Duke Ellington performed with the Ron Collier Orchestra on the 1969 album North of the Border in Canada."Canadian Jazz Great and 'Musical Force' Ed Bickert Remembered By His Son". Billboard, 3/9/2019 by Karen Bliss The album included compositions by several Canadian composers, including Collier."Duke Ellington North of The Border in Canada". Oswego Palladium Times, via Newspaper Archives, January 25, 1969 - Page 9. Collier created orchestrations for a number of Ellington's concerts and recordings."Jazz CD Reviews". Music-Wev International, Don Mather
