Shot by: Jean-Pierre Leloir. Happy birthday Duke Ellington!

Duke Ellington by Jean-Pierre Leloir.

And here is one of my favorite recordings, a 1962 collaboration between Duke and John Coltrane, "In A Sentimental Mood."

Movie of the Week: Paris Blues (1961)

 The music of Duke Ellington is given a film treatment by Martin Ritt with Paul Newman as the trombone-playing composer, Sidney Poitier as his best friend/sax player, Joanne Woodward as Newman's love interest, Dianne Carroll as the conscious black chick for Poitier and Louis Armstrong as himself. There are also a couple of good supporting performances from Barbara Laage and André Luguet.

Shot by: Roberto Polillo

Bill Evans

Roberto Polillo - official flickr page

Dizzy Gillespie

Sam Woodyard

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