SINGS DUKE ELLINGTON 05/17/2011 with Carney of the Black

with Carney of the Black Keys at the controls

Chikapa "Ray" Phiri

England on May 18

" where the blues-obsessed Jagger's harp is featured a la his hero Little Walter

" Adele's "Rolling in the Deep

SINGS DUKE ELLINGTON 05/17/2011 with Carney of the BlackNina Simone was on her way to becoming a major name by 1962, with her protest and civil rights songs granting her acclaim and recognition far beyond the jazz world. Sings Ellington is a change of pace for the singer pianist, who is heard performing 11 songs written by Duke Ellington and or Billy Strayhorn. Backed by an unidentified string orchestra (the accompaniment is often sparse) and the Malcolm Dodds Singers, she not only revives the usual Duke