McLuhan, among his many and complex intellectual skills, was a James Joyce scholar, and this famous quote from “Finnegan’s Wake”appeared in “The Medium is the Massage”:
“The West shall shake the East awake, while ye have the night for morn.”
I confess I’ve never heard this album. I always liked the cover art, but passed it over when flipping through the racks. Thanks for bringing this in; I’ll listen to it soon.
For most of my life, I’ve thought of the Duke in terms of his influence - on Monk, on Mingus, on Sun Ra; on American music in general. It’s always good to listen to some straight up Ellington!
Like so many on the Big River called Jazz, I learned them backward. I heard most of Ellington's later music before I ever heard the early music you mention which influenced Monk, Mingus, and Sun Ra...and Burrell.
McLuhan, among his many and complex intellectual skills, was a James Joyce scholar, and this famous quote from “Finnegan’s Wake”appeared in “The Medium is the Massage”:
“The West shall shake the East awake, while ye have the night for morn.”
When I was at UCLA, I took a Duke Ellington class taught by Kenny Burrell. I remember this album!. Vive la Ellington!
I confess I’ve never heard this album. I always liked the cover art, but passed it over when flipping through the racks. Thanks for bringing this in; I’ll listen to it soon.
For most of my life, I’ve thought of the Duke in terms of his influence - on Monk, on Mingus, on Sun Ra; on American music in general. It’s always good to listen to some straight up Ellington!
C.L. Thanks for walking with us.
Like so many on the Big River called Jazz, I learned them backward. I heard most of Ellington's later music before I ever heard the early music you mention which influenced Monk, Mingus, and Sun Ra...and Burrell.
Ahhh, my good friend. And who can forget Burrell's wonderful and affectionate tribute, Ellington is Forever:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Is_Forever