 27, "The Duke Plays Brandywine," in The Delaware Spectator, August 9, 1972; 28, "Music, Music...: Duke," by James Kelton, in Marin Scope, September 5-11, 1972; 29, "Duke Ellington Revives Jazz At OC Concert," in The Roundup, Odessa College, November 21, 1942; 30, "Love and Learn: The Ellingtonians at UW," by Patricia Willard in Downbeat, Vol. 39, No. 16, October 12, 1972
Box 16
Folder 6, "Duke Ellington: Greatest Living Popular Musician," by Alfred Duckett, in Sepia, November, 1972
Box 6
Folder 31, " What's Happening?," from Taxi News December 15-30, 1972; 32, "The 10 Worlds of Edward Kennedy Ellington," by Leonard Feather, in Billboard, February 10, 1973; 33, "Duke Ellington: We Love You Madly," by Rowland Barker, in TV Guide, February 10-16, 1973; 34, "Ellingtonians Toast Duke," by John S. Wilson, from New York Times, May 4, 1973
Box 7
Folder 1, "Duke Ellington, Sine Qua Non," by Duke Ellington, in Esquire, June, 1973; 2, "Alice Babs Puts Sparkling Voice In Duke's Songs," from New York Times, July 3, 1973; 3, "Duke Ellington Is Awarded France's Legion of Honor," from New York Times, July 9, 1973; 4 (a), Ellington Chicago Engagements, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Chicago, October, 1973; (b), Script of WBBM-FM/WHPK-FM radio spot by Earl Calloway, October 15, 1973; (c), Letter to Mercer Ellington from "Joan" of Mister Kelly's, undated; 5, "Maestro Ellington's 'Mistress,'" by Ralph J. Gleason, from San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 1973; 6, "It Happened Last Night," by Earl Wilson, from New York Post, December 13, 1973; 7, Night Club Reviews: Rainbow Grill, from Variety. December 19, 1973
Box 16
Folder 7, "In Atlanta: A Duke's Birthday," in Life: The Year In Pictures, 1973
Box 7
Folder 8, "The Ageless Ellington," by Mary King, from The Daily Kent Stater, February 2, 1974; 9, "Music Is My Mistress," by Duke Ellington, reviews from; (a), Allentown Call-Chronicle, February 24, 1974; (b), Tulsa Sunday World, February 17, 1974; (c), San Diego Union, February 24, 1974; (d), Sunday Oregonian, February 24, 1974; (e), Memphis Press-Scimitar, February 22, 1974; (f), Monterey Sunday Penensula-Herald, February 17, 1974; 10, "The Duke of Jazz," in MD: Medical Newsmagazine, February, 1974; 11, "Duke Ellington Inked For Boise Concert," in Merry-Go- Round, Boise, Idaho, March 21, 1974; 12, "Duke Ellington: Most Charming Septuagenarian," by Gunther Schuller, from Washington Post, April 20. 1974; 13, "Vintage Ellington: A Birthday Tribute To The Jazzman," by Gene Baro, from Washington Post, April 22, 1974; 14, "Forever Ellington, The Then Is Now," by Boris Weintraub, from Washington Star-News, April 22, 1974; 15, 75th Birthday Tribute to Duke Ellington, including (click here to see a sample from this folder); (a), Cover Photograph; (b), "The First Chorus," by Charles Suber; (c), "Diamonds For Duke" by Patricia Willard; (d), "Love You Madly: Tributes to Duke Ellington," collated by Patricia Willard, all in Down Beat, April 25, 1974; 16, "Duke Ellington: The Monarch of American Music," by Harriett Choice, in Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1974; 17, "Tribute to Duke Ellington, 75," by Georgia Urban, from The Sunday Record, Philadelphia, Pennsylavania, April 28, 1974; 18 (a), "Jazz Composer Dies: Duke Ellington Takes 'A-Train' Into History"; (b), "Duke's Life Recalled as Continuing Quest," by Sandra Watkinson, both from The Statesman, May, 1974; 19, Tributes to Duke