Betty Roche

"Light & Swinging"

members

Duke Ellington Orchestra

into

Taking the "A" Train, singin' & swingin', doin' the jazz

state of mind

bouncy

vices

I'm too polite for that

favorite artists

Duke Ellington Orchestra, Hot Lips Page, Lester Young, Earl Hines, Clark Terry and Charles Brown

GENRES: blues, jazz, bebop, swing/big band, standards
LOCATION: Wilmington DE, US
WEBSITE: http://fakebettyroche.blogspot.com/
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About

Betty (Mary Elizabeth) Roche was most closely associated with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Ellington himself paid her one of his typically elliptical tributes in these terms in his autobiography: "She had a soul inflection in a bop state of intrigue, and every word was understandable despite the sophisticated hip... more »

Posted 1 Songs

Trouble Trouble
blues, jazz, jazz blues
Now this tune is a great example of my style. Check out the horn section ~ these guys sound like satin. Let it flow around...