Harlem Air Shaft

Duke Ellington · 1940 · RCA Victor, New York, 22 juillet 1940

Context

Recorded in 1938 by the same Lester Young group. It appears on the second side of the 1961 Commodore compilation.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano).

By the same artist

• Cotton Tail (1940)
• Take the 'A' Train (1941)
• Chelsea Bridge (1941)
• I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (1941)
• Perdido (1942)
• Sophisticated Lady (1933)

Sources

• EN: Harlem Air Shaft
• EN: Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band

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