Flashback Friday – Duke Ellington – Three Suites
It is only fitting for the last Flashback Friday entry of this year to go out on a royal note. Duke Ellington’s Three Suites recording has been a part of my holiday season for about the last 10 years. I heard it for the first time as the soundtrack for a soulful version of the […]
Introducing Darius de Haas
This is probably one of the more challenging albums that I have reviewed merely because of its greatness. Last year, a friend from New York sent me a copy of Darius de Haas’ solo release “Day Dream – Variations On Strayhorn“. When I picked it up from the post office, I immediately played it in […]
