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Duke Ellington

Date released

2 Jan 1933

Series name

Pathetone Weekly

Issue no

145

NoS ID

122663

Story no

1 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Introducting Duke Ellington, leader of the famous Cotton Club Band - from Ne ...

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I Never Heard So Musical a Discord (2019 Audio)

aka: Episode 112

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul; Garland Scott

Barbara Bogaev talks to Douglas Lanier about Duke Ellington’s ‘Such Sweet Hunder’, a collaboration with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Recorded in 1957, it is made up of twelve compositions,...

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Mercer Ellington on UK tour (1989)

Genre

Interview

Rodney Bennett interviews Mercer Ellington, jazz trumpeter and son of legendary bandleader, Duke Ellington, coinciding with the Duke Ellington Band’s first British tour for eleven years. He talks about his...

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World premiere of Duke Ellington’s Queens Suite (1989)

Genre

Interview

American saxophonist Bob Wilber speaks to Keith Howell about leading his jazz orchestra in the world premiere performance of the late Duke Ellington’s composition, The Queen’s Suite - initially...

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Helen Shapiro on singing jazz (1989)

Genre

Interview

Mark Smith interviews British singer Helen Shapiro, coinciding with concerts with Humphrey Lyttelton and his band at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. In recent years she has recorded and toured as a jazz...

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Jazzman Courtney Pine on new album (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with British jazz saxophonist, Courtney Pine, following the release of his new album The Vision’s Tale. He turned to the work of Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and other well known composers for...

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