Randall Keith HortonRandall Keith Horton identifies himself as an obscure Ellingtonian. In Spring1964, Horton received a mysterious calling commanding him to Go to San Francisco and study music. The resulting high point occurred in 1973, when Duke Ellington invited Hortn to compose and conduct original music for his orchestra at a concert at Disneyland. Ellington then appointed Horton to briefly serve as his composing and conducting assistant. After Duke's death, the Ellington family chose Horton to lead more than 30 performances of Duke's Sacred Music and write the only full-length, concerto grosso orchestration of Black, Brown and Beige, Ellington's most sweeping and misunderstood work. Read More Read Less