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Jazz with John Hellings

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John Hellings

A selection of the best in jazz music with John Hellings.

Jazz with John Hellings: Two Versions of Ellington’s Sunrise

Two Versions of Ellington’s Sunrise

BBC Local Radio - Jazz with John Hellings, Two Versions of Ellington’s Sunrise

A song from Ellington’s Liberian Suite sung by Al Hibbler and  the same from Frank Sinatra

We have two versions of Duke Ellington’s I Like The Sunrise from his Liberian Suite. One by Frank Sinatra and the other by Al Hibbler, both with the Ellington orchestra recorded 21 years apart. In fact, there’s a ducal theme running through the programme with another Ellington composition as part of the jazz festival which sprung up in the late fifties. There’s a Modern Jazz Quartet example of their homage to the Duke as well as offerings from Oscar Peterson, Trummy Young, Benny Carter and John Coltrane.

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