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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington features the earliest-known filmed full-length concert by one of the 20th Century's greatest songwriters and bandleaders. Filmed at Amsterdam's famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival,which Duke considered his second birth. This epic performance includes legendary players Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Quentin Jackson and Ray Nance performing some of the most beloved American music ever written.

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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 Cast

Name Character
Johnny Hodges He was 100, 63 years old when he died as Alto Sax
Duke Ellington He was 108, 75 years old when he died as Piano

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 Crew

Name Department
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 poster
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 (17 years)

  • Release day: Monday, May 21, 2007
  • Runtime: 80 minutes