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Duke Ellington – Model Of Leadership
A terrific short documentary of Duke Ellington as band leader with appearances by Ben Webster, Willie The Lion Smith, Clark Terry and Duke himself amo... 8328 views -
Louis Armstrong "Dinah" – Copenhagen 1933
The famous clip from the Copenhagen concert at the Palladium, October 21, 1933. 7992 views -
Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit”
This memorable television event appeared on the BBC's “Chelsea at Nine” in February 1959 just six months before her death. Pianist Mal Waldron accompa... 5400 views -
Jimmie Lunceford
A Vitaphone short subject which is important for being the only real glimpse we have of this dynamic big band filmed in NYC July 1936. Willie Smith, J... 5329 views -
Ben Webster and Paul Quinichette
1958 television show, The Subject is Jazz," this episode is called "Swing."The tune is "Jumpin' At The Woodside" and the soloists are Paul Quinic... 5327 views
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Randy Weston, NYPL jazz oral history
A beautiful statement on the language of music by an extraordinary musician and human being. You may need to crank the volume up on this. 5233 views -
Miles Davis & John Coltrane - So What?
Miles is the epitome of cool and Coltrane is smoldering.This is the great 1959 performance of "So What" from the Robert Herridge Theatre on CBS tel... 5219 views
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Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions
Jazz scholar and Executive Director of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Loren Schoenberg, talks about Benny Goodman and some of the highlights of t... 5162 views -
Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Sessions
Ahmad Jamal's recording as a piano trio leader on Argo, owned by Chicago's Chess recording label, began in 1956. And that's where Mosaic Record's new ... 4908 views -
Dixie Hummingbirds - I've Got So Much To Shout About
This amazing group could move effortlessly from smooth gospel quartet harmonies to sanctified rockers like this. 4844 views