The Duke At Fargo, 1940: Special 60th Anniversary Edition

Release Date: 15th Jul 2013
Catalogue No: 1038435
Label: Storyville

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The Duke At Fargo, 1940: Special 60th Anniversary Edition

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Duke Ellington's Orchestra recorded on November 17, 1940. Storyville's Fargo box set had been out of stock for a while until it was reissued on this fine double CD now packed as a digipak. This new edition includes: "The Fargo Dance Date" by Jerry Valburn, "After Fargo" by William Strother, then a 19 year old Ellington-fan who happened to catch the band the very next evening after the Fargo date. His impressions of his first "live" exposure of the Ellington band and "Recording The Duke at Fargo 1940 by Jack Towers.

The Duke At Fargo, 1940: Special 60th Anniversary Edition

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