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• Black and Tan Fantasy (1929)
  Ellington's first movie (*in these clips, the sound quality is barely listenable at times, but...)
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added 2006-11-26



• Check and Double Check extract 1930
  Ellington band in the Amos 'n' Andy movie, filmed during August, 1930. The scene opens with the ending to East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, the dancers drift away, but come back for Three Little Words, a new composition by Kalmar and Ruby that became a hit. Here, Freddie Jenkins, Cootie Williams and Artie Whetsel sing into megaphones, but the vocal heard is by The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker). In 1960, Ellington told Vancouver radio host Jack Cullen:

  "Three Little Words was originally written for drummer Sonny Greer, who was the band's vocalist as well in those years. Greer developed mike fright, and RKO hired Bing Crosby to do the prerecording. The director, hearing the prerecording the next day, decided that Crosby could not sing the number by himself and insisted on the use of the full trio."

  Stratemann says there is some doubt about it being the Ellington band heard on Three Little Words, and says Steve Lasker is adamant that it is not. I agree - the band is too sweet. The Ellington sound is heard when we hear Old Man Blues though, with soloists Harry Carney (bari, age 20), Johnny Hodges (sop), Freddie Jenkins (tpt). Note Jenkins plays trumpet left-handed. Listen to Barney's trademark sustained high notes in the last chorus. Nice video.
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added  20070121



• Cotton Club (undated)
  Short clip by British Pathé of Duke and the Cotton Club dancers. Appears to be circa 1930 but I haven't checked yet.
   - added 20070206



• A Bundle of Blues(1933)
  Florence Hill and Bessie Dudley dance in this extract (Bugle Call Rag) from Ellington's second feature film. Filmed May 23, 1933. The band is Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Benny James (subbing on guitar), Wellman Braud, and Sonny Greer. Note the bass sax sitting beside Hardwick.
    added 2006-10-07



• Belle of the Nineties(1934)
  Mae West sings Hesitation Blues, My Old Flame and Memphis Blues, with Ellington and his orchestra accompanying.
    added 2006-10-09



• Symphony in Black(1935)
  also here
  This short is 9:30 minutes in length and was made in 1935 by the great Adolph Zuckor. It is the first film appearance of Billie Holiday. The composition in the first act, Work Song, is exquisite. The middle scene Jealousy has Bessie Dudley dancing with Snakehips dancing, with one of the strangest set of lyrics in the Ellington dirge Saddest Tale, sung by Holiday. Barney Bigard is the clarinet soloist.
    added 2006-10-09, modified 2007-04-07



• Record-making with Duke Ellington(1937) also here
  Part 3 of Paramount Pictorial No. 889 (first 2 parts not involving Ellington are not included). This segment shows how records were made, with Ellington rehearsing the band in the studio. Thought to be filmed in late June, 1937, the band (hardly visible) is Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Fred Guy, Hayes Alvis, Sonny Greer and Ivie Anderson. Songs are Oh Babe! Maybe Someday and Daybreak Express, How Do I Rate With You and Turn Off the Moon.
    added 2006-10-07



• a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/ellington/video/xrzl8_duke-ellingtonhot-chocolate"target=_blank> Hot Chocolate - Duke Ellington with Whitey's Lindyhoppers(1941)
  Short 1941 video of Ellington's band doing CottonTail with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers providing the action.Ben Webster is soloing. This was one of five Soundies Ellington made, Soundies were like video juke boxes. Filming may have started as early as Nov 19, 1941 - the contract said "the week of Nov 24" and the band left Los Angeles for Eugene, Oregon on December 6. In an historical context, Pearl Harbour was bombed on December 7, the day the band started a week at Mayfair Theatre in Portland. It then played Dec 15 to 21 at Seattle's Palomar Theatre, then returned to LA before going east on Dec 29. The Soundies were the last films featuring the Blanton-Webster band, albeit without Blanton. Ivie Anderson and Barney Bigard left the band before Ellington's next film in 1942.
  added 2006-10-07



• Bli-Blip(1941)
  This Soundie appears to be an exact recreation of the number from Jump for Joy - the Ellington band is off-screen throughout, and see Marie Bryant and Paul White dancing and singing. Stratemann thinks the prominent bass part near the end is by Junior Raglin, and he tells us the final trumpet solo is by Ray Nance. Lyrics by Ellington and Sid Kuller.
    added 20061007



