Playlist for August 29, 2010 from 4:00PM - 6:00PM

Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 1:33am

Playlist Date & Time: 8/29/2010 4:00PM - 6:00PM

Program: Sitting In with Elizabeth Meneray

In celebration of the spirit and the people of this wonderful, complex environment we call New Orleans, I am featuring the music composed by Duke Ellington for the 1970 Jazz Festival entitled, "New Orleans Suite." The music pays tribute to the sounds of the street, to the sounds of its music, to the heat and the rhythm, the heartbreak and the tears, the joy and the laughter. Ellington evokes us in this music - you can feel us there! I then turned attention to Duke's "Black, Brown and Beige." I'm excited to play Mahalia Jackson doing the 23rd Psalm with Duke - it's a beautiful piece of music, and a great way to end a pensive program. I hope you enjoy it.

Playlist Tracks

Duke Ellington Blues for New Orleans New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970 Commissioned by George Wein for the 1970 Jazz Festival
Duke Ellington Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Portrait of Louis Armstrong New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Portrait of Wellman Braud New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke ellington Second Line New Orlean Suiute Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Portrait of Sidney Bechet New Orleans Suite Atlantice 1970
Duke Ellington Aristocracy a la Jean Lafitte New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Portrait of Mahalia Jackson New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1970
Duke Ellington Parts I-VI Black, Brown and Beige Columbia 1958 Featuring Mahalia Jackson on "Come Sunday" and "The 23rd Psalm"