Essentially Ellington 2006-07 Competition Performances

The following live competition performances were recorded at the 12th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival held at Rose Theater in New York City, May 4-6, 2007. The tracks are listed below in order of competition performance in Real Audio format. To listen, you will need the free RealOne Player.

In February 2007, these 15 finalist bands were selected from 88 bands across North America who submitted a recording for the Essentially Ellington competition. In March and April 2007, each of these finalist bands received an in-school workshop with a Jazz at Lincoln Center clinician before traveling to New York. These competition performances are the culmination of a school year spent studying and performing the music of Duke Ellington.

For more information on the 12th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, including the results of the competition and outstanding soloist awards, please see the press release.

Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
C Jam Blues (6:36)
Sophisticated Lady (4:47)
Old Man Blues (3:07)

Edmonds-Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA
C Jam Blues (6:15)
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (3:44)
Flaming Sword (3:04)

Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA - First Place
Jumpin' Pumpkins (3:54)
Sultry Sunset (4:10)
Old Man Blues (4:06)

Agoura High School Jazz A, Agoura Hills, CA
Bli Blip (3:41)
Sophisticated Lady (4:11)
C Jam Blues (5:28)

River East Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB
Jumpin' Pumpkins (3:57)
Mood Indigo (3:05)
C Jam Blues (7:01)

Mead High School, Spokane, WA
Perdido (3:33)
Jumpin' Pumpkins (3:36)
Old Man Blues (3:05)

Williamsville East High School, East Amherst, NY
Flaming Sword (3:09)
The Mooche (4:18)
C Jam Blues (7:42)

King Philip Regional High School, Wrentham, MA - Honorable Mention
Flaming Sword (3:05)
The Shepherd (7:35)
Old Man Blues (3:13)

Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Jumpin' Pumpkins (3:37)
Sophisticated Lady (4:04)
In a Mellow Tone (3:05)

Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, TX
Jumpin' Pumpkins (4:52)
Sophisticated Lady (4:51)
Cottontail (5:59)

Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, CA
C Jam Blues (2:55)
Sophisticated Lady (4:27)
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (9:18)