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One in this documentary series that explores the lives and achievements of America's most celebrated native-born and adopted artists, performers, and creative talent. This program profiles the career of jazz legend Duke Ellington through performance clips, interviews with Ellington and music professionals, film excerpts, and archival footage, accompanied by narration.
The program begins with a summary Ellington's rise as a bandleader during the Harlem Renaissance with the help of music producer Irving Mills. Vocalist Adelaide Hall describes Ellington's role in making Harlem, especially the Cotton Club, a musical entertainment epicenter, and recalls their collaboration on "The Creole Love Call." As the United States was suffering through the Depression, Ellington and His Orchestra appeared in such films as "Check and Double Check," "Murder at the Vanities," and "Cabin in the Sky," contributing to a new, elegant image of African-Americans in the media.
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