Ellington, including; (a), Census; (b), Remembrances; (c), "How Am I Feeling, Doctor"; (d), "Thousands Bid Farewell to Duke," all in Jet, June 13, 1974; 20, "The Duke And I," by John Lissner, in The American Way, November, 1974; 21, Miscellaneous Ellington Engagements, four newspaper clippings, ca.1974; 22, "The Jazz Sound," by Harriett Choice, undated; 23, "Showcase: Duke's Second Time Around," by Max E. Lash, undated; 24, "Ellington Shows On France-Italy Border," by Ollie Stewart, undated; 25, "United States Has Secret Sonic Weapon - Jazz," by Felix Belair, New York Times, undated; 26, "Duke Ellington: New Orleans Suite," Record Review by J. W. Norris, from CODA, undated; 27, "Edward Kennedy Ellington (Duke)," in Biographical Notes on Twentieth Century Afro-Americans, Friendship Press, New York, undated; 28, "American Greats," n.p., n.d.; 29, "Duke Bringing Show," undated; 30, "Duke Ellington - Musical Pioneer," by Leonard Feather, unidentified excerpt; 31, Photograph and caption regarding bust of Duke Ellington, from Playboy, undated; 32, "DISCourse: The Genius of Ellington," by John Lissner, Architectural Record, undated; 33, "Duke Ellington Is Given City's Handel Medallion," from New York Times, undated; 34, "A Moment of Magic," in San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, undated; 35, "The Duke: A Royal Evening," by Joseph McLellan, n.p., n.d.; 36, "Soul Train," from After Dark, undated; 37, "Influences," n.p., n.d.; 38, "Close-Up: Music Man," by Sidney Jion, undated; 39, "The Duke's Farewell Concert," n.p., n.d. (click here to see a sample from this folder); 40, "Duke At Tanglewood," by Duke Ellington, manuscript for liner notes for Duke At Tanglewood LP record, undated; 41(a), "The Tastebuds," by Duke Ellington, undated manuscript; (b), "Band Boys And Barbers," by Duke Ellington, undated manuscript
Foreign Articles, 1946-1974
Box 8
Folder 1, Cover Photo, from Hot Club Magazine, January, 1946 [French] (click here to see a sample from this folder); 2, "The Duke Steps Out," from Symphonie & Swing, March, 1946 [Dutch]; 3, "How The Diligent Duke of Ellington Records," by Hal P. Brown, in Syncopation, Australia, December, 1946; 4 (a), "2 x Duke Ellington," by P.L. Duruzka; (b), "Tricky Sam Nanton," by gg, both in Jazz, 1947, #1 [Czech]; 5, "Dostavenicko s Dukem," in Jazz 1947, #2, [Czech]; 6, Reference to Duke Ellington, in Jazz, 1947, #3 [Czech]; 7, Jazz, issues 3-8, 1948 [Czech]; 8 (a), Cover photograph of Duke Ellington; (b), Results of Metronome and Down Beat Polls Both in Musica Jazz, Milano, February, 1949 [Italian]; 9 (a), "Appunti sull' Arrangiamento," by Angelo Giacomazzi; (b), Photograph of Duke Ellington and Danny Kaye; (c), "Rex Stewart a Milano," by Roberto Nicolosi, all in Musica Jazz, Milano, May, 1949 [Italian]; 10 (a), "Here's The News," by Rolf Ten Kate, in Swing Street, March, 1950 [Dutch]; (b), Aspekt, 1966 [German]; 11, "Duke Ellington: Geeft Met Zijn Voltallig Orkest In Nederland Een Tweetal Concerten," in Rhythme, April 15, 1950 [Dutch] (click here to see a sample from this folder); 12 (a), "Ar Condicionado Na Selva"; (b), "Discografia: Duke Ellington em LP," both in Stradivarius, Brasil, November-December, 1952 [Portuguese]; 13 (a), Duke Ellington Discography, in Jazz: Bulletin of the Hot Club of Japan, December, 1952; (b), Chronology of Duke Ellington Orchestra Personnel, 1926-1954, in Jazz: Bulletin of the Hot Club of Japan, May, 1953; (c), Letter from Tay Muraoka, President of the Hot Club of Japan [Japanese and