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Includes - Take The A Train, Impressions Of The Far East, Cotton Tail, Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Jeep's Blues

Duke Ellington

1965
Filmed at the Basin St.West Jazz Club, North Beach, 1965. Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Includes - Take The A Train, Impressions Of The Far East, Cotton Tail, Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Jeep's Blues

Duke Ellington

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6305

In The Beginning God

Duke Ellington

1965
Recording session filmed at Coast Recorders, 1965. Duke Ellington Orchestra.

In The Beginning God

Duke Ellington

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6307

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, It Don't Mean A Thing, I'm Beginning To See The Light Medley

Ella Fitzgerald

1965
First broadcast March 7, 1965. With Duke Ellington and Orchestra

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, It Don't Mean A Thing, I'm Beginning To See The Light Medley

Ella Fitzgerald

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 18576

A Hard Day's Night, Duke Ellington Medley, The Girl From Ipanema, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Mack The Knife

Ella Fitzgerald

1965
Copenhagen, July 6, 1965, With The Tommy Flanagan Trio

A Hard Day's Night, Duke Ellington Medley, The Girl From Ipanema, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Mack The Knife

Ella Fitzgerald

TV showDenmarkB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26839

Instrumental

Duke Ellington

1965
Monterey County Fairgrounds, California, September 1965. Duke Ellington Orchestra. Clip featured in 1967 film Love You Madly.

Instrumental

Duke Ellington

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6306

Black Brown And Beige Overture, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, Ain't But The One, New World A'Coming, The Lord's Prayer, Come Sunday, David Danced Before The Lord With All His Might

Duke Ellington

1965
Filmed Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, September 16, 1965. Duke Ellington Orchestra. Includes - Esther Marrow, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy McPhail - vocals

Black Brown And Beige Overture, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, Ain't But The One, New World A'Coming, The Lord's Prayer, Come Sunday, David Danced Before The Lord With All His Might

Duke Ellington

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6304

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love, Blues In The Night, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine

The Bell Telephone Hour - The Music Of Harold Arlen

Dinah Shore

1965
First broadcast December 5, 1965. *With Gretchen Wyler. **With Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. ***With Gretchen, Leslie Uggams. #With show ensemble

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love, Blues In The Night, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine

The Bell Telephone Hour - The Music Of Harold Arlen

Dinah Shore

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 9903

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather

The Bell Telephone Hour - The Music Of Harold Arlen

Duke Ellington

1965
First broadcast December 5, 1965. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather

The Bell Telephone Hour - The Music Of Harold Arlen

Duke Ellington

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 30326

Things Ain't What They Used To Be Medley

Duke Ellington

1966
First broadcast January 23, 1966. Duke Ellington Orchestra

Things Ain't What They Used To Be Medley

Duke Ellington

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 28245

There Will Never Be Another You

Maria Cole

1966
First broadcast January 27, 1966. With The Duke Ellington Orchestra

There Will Never Be Another You

Maria Cole

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 28218

New World A-Comin', Come Sunday, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, West Indian Pancake, La Plus Belle Africaine

Duke Ellington

1966
Coventry Cathedral, February 21, 1966. First broadcast in ABC film 'Celebration' April 1966. Duke Ellington Orchestra, with George Webb, The Cliff Adams Singers

New World A-Comin', Come Sunday, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, West Indian Pancake, La Plus Belle Africaine

Duke Ellington

TV showUKB&WLive performanceEntry id = 19201

In The Beginning God

George Webb

1966
Coventry Cathedral, February 21, 1966. First broadcast in ABC film 'Celebration' April 1966. With Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

In The Beginning God

George Webb

TV showUKB&WLive performanceEntry id = 19202

Wives And Lovers, Sweet Georgia Brown, So Danco Samba, How High The Moon, Imagine My Frustration, Duke's Place

Ella Fitzgerald

1966
Televised concert, Stockholm, March 1966. With the Ella Fitzgerald Trio, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

Wives And Lovers, Sweet Georgia Brown, So Danco Samba, How High The Moon, Imagine My Frustration, Duke's Place

Ella Fitzgerald

TV showSwedenB&WLive performanceEntry id = 12598

Caravan, Satin Doll

Duke Ellington

1966
First broadcast April 28, 1966. Duke Ellington Orchestra

Caravan, Satin Doll

Duke Ellington

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 22581

Take The A Train, Passion Flower, The Jeep Is Jumpin', Sophisticated Lady, Tippin' And Whisperin', Happy Reunion, Satin Doll, Jam With Sam, Things Ain't What They Used To Be

1967
Filmed Copenhagen, Denmark, January 23, 1967. Octet - Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves - saxophones, Cat Anderson - trumpet, Lawrence Brown - trombone, Duke Ellington - piano, John Lamb - bass, Rufus Jones - drums

Take The A Train, Passion Flower, The Jeep Is Jumpin', Sophisticated Lady, Tippin' And Whisperin', Happy Reunion, Satin Doll, Jam With Sam, Things Ain't What They Used To Be

TV show (Denmark)

Duke Ellington

TV showDenmarkB&WLive performanceEntry id = 17218

Le Sucrier Velours, Lotus Blossom, The Second Portrait Of The Lion, Meditation, On The Fringe Of The Jungle, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train

TV show (Denmark)

Duke Ellington

1967
Filmed Copenhagen, Denmark, January 23, 1967. Trio - Duke Ellington - piano, John Lamb - bass, Rufus Jones - drums

Le Sucrier Velours, Lotus Blossom, The Second Portrait Of The Lion, Meditation, On The Fringe Of The Jungle, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train

TV show (Denmark)

