loved playing in Portland, often booked at the Uptown Ballroom at East 21st and Burnside, or more often at the famously desegregated McElroy’s at SW 4th and Main in Downtown. Duke enjoyed McElroy’s so much, he spent two of his birthdays at there in the 50s. We are endebted to the late Bob Dietsche for his inights into Portland Jazz history, especially in his book Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1942-1957.