• Take the "A" Train(1942)
  Ellington's contribution to the film Reveille With Beverly. Betty Roché sings with Ray Nance, Harry Carney and Rex Stewart. It's a lovely rendition, despite the setting. And even that's not too bad. The recording was made between 10:00am and 1:15 pm on Oct 8, 1942, then the "filming to playback" was done between 1:15 and 4:00 pm the same day.
    added 20080704



• Goodman, Tatum and Ellington(1943)
  Wartime propaganda film, showing Goodman's band in action, then Tatum, followed by Ellington playing as he sits in front of a score that he writes on.
  
    added 20061009



• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (a.k.a."Jamboree") (1943)
  8 minute film from the RKO Jamboree film series centered on big bands. This is the band as it existed during its Hurricane Club residency but we don't see vocalists Hibbler (new) or Roché (soon to leave). RKO planned 15 big band films in 1942 and 1943; this was the 7th and only 6 are known to have been released. Filming was the week of June 22, 1943 (Stratemann,p.246), with prerecordings on June 17 and 19 (Stratemann and New DESOR). Includes Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, It Don't Mean a Thing, and Don't Get Around Much Anymore; solos by Ellington, Nance (violin and vocal), Taft Jordan (vocal), Tricky Sam Nanton. This was the last solo by Nanton on an Ellington film and Jordan's only filmed solo. The contract called for the recordings to be made in 3 hours. Ellington didn't have the arrangements ready, so 4 hours were spent the first day on just one number; the others took 3 hours the second day. At $10/hour scale, Pathé News, Inc. was upset at the extra $600 cost. It paid the men immediately, but delayed paying Ellington's $2,000 fee. It appears the contract was a standard form, and didn't call for Ellington to prepare any arrangements or record specific numbers. "When all attempts of moral persuasion were of no avail in getting an adjustment from Ellington, he was reluctantly paid his fee, on August 3." (Stratemann)
    added 20060930



• Cabin in The Sky(Monday, Sept 28, 1942)
  The Paradise sequence, with the DEO playing Things Ain't What They Used To Be while dancers enter the club. The band for this recording was Wallace Jones, Harold Baker, Stewart, Nance, Nanton, Tizol, Brown, Chauncey Haughton, Hodges, Hardwick, Webster, Carney, Ellington, Guy, Raglin and Greer. If that link doesn't work, try here
    added 20061104



• Mood Indigo (1952)
  Snader Telescription t.v. broadcast recording, recorded March 1952. The featured musicians are: Trio of Booty Wood, Quentin ("Butter") Jackson on trombones with Harry Carney on bass clarinet; Russell Procope on clarinet, and Willie Cook on trumpet. I wouldn't expect this to last on YouTube - it was pulled once before for copyright violation.
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - re-added 2006-04-01 and updated 2007-08-26



• VIP's boogie (1952)
  Snader Telescription t.v. broadcast recording, recorded March 1952.
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added 2006-11-26



• The Medley - Black and Tan Fantasy, Creole Love Call, The Mooche (1958) This medley was played on the European tour that took up most of October and November 1958. This video was likely filmed Nov 2, 1958, in Amsterdam by AVRO. The Black and Tan clarinet trio is of course, Procope and Hamilton with Carney on bass clarinet. (I'm partial to bass clarinet, since I play it too).
    Contributed by Stan Brager - added 2008-01-26



• Ray Nance (1958)
  Ray Nance sings and dances Squeeze Me and It Don't Mean A Thing, Sjef Hoefsmit says it was recorded Nov. 18 1958 at Teatro Alfieri, Torino.
    added 20061104



• Rockin' in Rhythm (1959)
  Kinescope of the Timex Allstar Jazz broadcast live Jan 7, 1959. The film quality is poor, as can be expected with kinescope, but the sound is decent. The band plays RIR without KD. I like this version better than the Zurich one. The introduction is by Jackie Gleason, and Gleason and Louis Armstrong are seen at a table at the end.
    added 20061222



• I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (1959)
  Vocal solo by Ruth Olay in the Timex Allstar Jazz live broadcast Jan 7, 1959. Stratemann comments: "The band returns midway through the program to provide support for Ruth Olay's rather inadequate rendition of "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart," in an arrangement tailored for the singer but decidedly un-Ellingtonian."
  added 20070407



