Duke Ellington and his orchestra

United States, 1988

Film
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Episode of Series “The Good years of jazz”.
Features one of the most famous jazz musicians of our time, Duke Ellington leads his orchestra in some his most popular hits. These include: ‘Take the A train, satin Doll, Blow by blow, Things ain’t what they used to be, VIP boogie and Kinda Dukish.’ Ample time is given to solo performances by many of the fine soloists.

Credits

director

Bernard Rubin

production company

Storyville Film

Language

English

Duration

00:25:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

39304

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Music & Performing Arts → Big band music

Music & Performing Arts → Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music

People → Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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