Features: DVD
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington features the earliest-known filmed full-length concert by one of the 20th Century's greatest songwriters and bandleaders. Filmed at Amsterdam's famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival,which Duke considered his second birth. This epic performance includes legendary players Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Quentin Jackson and Ray Nance performing some of the most beloved American music ever written.
Holland 11/2/58
Black And Tan Fantasy
Creole Love Call
The Mooch
Harlem Air Shaft
Sophisticated Lady
My Funny Valentine
Kinda Dukish
Rockin' In Rhythm
Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool
Jack The Bear
You Better Know It
All Of Me
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum
Sophisticated Lady
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me
Don't You Know I Care
In A Sentimental Mood
Mood Indigo
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Caravan
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(In A) Solitude
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue
Reeds:
Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
Russell Procope (alto sax, clarinet)
Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax)
Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax, clarinet)
Harry Carney (baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet)
Trumpets:
Cat Anderson
Harold "Shorty" Baker
Ray Nance (trumpet, violin, vocal)
Clark Terry
Trombones:
Quentin Jackson
John Sanders (valve trombone)
Britt Woodman
Rhythm section
Duke Ellington (piano)
Jimmy Woode (bass)
Sam Woodyard (drums)
Ozzie Bailey (vocal)
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