• Getting ready (1959)
  This short video clip of Duke Ellington in Zurich on October 9, 1959. It's a bit different. You get an idea of what happened getting ready for the performance. How some of the musicians arrive on stage at the very last minute. A certain tension, the stage hands totally unconcerned with the presence of the bassist are just there to do a job. On cue they open the curtain, the Duke walks on while the band plays their signature tune. Duke all relaxed greets his crowd and the show is on the way!
    - added 20070205



• Such Sweet Thunder Ellington Duke 1959
  Duke introduces the song in the concert at Kongress-Haus, Zurich, Oct 9, 1959. The trumpet soloist's name is shown as Clark Terry, but this was Ray Nance's solo and New Desor, page 1163, says it is played by Nance. They didn't look alike nor did they sound alike. When he finishes his solo, he picks up a mute and does a quick sidestep on his way back to the mike for the trio. Nance was a comic, known as Floorshow, and it's the sort of thing he did. The song is a 12 bar blues form. DE5934f is said to be the same structure as DE5929f, with the first 3 choruses by the band, Nance soloing the first 10 bars of the 4th chorus, followed by 2 bars over the band. There's a 4 bar bridge, followed by Bootie Wood and Brit Woodman taking the 5th chorus with the band. The 6th chorus and coda are the band.
    Contributed by Stan Brager - added 2008-01-26



• Sonnet to Hank Cinque (1959)
  Britt Woodman solos in this recording from Switzerland, 1959. Interesting lip trill toward the end, followed by an articulated run up, more expected on a valve trombone than slide. This appears to be the same concert as SST (above), and it was the next number in the set. Britt is obviously happy with his solo.
    added 20061009



• Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm (1959)
  From the same (Oct 9 1959) televised concert in Zurich, Switzerland. This chart followed Sonnet in the set. Rockin'in Rhythm was an early Ellington composition which was kept in the book for around 40 years. I prefer the earlier recordings.
    added 20061222



• Blow By Blow (1961)
  Paul Gonsalves solos.
  The Goodyear Jazz Concert (1962)

  
  The Goodyear Jazz Concert was recorded for telecast outside the U.S. Stratemann says the music was prerecorded because Ellington wanted the men to look relaxed, so as not to have to concentrate on their playing. It is not clear in Stratemann if the filming or the prerecording was on January 9, 1962, when only 2 1/2 hours studio time was available. According to NewDESOR, the recordings were made January 5 and 9.

  Segments:

  
  

  • 1.. Take the A Train (1962)
    Ray Nance Takes the A Train on trumpet in this opening number.
    added 20061007
  
  
  
  • 2. Satin Doll (1962)
    (also here)
    Goodyear Jazz Concert. Nice bass solo by Aaron Bell; also notice Woodyard plays with two bass drums.
      Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added 2006-11-26
  
  
  
  • 6. Kinda Dukish (1962) also here
    Goodyear Jazz Concert. Ellington and his trio play Kinda Dukish. Woodyard has an extended solo here, using his elbow to tune the drums. Nice solo. See details of this video below, under V I P's Boogie/Jam With Sam.
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• Sophisticated Lady (1964)
  Harry Carney demonstrates circular breathing for almost a minute in his traditional Sophisticated Lady solo.
    added 20060830



• Cat Anderson (1964)
  Short video of Cat soloing with the band in 1964, wide open.
   (suggested by Michael Palmer)- added/modified 20060829



The Big Bands - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1965)

On January 12, 1965, the band taped two 1/2 hour t.v. shows for WGN TV in Chicago. The first segment was broadcast January 23/65 and the second on March 6/65. My thanks to Sjef Hoefsmit for identifying the event. This was one of 26 broadcasts by 21 big bands on WGN-TV, with an audience of dancing couples to create a live atmosphere (Stratemann, p.503). Ellington recorded both his broadcasts on the same day. .


