Jazz

The Duke Ellington Orchestra without the Duke? O.K. so you can't have everything. But Mercer Ellington, the Duke's son, is making a gallant attempt to recreate some of his father's stuff and from what I have heard, he is doing a good job of it. Check them out for $3 and $4 tonight at Sanders Theatre.

Common sense at least dictates that you won't to drive two hours to see Dave Brubeck and his kinds play a couple of old numbers down at Lennox, Mass it you the whole Brubeck collection, consisting of "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo, a la turk" and I'll throw in a Stan Getz album, all for less than you'll be paying to hear this fabled pianist, Don't be taken in.

A terrific singer, Mercedes Hall, will be at Sandy's Jazz Revival on Sunday and Monday. Sandy's is only 30 minutes from the Hub, on 54 Cabot ST. in Beverly.