Doesn’t Get Much Better…

…than Johnny Hodges and Strayhorn’s beautiful composition “Isfahan.”

I have recently been watching a lot of concert videos while transplanting seedlings in my office. Last night was a lot of Duke Ellington. Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours: playing in the dirt while watching Duke out of the corner of my eye.

Speaking of which, just for giggles, here’s Duke on “What’s My Line?”