English]; 14, "Duke Ellington: El Rey del Jazz," by Javier Villaneuva, in Temas, New York City, February, 1954 [Spanish]; 15, "The Duke Cuts A Side," by Ben Martin, in Music Life, ca. 1957-1958 [Japanese]; 16, "Duke Ellington: 'Ich Spiele Orchester,'" in Jazz In Wort Und Bild, Berlin, November, 1958 [German]; 17, Photograph of Duke Ellington, in Schlagzeug: Das Jazz- Magazine, December, 1958, [German]; 18, "Quoth The Duke," by Steve Voce, in Jazz Journal, London, March, 1959; 19, Article on jazz, including photograph of Duke Ellington, from Amerika, USSR, ca. 1960 [Cyrillic]; 20, "Les Disques Parus En France: Duke Ellington," in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, April, 1961 [French]; 21, "De Graaf (Count) en De Hertog (Duke)," by Kor Van der Goten, in Zondagsvriend: Radio TV Programma's, April 5, 1962 [Dutch]; 22, "Duke Ellington a Paris," by Madeleine Gautier, in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, February, 1963 [French]
Box 16
Folder 8, "Duke Un Jour de Bataialle a Wagram," by Jean Durieux, in Paris Match, March 9, 1963 [French];
Box 8
Folder 23, Miscellaneous clippings from French publications, March, 1963 [French]; 24, Swing Journal, Japan, April, 1963 [Japanese]
Box 16
Folder 9, "Le 'Duc' du Jazz Duke Ellington A Beyrouth," by Marc Geoffroy, in Magazine, November 21, 1963 [French]
Box 8
Folder 25, "Jazz, Thy Name is Ellington! An Exclusive Interview," by J. Sarkar, in Vista, Calcutta, November, 1963; 26, "Nouvelles du Club," in International Cine Magazine, Geneva, Winter, 1963-1964 [French].
Box 9
Folder 1 (a), "The Duke Steps Out," by G. E. Lambert; (b), "Reminiscing In Tempo," by A Bishop Both in Jazz Journal, Great Britain, February, 1964; 2 (a), "The Influence of Ellington," by Bill Russo; (b), "Sam Woodyard Talking," by Sam Woodyard; (c), "Too Late For Me To Change, Says Johnny Hodges," by Les Tomkins; (d), "Under The Influence Of Ellington," by Paul Gonsalves All in Crescendo, Great Britain, March, 1964; 3, Miscellaneous clippings from newspapers from Switzerland [German], Sweden [Swedish], and Germany [German], March 3-10, 1964; 4, "The Duke On Japan Tour," in The Asahi Picture News, March 7, 1964 [Japanese]; 5, "Duke, Il MJQ E Molti Altri A Sanremo," in Musica Jazz, March, 1964 [Italian]; 6, "The Duke's In Town," by Benny Green, in Town, March, 1964; 7, "Sur les recents concerts Duke Ellington," by Madeleine Gautier, in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, April, 1964 [French]; 8, Miscellaneous articles, in Swing Journal, 1964 [Japanese]; 9 (a), TEATP, 1964, Soviet magazine, [Cyrillic]; (b), The Straits Sunday Times, Malaya, undated [English]; (c), The New Light of Burma, undated [Arabic]; (d), The Rangoon Daily, January 25, 1972 [Arabic]; (e), The Mirror, January 25, 1972 [Arabic]; (f), The Sunday Times, Singapore Edition, January 34, 1974 [English]; 10, "Etude: Le Duc Joue Ellington," in Jazz Magazine, February, 1965 [French]; 11, "The Genesis of Duke," by Martin Williams; (b), "Lightly and Politely," by Stanley Dance; (c), "Quality Jazz," by Eddie Lambert All in Jazz Journal, Great Britain, February, 1965; 12 (a), "Ellington Revisited," by Denis Preston; (b), "Ellington - by The Ellingtonians," by Buster Cooper, Cat Anderson, and Paul Gonsalves, both in Crescendo, March, 1965; 13, "Duke Ellington Ganz Privat," by K.Breh, in HiFi Stereophonie, April, 1965 [German]; 14, "Duke Przy Pracy," in Jazz, 1965 [Polish]; 15 (a), "Johnny Hodges," interview by Henry Whiston; (b), "On The Sidelines," by Rex Stewart, both in Jazz Journal, Great Britain, January, 1966; 16, "Au Chateau de Goutelas-en-Forez...Le 'Duke' a Joue Ellington," in Le Progres, Lyon, France, February 27, 1966 [French]; 17, Fold-out photograph of Duke Ellington, in Swing Journal, June, 1966 [Japanese]; 18, Photograph of Duke Ellington, in Jazz, 1966 [Polish]