Segments:
• Step in Time (1965)
  Creative and interesting arrangement of a Mary Poppins tune featuring Sam Woodyard, John Lamb (bass) and a very short solo by Carney near the end. I think I hear variations on Such Sweet Thunder here.
    Contributed by Stan Brager - added 2008-01-26



• Tutti for Cootie (1965) also here
  Cootie Williams shows how it's done - recorded 1965-01-12, broadcast 1965-01-23.
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added  20070121



• Sophisticated Lady(1965)
  Harry does his Sophisticated Lady circular breathing thing while Ellington improvises in the background, in this last segment of the medley, broadcast 1965-01-23
    - added 20070202



• Afro-Bossa(1965)
    Contributed by Stan Brager - added 2008-01-26



• The Prowling Cat(1965)
  Cat Anderson solos
    - added 20070205



• Never On Sunday (1965)
  Jimmy Hamilton shows how Ellington and his band could transform an otherwise mundane but popular chart by another composer into magic.
    Contributed by Stan Brager - added 2008-01-26 - the YouTube link provided by Sr. Gasco no longer works.





• Perdido(1965)
  This is the band in all its glory. The video appears to be from "The Duke Ellington Masters" 1965, the second set from the Falcon Theatre, Copenhagen, 31 Jan 1965, issued on Quantum Leap. It's an uptempo rendition of Perdido with Jimmy Hamilton taking Paul Gonsalves' tenor solo while Paul sleeps, and then Jimmy takes his own clarinet solo. Nice segue. Nice solo by Sam Woodyard, too.
    added 20061007



• Jump for Joy (1965)
  BBC-2 telecast recorded Feb 16, 1965 in London features an opening solo by Lawrence Brown. Nance does an elaborate vocal, then dances while Procope cooks away on alto. This is the first time I've seen Nance in full stride, I can see why his nickname was "Floorshow." Good quality video and good quality audio. (Of course, I'm partial to the song) Sjef Hoefsmit identifies the telecast as "Jazz 54" and its title "Ellington in Europe".
    added 20061222



• Isfahan (1965)
  Johnny Hodges' breathtakingly beautiful solo in this ballad from the Far East Suite. Ellington holds the part for him, although he doesn't seem to really need it.
   - added/modified 20070407



• Imagine My Frustration(1966)
  Ella Fitzgerald sings Imagine My Frustration in this Ellington/Fitzgerald TV show filmed at Circus in Stockholm on Feb 8, 1966 for Swedish Radio.
    Contributed by Agustín Pérez Gasco - added 2006-11-26



• Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald at La Côte d'Azur, July 1966)
  Satin Doll
  Something to Live For and Jazz Samba "And now, ladies and gentlemen, Her Majesty, Queen Ella." Ellington introduces Fitzgerald who sings Satin Doll at their concert at Juan les Pins, la Cote d'Azur, July 1966. Group appears to be Ella's trio and the DE orchestra, without Duke or his rhythm section. The Orch is not playing in the samba.
    20061007



• 
  Undated interview (1967)
  Ellington talking about how his inspiration works, from On The Road With Duke Ellington.
    20061009



• Tippin' and Whisperin'(1967)
  Cat plays Tippin' and Whisperin', with no high notes. Bass intro by John Lamb. Recorded only the one time, 1967-01-23 in Kobenhavn, for Danish TV, with Ellington, Brown (tb), Hodges (as), Gonsalves (ts), Carney (bs), Lamb(b) and Rufus Jones(d). The accompanying blog: "Very, very fine - Anderson is still too unknown. He was the Duke's high note specialist, but he could purr so well..."
    Contributed by Arne Neegaard- added  20060917



• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea1965
  Hans Christian Dörrscheidt on Duke-LYM:Just saw this pretty amazing clip on YouTube, Duke & the orchestra playing "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." Jimmy Hamilton, Cat Anderson and Lawrence Brown stating the theme, a little Paul Gonsalves, then Louie Bellson and Cat taking it home. The notes say it's from VAI DVD 4371: Harold Arlen - An All Star Tribute. A quick check on the VAI music website tells me it's from the Bell Telephone Hour, 5 Dec 65.
    Contributed by H. C. Dörrscheidt- added  20070301



• Ella Fitzgerald Show, 1968
  The Duke Ellington Trio (Ellington, Keeter Bates and Louis Bellson) accompanies Ella in two numbers, and the DE Orchestra backs her in the others, with Jimmy Jones on piano; Ellington conducts -kinescope filmed in April 1968. Loch Lomond uses Ella's trio and Duke's orchestra.
  Satin Doll
  Things Ain't What They Used To Be
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  Lady Be Good
  Lover Man
  Loch Lomond
  Mack the Knife
    20061007



