59 minutes
6/16/1967
Profile of Duke Ellington featuring performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of places from The Basin St. West Jazz Club, the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival, and his first Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral. This program was described by Ellington in his autobiography as the best film about Duke Ellington ever made...
Cat Anderson
as Self
Louie Bellson
as Self
Bunny Briggs
as Self
Lawrence Brown
as Self
Harry Carney
as Self
Chuck Connors
as Self
Buster Cooper
as Self
Duke Ellington
as Self
Mercer Ellington
as Self
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self
Paul Gonsalves
as Self
Jimmy Hamilton
as Self
Jon Hendricks
as Self
Earl Hines
as Self
Johnny Hodges
as Self
Herbie Jones
as Self
John Lamb
as Self
Queen Esther Marrow
as Self
Russell Procope
as Self
Thomas Whaley
as Self
Cootie Williams
as Self