Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943Movie
Joined by the likes of saxophonist Ben Webster and trumpeter Cootie Williams, jazz giant Duke Ellington demonstrates in this collection of performance clips (spanning the years 1929-43) precisely why he's one of the seminal figures in American music. Ellington's musical evolution can be seen in excerpts from feature-length and short films that include Black and Tan, Check and Double Check, Symphony in Black and The Hit Parade of 1937.
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 is a 2000 music movie.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 48m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