• Take the A Train (1969)
  Cootie takes the solo, after Ellington does the intro.
    - added/modified 20070528



• Tivoli Gardens (1969)
  Cat Anderson solos on El Gato at the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Nov 2, 1969. This was the 1969 tour in which the band performed in 32 cities in 35 days, often twice a day, and with no days off. On Nov 2 they were in Paris, on Nov 3, Bergen, Nov 4, Stockholm.
    - added 20070206



• Craven Filter presents Duke Ellington and also here(1970)
  Filmed en route to Sydney, Australia and in a Sydney studio on Feb 10, 1970.
    added 20061007



• The Prowling Cat
  The name says it all. Cat Anderson solos in front of the band.
  added 20060830



• Cat Anderson muted
  See and hear Cat "tipping and whispering" with mute. This is a nice introspective recording, lots of bending of notes, but he doesn't take it up high in this video. Nice walking bass accompaniment.
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• Medley from Duke Ellington - We Love You Madly (1973)
  Television tribute to Ellington conceived and led by Quincy Jones with an all-star band and a total of 53 musicians. Filmed January 10/11 1973. The band was on the stand from 10 am until 3 o'clock the next morning. Ellington had the flu during this event, and was hospitalized the next day. The medley includes Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, Satin Doll, I'm Beginning To See the Light, Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me, Things Ain't What They Used To Be.
  added20080705



• Satin Doll
  This appears to be a televised concert. Wild Bill Davis takes an organ solo. I was unable to pin down the name of the venue or the date, but it would be sometime between 1969 and 1971 since Davis is playing.
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• Interview
  Short interview of Duke by a reporter from Finland upon Duke's arrival in Umeĺ in northern Sweden on October 27th 1973. The interview was shown on Finnish TV (YLE). Notice that Duke in the first seconds of the recording refers to "Sweden" several times.
  Contributed by Bev Richardson and Sven Eriksson- added 20080705


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• Creole Love Call
  The soundtrack recording of the film The Cotton Club has a lovely rendition of this song by a studio orchestra. Here, it is the background of a Spanish video, but the sound quality is excellent.
    added/modified 20070206



• Lush Life
  Ella Fitzgerald sings Billy Strayhorn's early composition, Lush Life, accompanied by Duke.
    added/modified 20070206



• Duke Ellington, the Piano Prince and His Orchestra
  Educational video about Duke - appears to be largely biographical - duration 16 minutes, with hand-drawn artwork rather than film.
    added/modified 20070206



• Cotton Club Stomp - the Charleston
  Cute video demonstrating the Charleston, set to Ellington's Cotton Club Stomp. Even includes a wing-walking dancer.
    added/modified 20070206



• 'In a Sentimental Mood jazz piano
  Interesting little lesson in playing 'In a Sentimental Mood.' Doug McKenzie gives a jazz piano lesson, with overhead camera and captions explaining the musical theory as the tune progresses.
    added/modified 20070401



• Just Squeeze Mejazz piano
  Interesting lesson in playing 'Just Squeeze Me.' Doug McKenzie gives a jazz piano lesson, with overhead camera and captions explaining the musical theory as the tune progresses.
    added/modified 20070401

Here is a list of current (July 5, 2008) DailyMotion.com and YouTube.com video clips of Ellington or his music, compiled by Marcus Girvan during a sleepless night. I'm just pasting these in for now, and will edit them and annotate them when I have time to check for duplications.

• DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA - BLOW BY BLOW
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA - TAKE THE "A"TRAIN
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA - VIP'S BOOGIE / JAM WITH SAM
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA "A TRAIN" 1943
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• DUKE ELLINGTON ISFAHAN 1965
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• DUKE ELLINGTON 1941 C JAM BLUES
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• DUKE ELLINGTON - IT DON'T MEAN A THING
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• DUKE ELLINGTON COOTIE WILLIAMS
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• DUKE ELLINGTON BLI BLIP
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• DUKE ELLINGTON VIPS BOOGIE
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• MOOD INDIGO DUKE ELLINGTON 1969
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• ELLA FITZGERALD & DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON HOT CHOCOLATE
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON = AFRO BOSSA
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• BLACK BUTTERFLY ELLINGTON 1969
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• ELLINGTON '58 IN AMSTERDAM
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• DUKE ELLINGTON AND 78 RECORD PLANT
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• MAE WEST DUKE ELLINGTON 1934
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• DUKE ELLINGTON SATIN DOLL
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• DUKE ELLINGTON JAM SESSION SOUNDIE (Cotton Tail)
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• DUKE ELLINGTON OLD MAN BLUES 1930
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• ALL OF ME - HODGES:ELLINGTON
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• STEP IN TIME DUKE ELLINGTON 1965
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• ELLINGTON MY FUNNY VALENTINE 1959
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• DUKE ELLINGTON VIPS BOOGIE 1950
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• CAT ANDERSON WITH DUKE ELLINGTON 1964
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• Soundie FLAMINGO 1941
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• DUKE ELLINGTON - Kinda Dukish
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• COTTON TAIL ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON COTTON CLUB
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• DUKE ELLINGTON OLD MAN BLUES 1930
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• ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM ELLINGTON 1959
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• SOME SWEET THUNDER ELLINGTON 1959
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• ALL OF ME 1959
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• DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
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• DUKE ELLINGTON TIMEX JAZZ SHOW 1959
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• DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1943
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• EL GATO CAT ANDERSON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON MOOD INDIGO 1943
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• BLACK & TAN FANTASY1929
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• CAT ANDERSON- The Prowling Cat
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• DUKE'S PLACE - CONCERT
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• DUKE ELLINGTON & ORCHESTRA - MOOD INDIGO
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• Portrait of Louis Armstrong - New Orleans Suite (WYNTON MARSALIS and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra 2002)
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• BLUES FOR MIRO (1966)
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• DUKE ELLINGTON WITH JIMMY BLANTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA in SWITZERLAND (1959)
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• NEVER ON SUNDAY (1965)
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• COOTIE WILLIAMS
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• DUKE ELLINGTON ON THE FRINGE OF THE JUNGLE1967
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• MEDLEY, BLACK AND TAN etc.1959
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• HARLEM RHYTHM1934
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• DUKE ELLINGTON HIS ORCHESTRA SATIN DOLL
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• IRVING MILLS 1931
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• DUKE ELLINGTON MOOD INDIGO
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• LUSH LIFE (ELLA FITZGERALD & DUKE ELLINGTON 1965)
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• C JAM BLUES
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• DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA : TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN 1969
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• DUKE ELLINGTON & WILD BILL DAVIS -APRIL IN PARIS
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• CARAVAN1952
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• SATIN DOLL
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• DUKE ELLINGTON1972
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• KIND OF DUKISH
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• THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
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• SATIN DOLL
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• ALL OF MEJohnny Hodges 1958
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON - I GOT IT BAD1941
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• DUKE ELLINGTON : LA PLUS BELLE AFRICAINE
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• HODGES ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
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• DUKE ELLINGTON WITH JOHNNY HODGES
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• DUKE ELLINGTON C JAM BLUES
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• DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA
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• DUKE ELLINGTON COTTON CLUB CLIP
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• DUKE ELLINGTON VIP'S BOOGIE
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• BLACK AND TAN FANTASY and CREOLE LOVE CALL
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• SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR: DUKE ELLINGTON, ELLA FITZGERALD
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON TAKE THE A TRAIN
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• DUKE ELLINGTON SOPHISTICATED LADY
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• DUKE ELLINGTON ALL OF ME
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• TAKE THE A TRAIN ELLINGTON 1959
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• SYMPHONY IN BLACK DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• DUKE ELLINGTON JOAN MIRÓ1966
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• DUKE ELLINGTON JOAN MIRÓ 21966
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• DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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• DUKE ELLINGTON BUNDLE OF BLUES
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• DUKE ELLINGTON A BUNDLE OF BLUES
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• LA PLUS BELLE AFRICAINE, ELLINGTON
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• SUCH SWEET THUNDER ELLINGTON 1959
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• SUCH SWEET THUNDER ELLINGTON 1959
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• PEGGY LEE, SARAH VAUGHN, ARETHA FRANKLIN, ROBERTA FLACK: MED
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• CABIN IN THE SKY TRAILER 1943
