DESS has carried out an extensive work to document Ellington’s visits and contacts with Sweden. The result of this work is presented here in four sections:

Duke Ellington in Sweden- an overview by Rolf Dahlgren (in Swedish only)

Duke Ellington’s concerts in Sweden 1939-1973

Duke Ellington in Sweden – recordings by Duke and his sidemen (a discography)

Swedes in the Duke Ellington orchestra