Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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...
Cast: Cat Anderson, Louie Bellson, Bunny Briggs, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Jon Hendricks, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Herbie Jones, John Lamb, Queen Esther Marrow, Russell Procope, Thomas Whaley
Writer: Philip Greene (Writer)
Cinematographer: Lane Slate, Joe Dieves
Editors: Philip Greene, Irving Saraf
Sound Designer: Wally Heider, Stanley Kronquest
Producers: Ralph J. Gleason, Richard Moore, Lane Slate