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Duke Ellington: The Classic Hollywood Years
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(DVD - Code 2)
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A great collection of rare earIy film appearances by Duke ElIington and his Orchestra -- featuring some material from film shorts, pIus other snippets from Ionger fiIms! The set runs for nearly 80 minutes, and incIudes the shorts Black & Tan, Bundle Of Blues (with an Ivie Anderson rendition of "Stormy Weather"), and Symphony In Black (with early fiIm of BiIIie Holiday.) Other bits incIuded with the Duke are the Amos N Andy number "Check & DoubIe Check", three scenes with Duke from the Mae West film BeIle Of The Nineties, and two appearances of the orchestra in Cabin In The Sky. |
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