[ Jazz Icons DVD / DVD ]
Release Date: Monday 17 September 2007
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'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 performing some of the most beloved American music ever written.