DUKE ELLINGTON: The Classic Hollywood Years (DVD)

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This DVD compiles different short and medium-length films starring the great Duke Ellington and his orchestra:

. “Black and Tan”, in which he plays a duet with Arthur Whetsol. . “A Bundle of Blues”, highlighted by a lengthy rendition of “Stormy Weather” with Ivie Anderson.

. “Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life”, which depicts four aspects of 1930s African-American life, with the first appearance of then-unknown singer Billie Holiday.

. “The Hit Parade”, we see one of Ellington`s most lively and amusing screen performances.

. "Paramount Pictorial", fascinating not only for the music and glimpses of Ellington directing his band, but also because of the explanation of how a record in the 1930`s was recorded and duplicated.

. “RKO Jamboree Number 7”, a mini-concert of great Ellington standards with brilliant soloes by Ben Webster and Johnny Hodges.

Included it also assorted different musical sequences from other motion pictures: the Amos ‘n’ Andy “Cheek and Double Cheek”, making the first black big band with a credited appearance in a white feature film (with a full-length version of ‘Old Man Blues’), the three scenes starring Mae West in “Belle Of The Nineties”, and the two appearances of the Ellington’s Orchestra in the legendary “Cabin in the Sky”