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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of a jazz orchestra. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz. Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians.
Actors: Michel Gondry (director), Michel Gondry (writer), Aïssa Maïga (actress), Philippe Torreton (actor), Arlette Zylberberg (producer), Genevieve Lemal (producer), Zinedine Soualem (actor), Omar Sy (actor), Sacha Bourdo (actor), Michel Gondry (actor), Alain Chabat (actor), Frédéric Saurel (actor), Gad Elmaleh (actor), Wilfred Benaïche (actor), Romain Duris (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy,Actors: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (actor), Ella Fitzgerald (actress), Janet Jackson (actress), Tyne Daly (actress), Charlie Watts (actor), Duke Ellington (actor), Ron Perlman (actor), Andy Garcia (actor), Dizzy Gillespie (actor), Danny Glover (actor), Jeff Goldblum (actor), Bill Cosby (actor), Billy Crystal (actor), Mickey Cottrell (miscellaneous crew), John Legend (actor),
Genres: Biography, Documentary,Actors: Burt Bacharach (actor), John Frankenheimer (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Rich Cowan (producer), Benny Carter (actor), Diana Krall (actress), Andrew Hulme (editor), Julian Benedikt (writer), Julian Benedikt (director), Chico Hamilton (actor), Peggy Moffitt (actress), Cassandra Wilson (actress), Vidal Sassoon (actor), Christopher M. Allan (writer), Richard Gates (actor),
Plot: "Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz artists, photographers, and actors recount memories they had with Claxton and explore his work, while parts of his life are re-enacted by actors.
Keywords: independent-film, jazz-music, jazz-score, new-york-cityActors: Loretta Devine (actress), Cicely Tyson (actress), Beau Starr (actor), Clarence Williams III (actor), Queen Latifah (actress), Tim Roth (actor), Laurence Fishburne (actor), Ed O'Ross (actor), Kenya Cagle (actor), Andy Garcia (actor), William Atherton (actor), Mike Starr (actor), Richard Bradford (actor), Bill Duke (producer), Vanessa Williams (actress),
Plot: The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie "The Queen" St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise "no violence".
Keywords: 1930s, african-american, amazing-grace-hymn, ambush, assassination-attempt, bare-breasts, bare-breasts, based-on-true-story, betrayal, blackmailActors: Mark Margolis (actor), Fred Gwynne (actor), Paul Herman (actor), Bob Hoskins (actor), Richard Gere (actor), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Joe Dallesandro (actor), Dayton Allen (actor), Gregory Hines (actor), Laurence Fishburne (actor), Nicolas Cage (actor), Bill Cobbs (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), James Remar (actor), Ed O'Ross (actor),
Plot: The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, african-american, band, based-on-novel, biracial, black-american, box-office-flop, controversy, cotton-club-manhattan-new-york-cityActors: Duke Ellington (actor), Will Cowan (producer), Will Cowan (director), Duke Ellington Orchestra (actor), The Edwards Sisters (actress),
Plot: A Universal "Name Band Musical" with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra opening with "Take the 'A' Train", followed by "Suddenly It Jumped" which serves as accompaniment for the dancing of the Edwards Sisters. Other numbers are; "Turquoise Cloud," "Knock Me a Kiss," and "Frankie and Johnny."
Keywords: 1940s, bandstand, dancer, dancing, musician, orchestra, orchestra-leader, singer, singing, sister-sister-relationshipActors: Richard Keene (actor), Brandon Hurst (actor), Payne B. Johnson (actor), Warren Hymer (actor), Harry Barris (actor), John Gallaudet (actor), Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), Louis Armstrong (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Jimmie Dundee (actor), Duke Ellington (actor), Roscoe Ates (actor), Cecil Kellaway (actor),
Plot: Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.
Keywords: african-american, cultural-conflict, jazz, movie-theater, murder, musician, new-orleans-louisiana, scat-singingActors: Eddie Kane (actor), Kit Guard (actor), Jack Egan (actor), Jack Daley (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), Jack George (actor), Johnny Arthur (actor), Duke Ellington (actor), Elmer (actor), Jim Farley (actor), Stanley Fields (actor), William Demarest (actor), Otto Fries (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), J. Farrell MacDonald (actor),
Plot: Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again ?