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• ELLINGTON DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
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• DUKE ELLINGTON
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• Duke Ellington - Symphony In Black
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• Duke Ellington - Symphony in Black
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• Duke Ellington
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• Record Making With Duke Ellington (1937)
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• Perdido by Billy Taylor, Duke Ellington and Willie the Lion
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• Duke Ellington - C Jam Blues (1942)
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• Duke Ellington, THE SHEPHERD (Pianoforte)
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• Duke Ellington - Satin Doll
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• Take the 'A' Train
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• Duke Ellingtoninterview
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• Mae West- Duke Ellington
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• Duke Ellington- Flamingo
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• Duke Ellington - Isfahan
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• Duke Ellington - Rockin' in Rhythm
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• The Mooche - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra<
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• Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Black & Tan Fantasy I
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• Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
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• Duke Ellington Orchestra feat. Johnny Hodges
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• Duke Ellington - Ray Nance 1965
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• Billy Strayhorn plays A Train
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• Timex Jazz Show 1959
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• Caravan, Juan Tizol
1952
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• Duke Ellington - Jack The Bear
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• Duke Ellington - Perdido (1964)
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• Master Diminished Chords & Duke Ellington
  more of a quick rundown of diminished chords.
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• Duke Ellington - VIP's boogie Snader Transcription
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• Duke Ellington and his Orchestra 1934
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• duke ellington & his orchestra - black & tan fantasy II
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• Duke Ellington (carney, cootie williams, cat anderson)
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• Duke Ellington - A Night At The Cotton Club
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• Duke Ellington & Orchestra, solo by Ben Webster
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• Duke Ellington - All Of Me
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• Duke Ellington and his Orchestra 1955
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• Duke Ellington - Zurich 1959
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• DUKE ELLINGTON , BLACK AND TAN FANTASY-CREOLE LOVE CALL
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• Duke Ellington 1930: Juan Tizol, Bigard, Cootie, Hodges
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• Cat Anderson
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• Duke Ellington big band
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• 'The Opener' The Duke Ellington Orch.,
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• Duke Ellington interview 1973
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• OLD MAN BLUES - Duke Ellington (1930)
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• Duke Ellington - Bli-Blip
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• Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Blow By Blow
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• Ella and Duke - Côte d'Azur - II<
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• Sophisticated Lady -Duke Ellington and his orchestra
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Duke Ellington - Kind of Dukish
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• Duke Ellington with Cat Anderson & others
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• Duke Ellington - It don't mean a thing <(1943)
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• Duke Ellington - Old Man Blues
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• Stompy Jones by Duke Ellington
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• On the Road with Duke Ellington
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• Ella special with Duke Ellington1968
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• Duke Ellington - Symphony in Black (1935)
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• Duke Ellington Orchestra and dancers - Going Up
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• Duke Ellington in Jam Session
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• Drummer Alex Riel Duke Ellington and Sam Woodyard
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• Duke Ellington trio 1967
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• Duke Ellington orch, solo sax: Johnny Hodges 1958
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• Parkinson BBC Duke Ellington 1970s
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• Duke Ellington: Take The "A" Train
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• JACKIE GLEASON Introduces Duke Ellington1966
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• Duke Ellington ,one of the greatest jazzman...
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• Duke Ellington (featuring Paul Gonsalves) Wailing Interval
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• Duke Ellington Orch.
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• DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA Medley
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• Jazz Icons Series 2: Duke Ellington - Live in '58 Trailer for Jazz Icons DVD
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• Duke Ellington At The Côte Azur with Joan Miró 1966
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• Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington: Lush Life
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• Duke Ellington, Willie the Lion and Billy Taylor - Perdido
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• Duke Ellington - Blues For Joan Miro - 1966
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• East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
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• Britt Woodman
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• Cat Anderson - Rock'in in Rhythm
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• Ella Fitzgerald with the fabulous Duke Ellington Orchestra
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• DUKE ELLINGTON- KINDA DUKISH
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• Ella Fitzgerald Show, 1968 - Loch Lomond
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• Jam session
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• Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughn , Aretha Franklin , Roberta Flack
   added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan



• Wynton Marsalis - Portrait of Louis Armstrong

 added 20080705 - contributed by Marcus Girvan


• Mood Indigo 2
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• The Echoes of Ellington Marciac 1999
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• Echoes of Harlem - Sir Humphrey Lyttleton (1986)
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