Duke Ellington

TV showDenmarkB&WLive performanceEntry id = 25636

What Now My Love, This Is Your Love, Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

The Ed Sullivan Show

Buddy Greco

1968
First broadcast January 14, 1968. With the Duke Ellington Orchestra

What Now My Love, This Is Your Love, Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

The Ed Sullivan Show

Buddy Greco

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 29530

Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

The Ed Sullivan Show

Duke Ellington

1968
First broadcast January 14, 1968. The Duke Ellington Orchestra with Buddy Greco

Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

The Ed Sullivan Show

Duke Ellington

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 29678

Mexican Suite, Dont Get Around Much Anymore, Take The A Train, Prelude To A Kiss

Concert (Mexico)

Duke Ellington

1968
Clips from Mexican concerts September 1968. Duke Ellington Orchestra

Mexican Suite, Dont Get Around Much Anymore, Take The A Train, Prelude To A Kiss

Concert (Mexico)

Duke Ellington

Concert filmUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 9765

Love Scene, (In My) Solitude

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tony Bennett

1969
First broadcast April 6, 1969. With Duke Ellington and Orchestra

Love Scene, (In My) Solitude

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tony Bennett

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 23898

Rockin' In Rhythm

The Ed Sullivan Show

Duke Ellington

1969
First broadcast April 6, 1969. Duke Ellington Orchestra

Rockin' In Rhythm

The Ed Sullivan Show

Duke Ellington

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 29536

In A Sentimental Mood

Love You Madly

Joe Harriott

1969
First broadcast April 29, 1969. Duke Ellington 70th birthday tribute. With The Stan Tracey Big Brass

In A Sentimental Mood

Love You Madly

Joe Harriott

TV showUKB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26447

Sophisticated Lady

Love You Madly: A Salute To Duke Ellington

Cleo Laine

1969
First broadcast April 29, 1969. With Johnny Dankworth

Sophisticated Lady

Love You Madly: A Salute To Duke Ellington

Cleo Laine

TV showUKColourLive performanceEntry id = 30433

Satin Doll

In The Round

Duke Ellington

1970
CBC, Vancouver. With The Doug Parker Band

Satin Doll

In The Round

Duke Ellington

TV showCanadaB&WLive performanceEntry id = 14959

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Includes - Take The A Train, Impressions Of The Far East, Cotton Tail, Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Jeep's Blues

Includes - Take The A Train, Impressions Of The Far East, Cotton Tail, Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Jeep's Blues

In The Beginning God

In The Beginning God

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, It Don't Mean A Thing, I'm Beginning To See The Light Medley

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, It Don't Mean A Thing, I'm Beginning To See The Light Medley

A Hard Day's Night, Duke Ellington Medley, The Girl From Ipanema, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Mack The Knife

A Hard Day's Night, Duke Ellington Medley, The Girl From Ipanema, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Mack The Knife

Instrumental

Instrumental

Black Brown And Beige Overture, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, Ain't But The One, New World A'Coming, The Lord's Prayer, Come Sunday, David Danced Before The Lord With All His Might

Black Brown And Beige Overture, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, Ain't But The One, New World A'Coming, The Lord's Prayer, Come Sunday, David Danced Before The Lord With All His Might

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love*, Blues In The Night**, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love***, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love*, Blues In The Night**, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love***, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather

Things Ain't What They Used To Be Medley

Things Ain't What They Used To Be Medley

There Will Never Be Another You

There Will Never Be Another You

New World A-Comin', Come Sunday, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, West Indian Pancake, La Plus Belle Africaine

New World A-Comin', Come Sunday, Tell Me It's The Truth, In The Beginning God, West Indian Pancake, La Plus Belle Africaine

In The Beginning God

In The Beginning God

Wives And Lovers, Sweet Georgia Brown, So Danco Samba, How High The Moon, Imagine My Frustration, Duke's Place

Wives And Lovers, Sweet Georgia Brown, So Danco Samba, How High The Moon, Imagine My Frustration, Duke's Place

Caravan, Satin Doll

Caravan, Satin Doll

Take The A Train, Passion Flower, The Jeep Is Jumpin', Sophisticated Lady, Tippin' And Whisperin', Happy Reunion, Satin Doll, Jam With Sam, Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Take The A Train, Passion Flower, The Jeep Is Jumpin', Sophisticated Lady, Tippin' And Whisperin', Happy Reunion, Satin Doll, Jam With Sam, Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Le Sucrier Velours, Lotus Blossom, The Second Portrait Of The Lion, Meditation, On The Fringe Of The Jungle, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train

Le Sucrier Velours, Lotus Blossom, The Second Portrait Of The Lion, Meditation, On The Fringe Of The Jungle, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train

What Now My Love, This Is Your Love, Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

What Now My Love, This Is Your Love, Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

Don't Get Around Much Anymore/ Caravan/ Satin Doll*

Mexican Suite, Dont Get Around Much Anymore, Take The A Train, Prelude To A Kiss

Mexican Suite, Dont Get Around Much Anymore, Take The A Train, Prelude To A Kiss

Love Scene, (In My) Solitude

Love Scene, (In My) Solitude

Rockin' In Rhythm

Rockin' In Rhythm

In A Sentimental Mood

In A Sentimental Mood

Sophisticated Lady

Sophisticated Lady

Satin Doll

Satin Doll

Beatles Medley

Beatles Medley

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love, Blues In The Night, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine

That Old Black Magic, Out Of This World, Last Night When We Were Young, The Man That Got Away, Down With Love, Blues In The Night, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Hooray For Love, Right As The Rain, Over The Rainbow#, Come Rain or Come Shine