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Duke Ellington - Isfahan

Encoded by lfbarfe! Watching the Duke Ellington Jazz 65 show (kindly encoded by Mr lfbarfe), I was VERY taken with the performance of Isfahan, from the "Far East Suite." I've chopped it out to sh...  
 
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cronosopium (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Esto es vida¡¡¡
edcerc (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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i guess he was short one music stand.
masja20 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Isfahan is my town. I'm so proud about Isfahan.
And i miss there so mutch

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LaurieEarly (1 month ago) Show Hide
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This is a Billy Strayhorn composition. (Based on a lot of the comments below I felt this fact needed to be repeated.)
sly74 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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i love his music so much. it's transcendent...
himynameississy (2 months ago) Show Hide
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I think this is one of duke's best
JeraldRJ1 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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I know Duke is writing music in Heaven.
maartenmoesen (1 month ago) Show Hide
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He wrote heaven on earth.
4u2b1ib12 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Fellow Tubelers,

Could a feather feel any softer, on the skin?




What I imagine impressive; Duke is holding the sheet music, much like he just wrote it, in his room.  Johnny Hodges, right there, cold read smooth on the impromptu changes.
The piece, Isfahan, had been developing to this point, and the orchestra was ready.

Right or wrong, on my fantasy, the piece is beautiful.

Best wishes.
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Love it!

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