Keywords: digit-in-title, number-in-title, radio, year-in-titleActors: Duke Ellington (actor), Dudley Murphy (writer), Dudley Murphy (director), Russell G. Shields (editor), Hall Johnson Choir (actor), Duke Ellington Orchestra (actor), Alec Lovejoy (actor), Fredi Washington (actress), Barney Bigard (actor), Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton (actor), Edgar Connor (actor), Hall Johnson (actor), Arthur Whetsol (actor), Wellman Braud (actor), Irving Mills (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, actress-shares-first-name-with-character, actress-shares-last-name-with-character, african-american, bootleg-booze, cigarette-smoking, color-in-title, composer, cotton-clubDuke Ellington - The Best of Duke Ellington 1 Satin Doll 2 Warm Valley 3 Flamingo 4 Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' 5 Black And Tan Fantasy 6 Things Ain't What They Used To Be 7 Happy-Go-Lucky Local 8 Rockin' IN Rhythm 9 C-Jam Blues 10 Bakiff 11 Caravan 12 Harlem Air Shaft 13 Serious Serenade 14 It Don't Mean A Thing
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Duke Ellington and his orchestra playing this awesome tune in 1943. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records (Br 6265) on February 2, 1932. Ivie Anderson sang the vocal and trombonist Joe Nanton and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges played the instrumental solos. The title was based on the oft stated credo of Ellington's former trumpeter Bubber Miley, who was dying of tuberculosis. The song became famous, Ellington wrote, "as the expression of a sentiment which prevailed among jazz musicians a...
Duke Ellington - Dancin’ With The Duke, 2h of Pure Jazz & Swing Find the album here: http://bit.ly/1cPPp4U http://amzn.to/1JO8HER http://bit.ly/1L4XYHQ http://bit.ly/1I8ItII http://amzn.to/1KKhs3E http://bit.ly/1Sau3zb http://bit.ly/1CFWsmC http://bit.ly/1JodUVZ Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist: 00:00:00 - Stompin' At the Savoy 00:05:03 - In the Mood 00:11:03 - Honeysuckle Rose 00:15:19 - Flying Home 00:21:25 - Rockin' In Rhythm 00:25:55 - One Ô Clock Jump 00:31:07 - Body and Soul 00:35:54 - Black and Tan Fantasy 00:41:04 - Happy Go Lucky Local 00:46:37 - Pie Eye's Blues 00:50:01 - In a Mellow Tone 00:52:40 - The Swinger's Jump 00:56:30 - Track 360 00:58:28 - Three J's Blues 01:01:17 - Brown Penny 01:04:15 - Smada 01:06:51 - C Jam Blues 01:1...
Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival. Jazz promoter George Wein describes the 1956 concert as "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career... It stood for everything that jazz had been and could be."
Duke Ellington Greatest Hits - The Best Of Duke Ellington
This is a segment from the film Reveille with Beverly from 1943; the song was composed in 1939.
Giants of Jazz Collection Release 1996. 1- It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 3:56 2- Just Squeeze Me 3:55 3- Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear From Me 2:38 4- In a Mellow Tone (In a Mellotone) 3:49 5- Solitude 4:52 6- Don't Get Around Much Anymore recording of: Don't Get Around Much Anymore composer: Duke Ellington lyricist: Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith "Bob" Russell) 3:30 7- The Mooche clarinet: Barney Bigard trumpet: Louis Armstrong drums: Danny Barcelona double bass / contrabass / acoustic upright bass: Mort Herbert piano: Duke Ellington trombone: Trummy Young lead vocals: Louis Armstrong recording of: The Mooche composer: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills 3:40 8- I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:35 9- Mood Indigo 4:01 10- The Beautiful American 3:08 11- I G...
Fantastic performance footage of one of Jazz's greatest stars - Duke Ellington. With performances of song of his most famous songs including "Mood Indigo", "Caravan" & "Sophisticated Lady" Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours. Several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and extraordinary charisma, he is generally con...
0:00 Boo-Dah 4:18 Take The "A" Train 5:56 Afro-Bossa 10:37 Perdido 14:29 Never On Sunday 18:36 Happy Reunion 22:07 Wailing Interval 26:14 Caravan 32:02 Banquet 34:22 Things Ain't What They Used To Be 39:11 Skillipoop 43:19 The Prowling Cat Medley: [46:32 Intro fanfare] 1. 47:04 Satin Doll 2. 48:27 Solitude 3. 49:45 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 4. 50:26 Mood Indigo 5. 52:41 I'm Beginning To See The Light 6. 53:16 Sophisticated Lady 7. 56:17 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 8. 57:40 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 9. 59:23 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart & Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1:02:15 Take The "A" Train
For many more Duke Ellington releases go to: http://bit.ly/1bcDSuY In the early 1960's the Goodyear Tire Company commisioned 5 short jazz films. The programs were originally filmed in 35 mm negative. The sound was recorded in professional stereo. Presenting the band in full vigor. Over the years, the prints faded to pink, because of an unstable color print stock. What was once an extremely professional, good looking endavour, now looked like the most out of date historic relic. In the late 80s Storyville Films polished and remastered the original source material and sync'ed music to the images. Finally these films were back to their intended quality and now stand as some of the most technically advanced of jazz films of the early 60s. This clip was recorded in NYC, January 9, 1962 ...