Box 14
Folder 7, "Jazz Nero," in L'Espresso, Rome, Italy, December 18, 1966 [Italian]; 8, Storia Della Musica, four issues devoted to jazz; December 12, 1966; February 20, March 6, April 3, 1967
Box 9
Folder 19, "La Tournee du Grand Duke," by Jean-Pierre Binchet, in Jazz Magazine, March, 1967 [French]; 20, Souvenir Booklet, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1967 [Spanish].
Box 10
Folder 1, Special Award for LP, "The Popular Duke Ellington," in Swing Journal, February, 1968 [Japanese]; 2 (a), Photograph of Duke Ellington; (b), Review of 'Soul Call' (Verve); (c), Review of 'Ellington Sidekicks' (Epic), all in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, July-August, 1968 [French]; 3 (a), "Duke Ellington em Sao Paulo," in Folha de S. Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil, September 1, 1968 [Portuguese]; (b), "Ellington: Asfalto 'Jungle,' Trovao," in Folha de S. Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil, September 2, 1968 [Portuguese]; 4, "The Cross-Cultural Dimension of Afro-Inspired Music," by Roy Preiswerk, in Arts and Man, Trinidad, West Indies, February, 1969; 5, Cover photo of Duke Ellington, in La Revue des Disques et de la Fidelite, Brussells, April, 1969 [French]; 6, Speciaal Nummer Duke Ellington 70 Jaar, Jazz Wereld, Bert Vuijsje, editor, April, 1969 [Dutch]; 7, "Le Duke 'Ma Carriere Ne Fait Que Commencer,'" by Huguette Debaisieux, in Le Figaro: Numero Special Gratuit, November 20, 1969 [French]; 8, "Duke Ellington en la Palau," Unidentified newspaper clipping, November 25, 1969 [Spanish]; 9 (a), "Hamp et Duke a Bordeaux"; (b), "Duke Ellington a Saint-Sulpice"; (c), Record Review: "Duke Ellington: Greatest Hits" (Columbia) [same as CL-558 in the USA] All in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, December, 1969 [French]; 10, "Duke Ellington," by George Estrada, in Tele Este, Barcellona, December 5, 1969 [Spanish]; 11, Rear cover photo of Duke Ellington, in Jazz, 1969 [Polish]; 12, Article on Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday, by Arnold Bolyntseb, USSR, 1969 [Russian]; 13, Ellington Appearances in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, six newspaper articles, April 9-May 5; and 1970 Cover Photograph of Duke Ellington, in International Musician, February, 1970; 14, "The Duke Meets The Press," in The By-Liner, Toronto, April 10, 1970; 15 (a), "Thomas Whealy [sic]: Bras Droit de Duke Ellington," from Provencal-Dimanche-Orange, April 26, 1970 [French]; (b), "Une Musique Sacree Impressionnante avec Duke Ellington," by P. Hermelin, from Orange, July 28, 1970 [French]; 16 (a), "Johnny Hodges," by Madeleine Gautier; (b), "L'Hommage a Johnny Hodges," by Duke Ellington; (c), "Duke Ellington a Orange," all in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, May-June, 1970; 17 (a), "Duke Har;" (b), "Duke Ar Har!" Both in GTKvallstidnin-gen, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 8, 1970 [Swedish]; 18(a), "Lightly and Politely: Ellington Notes - May-June," by Stanley Dance; (b), "The Duke in New Orleans," by Floyd Levin Both in Jazz Journal, Great Britain, August, 