(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history ... One of Ellington’s most adventurous compositions, “Caravan” transports listeners to a world of exotic rhythms and mysterious ...

Long Distance (Riyoko Takagi); Urban Light (Riyoko Takagi); One Another Day (Riyoko Takagi); Caravan (Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol); But Beautiful (Jimmy Van Hesen); Gray Sky (Riyoko Takagi); Cool ...

01. Caravan (Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol/Irving Mills) - 5:23; 02. Confirmation (Charlie Parker) - 2:51; 03. Black Coffee (Paul Francis Webster/Sonny Burke) - 5:22; 04. Love Me or Leave Me (Walter ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington, marking last year’s 125th anniversary of the composer's birth. Last Thanksgiving I saw him play ...