This was recorded off ABC-TV in Australia in the eighties - they had a "jazz weekend" with various ABC celebrities of the time introducing different shows. This concert is curious - no audience, although Duke presents the pieces as if there is. Beautiful playing though.
http://www.dukeellington.com/ http://www.bojazz.com/ --- http://bjazz.unblog.fr/ Duke Ellington & his orchestra, live in Berlin 1969, "Take the 'A' train", Cootie Williams trumpet solo. http://bjazz.unblog.fr/music/musicians-hall-of-fame/duke-ellington/ http://www.bzajj.com/ http://bessjazz.blogspot.com/
Yes, 2 November 1958 Personnel: Cat Anderson, Harold Baker(t); Clark Terry(t,fl); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts);Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Paul Gonsalves(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Jimmy Woode(sb); Sam Woodyard(d); Ozzie Bailey(v) 0:23 Medley (Black And Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche) 7:03 Harlem Air-Shaft 10:17 Sophisticated Lady 14:10 My Funny Valentine 20:38 Kinda Dukish/Rockin' In Rhythm 26:21 Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool 33:21 Jack The Bear 36:39 You Better Know It 39:41 All Of Me 42:09 Things Ain't What They Used To Be 46:36 Hi Fi Fo Fum 53:58 Medley (Don't Get Around Much Anymore/Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me/Don't You Know I Care/In A Sentimental Mood/Mood Indigo/I'm Beginning ...
Interview by Sven Lindahl for Swedish tv channel SVT.
Ellington talking about how his inspiration works, from the documentary On The Road With Duke Ellington directed by Robert Drew.
Duke was interviewed by the Finnish National Broadcasting Company while arriving to Helsinki for a concert in 1973.
On September 19, 1963, legendary composer and pianist Duke Ellington played in an extraordinary concert in Kabul, Afghanistan. For thousand people gathered to hear what to them was the new and strange sound of jazz. On February 24, 1973 Ellington told the BBC's Michael Parkinson that it was one of the most memorable performances of his long career. He also played Satin Doll with the Harry Stoneham Five.
Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington got together on July 2, 1966 for an interview at the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company in River Hills, Wisconsin. Bernstein and the Duke discussed a variety of music-related topics including cultural centers, classical/jazz audiences, and composing music. "Well maybe that's really the difference between us, that you wrote symphonic jazz, and I wrote jazz symphonies." Leonard Bernstein to Duke Ellington (1966) Used by Permission/Copyright WTMJ-TV, a Journal Broadcast Group Station. All Rights Reserved.
"On the Road With Duke Ellington" was first broadcast on October 13, 1967 on NBC. Filming began in earlier that year. Here's an idea of what is included in the film. DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Salute to Morgan State/ Take the A Train/ Jones/ Rondolet/ Traffic Jam (aka "The Biggest and Busiest Intersection")/ In the Beginning God デューク・エリントン DUKE ELLINGTON: On The Road With ca.1967; HISTORY 軌跡 070280
This video clip speaks for itself regarding the intersection of jazz and the civil rights struggle. The woman being interviewed is Marian Logan (1920-93), Duke's long-time friend. She was a cabaret singer in her youth and, as an adult, a civil rights advocate and New York City Commissioner of Human Rights. The link below will direct you to the Wikipedia site with fascinating information about the Logan family tree. For example, her father was the first treasurer of Tuskegee Institute in 1882. http://tinyurl.com/7bb9j74 Follow this link to hear a rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King's opening address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTFWl7iRJBE Here's a playlist of CHICAGO JAZZ videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM5SLgKJD8mjpn5w4da-Oo02FWDb...
Duke Ellington Greatest Hits - The Best Of Duke Ellington
In my solitude you haunt me
with reveries of days gone by
in my solitude you taunt me
with memories that never die
i sit in my chair
filled with despair
nobody could be so sad
with gloom ev'rywhere
i sit and i stare
i know that i'll soon go mad
in my solitude
i'm praying
dear lord above
send back my love
alternative lyric:
in my solitude you haunt me
with reveries of days gone by
in my solitude you taunt me
with memories that never die
i sit in my chair
i'm filled with despair
there's no one could be so sad
with gloom ev'rywhere
i sit and i stare
i know that i'll soon go mad
in my solitude
i'm praying
dear lord above
send back my love