JAZZ 625: ELLINGTON IN CONCERT
Yvonne Littlewood
Director
(theme) Steve Race
Composer
1964
UK
Information from: "Jazz on the Screen" by David Meeker. Used with permission.
motion picture
Made-for-TV series.
Feature film (over 60 minutes).
"Take the ‘A' train" by Billy Strayhorn; "Perdido" by Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake, Juan Tizol; "Caravan" by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol; "Isfahan", by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn; "The opener" by Cootie Williams; "Banquet scene from Timon of Athens suite", "Skillipoop", "Harlem", "Kinda Dukish", "Fleurette africaine", "Cotton tail" by Duke Ellington; "Rockin' in rhythm" by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills; "In a sentimental mood" by Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington.
Introduced by Steve Race:- Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Rolf Ericson, Herbie Jones, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, piano; Ernie Shepard, acoustic double bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.
+ briefly, Humphrey Lyttelton, Billy Strayhorn.
Recorded on 21st February 1964. Re-edited repeat transmission in 1990 introduced by Mick Hucknall.
jots
IHAS
190429
loc.natlib.jots.200016706