1970; 19 (a), "Duke Ellington au Theatre Antique d'Orange," by Hugues Panassie; (b), Review of "Masterpieces by Ellington" (Columbia) Both in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, September, 1970 [French]; 20, Photograph of Duke Ellington, in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, February, 1971 [French]; 21, "Efterlangtag jazz bok i host," in Spektra Nytt, August, 1971 [Swedish]; 22 (a), Record Review: "Duke Ellington - Second Sacred Concert"; (b), "La Tournee Europeenne de Duke Ellington," both in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, October, 1971 [French]; 23, "Duke Ellington: El Principe del Jazz Llego Con Su Sequito," in Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 26, 1971 [Spanish]; 24, "Duke Ellington," by Madeleine Gautier, in Bulletin du Hot Club de France, November, 1971 [French]; 25, "Duke Ellington Orchestra Arrives," in The Guardian, Rangoon, January 25, 1972; 26, Photograph of Duke Ellington, in Saturday Mirror, Ceylon, January 29, 1972; 27, "The Duke Jazzes Up Our Boy Wonder," by David Liew, in The Sunday Times, Malaysian Edition, January 30, 1972.
Box 11
Folder 1 (a), Caricature of Duke Ellington as a Sumo Wrestler; (b), "Duke Ellington," by Leonard Feather Both in Swing Journal: 1972 - Jazz & Records, January, 1972 [Japanese]; 2, "Make Me Look Beautiful, Baby," from Weekend News, Perth, Australia, February 5, 1972
Box 16
Folder 10, "Duke Ellington in the Soviet Union," by Maya Gordeyeva, in Soviet Life, March, 1972 [English]
Box 11
Folder 3, "Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn," by Claude Carriere, in Jazz Hot, December 1972; 4, Belgische Radio En Televisie Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen: Jazz; November, December, 1972, January, 1973 [Dutch].
Box 14
Folder 9, Belgische Radio En Televisie Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen: Jazz; February, 1973 [Dutch]
Box 11
Folder 5, Belgische Radio En Televisie Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen: Jazz; March-June, 1973 [Dutch]; 6 (a), "Kinda Dukish," by Louis Victor Mialy; (b), "Reminiscing In Tempo," interview by Henry Whiston; (c), "La Fabuleuse Histoire de Duke Ellington," by Claude Carriere and Jean Deimas; (d), "Happy Reunion," by Herb Wong; (e), "Stomp, Look and Listen," by Claude Carriere; (f), "Hollywood Hangover," by Alain Tercinet All in Jazz Hot-Special: Duke Ellington, October, 1973, [French]; 7, "Emperor Attends Benefit Show by Duke Ellington," in The Ethiopian Herald, Addis Ababa, November 22, 1973, [English]; 8, "Hello, Sailor! A Right Royal Laugh," by James Green, from Evening News, London, November 27, 1973; 9, "To Accompany The Queen You Must Have The Duke," in TV Times, London, November 29, 1973
Box 11
Folder 10 (a), Article on Duke Ellington, by Katsuji Abe, from Iwate Shimbun, ca. 1973 [Japanese]; (b), Two 8 x 10 glossy prints of Duke Ellington, by Katsuji Abe; 11 (a), On the death of Duke Ellington, packet of newspaper clippings sent from Derek Jewell to Ruth Ellington, accompanying letter dated June 14, 1974; (b), A second packet of newspaper clippings, duplicating some of the above; 12, "Duke Intime;" unidentified newspaper clipping; 13, "Duke Ellington A Nobre Arte do Jazz," n.p., n.d. magazine article from Brasil [Portuguese]; 14, "Jazz Music Is Always Colored and Duke Ellington Incontestably Remains It's [sic] Duke;" unidentified manuscript [English].
Boxes 12-16
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