Orchestra leader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In the programme DUKE ELLINGTON (episode 216), you will listen to Ellington as a piano soloist in two Piano Recitals: the first on 2 July 1970 at a Paris ORTF studio, the second on 10 April 1972 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In between, hear Ellington’s piano in a French TV programme by Jean Sablon on 17 December 1960.
Technique: Willem van Schip. Presentation: Gerard Meulenberg.
Source:
D.E. : Duke Ellington piano solo. Pre-recording for ORTF, Paris. July 2, 1970.
D.E. : Theatre – TV – Cinema Paris, Milan, New York – 1960-1966 (La Maison du Duke MDD 011)
D.E. : Live At The Whitney (CD Impulse! IMP 11732)
