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SCD + Duke Ellington in collaboration with Shane Chalke B.E. Jazz

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ion <strong>with</strong> <strong>Shane</strong> <strong>Chalke</strong> B.E. <strong>Jazz</strong><br />

In a Sentimental Mood<br />

By <strong>Duke</strong> <strong>Ell<strong>in</strong>gton</strong><br />

Dancers: Nicholas Daulton-Crotty and Melissa Rummel<br />

This 1935 piece was written by <strong>Ell<strong>in</strong>gton</strong> at a party <strong>in</strong> Durham, North Carol<strong>in</strong>a.<br />

28 years later, he recorded it <strong>with</strong> the great John Coltrane.<br />

Take the “A” Tra<strong>in</strong><br />

By Billy Strayhorn<br />

Dancers: Juliana Crist<strong>in</strong>a, Samantha Miller, and Monessa Salley<br />

Billy Strayhorn was <strong>Ell<strong>in</strong>gton</strong>’s long time composer and collaborator.<br />

Take the A Tra<strong>in</strong> became the <strong>Ell<strong>in</strong>gton</strong> band’s signature tune.<br />

It Don’t Mean a Th<strong>in</strong>g (if I a<strong>in</strong>’t got that sw<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

By <strong>Duke</strong> <strong>Ell<strong>in</strong>gton</strong><br />

Dancers – Juliana Crist<strong>in</strong>a, Sea Lee, Jordan Leonard, Samantha Miller,<br />

Jessica Obiedz<strong>in</strong>ski, Melissa Rummel, Monessa Salley, Eugenia Titter<strong>in</strong>gton<br />

Now <strong>in</strong>ducted <strong>in</strong>to the Grammy Hall of Fame, this 1931 composition<br />

by <strong>Duke</strong> turned out to be quite prophetic.<br />

POVO<br />

By Freddie Hubbard<br />

From the 1972 album Skydive, Povo is a Portuguese word mean<strong>in</strong>g “the people”.<br />

I’ve been play<strong>in</strong>g this tune for 45 years – one of my favorites.<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>ued...<br />

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