Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

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• Genre(s): Musical
• Language(s): English
• Cast(s): Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams

• Duration: 1h 48min
• Similar To: Pretty Lethal, Songs from the Hole
• Story:
  Joined by the likes of saxophonist Ben Webster and trumpeter Cootie Williams, jazz giant Duke Ellington demonstrates in this collection of performance clips (spanning the years 1929-43) precisely why he's one of the seminal figures in American music. Ellington's musical evolution can be seen in excerpts from feature-length and short films that include Black and Tan, Check and Double Check, Symphony in Black and The Hit Parade of 1937.
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