The Duke at Monterey

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The Duke at Monterey

1973

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/56071

The agency provided description reads as follows: In this video, Duke Ellington is seen on the beach. He discusses jazz as the true American contribution to the arts. The video then shifts to the Monterey jazz festival where preparations are underway to host such notables as Big Joe Turner, Eddie Vinson, Esther Phillips, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Margie Turner, and Jimmy Rushin. A highlight of the festival is the performance of the Duke's big band and guest Woodie Herman. The producer of this video is Steve Parry.

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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC. Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cott...