Uploaded by MVDmusicvideo on Jun 18, 2011
Filmmaker Gary Keys crafts a compelling tribute to late jazz icon Duke Ellington with stunning sound and rare footage.
Filmmaker Gary Keys crafts a compelling tribute to late jazz icon Duke Ellington in this companion piece to Keys' 1980 documentary Memories of Duke, which combines unseen clips captured during the famed pianist and bandleader's 1968 Mexican tour with footage and interviews shot at sister Ruth Ellington's annual birthday celebration. Though fans know well that the man known as Duke never celebrated his own birthday, ever since his death in 1974 sister Ruth has made up for lost time by hosting an annual gathering in which friends, family, and former bandmates all gather for a yearly birthday bull session. In addition to offering a closer look at the beloved jazz master, this lovingly-crafted documentary also features an original suite that was never commercially recorded. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Superb !
A lot of thanks
123must 2 weeks ago
My biggest musical revelation was when I heard Dukes Piano Sessions and the recordings with Mahalia. I'm from Europe and we have all the great composers, but Duke surpasses, as I see it, even those, because he took the best from different traditions and created a higher synthesis. Classical (european) music had become too pompous and static. Somehow Dukes music just carries more of that essential human quality I always seek. I dont know how to describe it.
Q2W3e4r5tss 2 months ago
video speed way off in Sophisticated Lady.
DeweyMaxx 3 months ago
cool!
barrtok 7 months ago
What I think is rarely noticed is how his music is intellectually rooted in European classical tradition and art/literature yet employs so many aspects of world music of that time. It takes an open mind to do. Duke got me into East Asian and Balcan music, somewhat indirectly, but it shows how universal and not only American was his music. A true composer. I think the contemporary man might be Tony Haynes from London, leading the Grand Union Orchestra.
makkreol 8 months ago
Mexican suite is from Latin American. GReat stuff. Really appreciate this upload and the movie !
makkreol 8 months ago
Is Ruth Albino ?
makkreol 8 months ago