Profile of Duke Ellington featuring performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of places from The Basin St. West Jazz Club, the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival, and his first Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral. This program was described by Ellington in his autobiography as the best film about Duke Ellington ever made...
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- Released
- Production
- NET, KQED
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Top Cast
Cat Anderson as Self
Louie Bellson as Self
Bunny Briggs as Self
Lawrence Brown as Self
Harry Carney as Self
Top Crew
Richard Moore · Director
Philip Greene · Writer, Cinematographer
Lane Slate · Cinematographer
Joe Dieves · Cinematographer
Ralph J. Gleason · Producer
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