Duke Ellington in District of Columbia - early 20th Century
from Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress, page 26:
I used to spend nights listening to Doc Perry, Louis Brown, and Louis Thomas. They were schooled musicians who had been to the conservatory. But I listened to the unschooled, too. There was a fusion, a borrowing of ideas, and they helped one another right in front of where I was standing, leaning over the piano, listening. Oh, I was a great listener! Louis Brown had unbelievable technique. He played chromatic thirds faster than most of the greats of that time could play chromatic singles (his left hand could play an eleventh in any key). The others could only marvel at this, but not with … more >>
Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress (New Jersey, 1973), p. 26. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429000364232 accessed: 7 November, 2024
Listeners
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Piano music
written by Mozart |
performed by Louis Brown |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early 20th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |