Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: 1929-1952 Movie Review 1986

Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra are featured in two vintage film shorts, "Black and Tan" (1929) and "Symphony in Black"(1934). Also included are three 1952 Telescriptions: "Sophisticated Lady," "Caravan," and "The Hawk Talks."

Distribution

African-American Images, 1909 W 95th St., Chicago, IL 60643-1105, Phone: (773)445-0322, Toll-free: 800-552-1991, Fax: (773)445-9844, Email: info@africanamericanimages.com, URL: http://www.africanamericanimages.com

Available on VHS
Running time 40 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Music--Performance, Music--Jazz

Cast

Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Fredi Washington, Louis Bellson, Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton

Producer

Vitaphone et al