Duke Ellington - First Annual Tour Of Pacific Northwest Spring 1952Recorded at four venues during Duke Ellington's first annual tour of the Pacific Northwest in 1952, these songs bring listeners to the ballrooms and armories of Oregon and Washington, where the legendary Ellington and his band had been hired to play for dancers.

we are still discovering that the released sides (and the two or three hits on the label) were only a small part of the Downey story

May 1st 2016Recorded by Craig LawrenceMixed By Stu MackenzieMastered by Joe CarraCover art by Jason GaleaAmbrose Kenny-Smith: Harmonica

This music deserves to be better known

3 in E-Flat Major

Brian Fallon and Dave Hause

which began in 2000

full of palm trees

and deeply attracted to

sharing a spiritual or liturgical background

they mark the start of a new creative period for the young genius

"Revelation and sheer enjoyment here for Cello lovers

The gender bending Pop hit