Duke Ellington - A Night At The Cotton Club

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This is an exceptional showcase recording of Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, made for Victor on April 13th, 1929. It recreates the atmosphere of a real concert situation at the Cotton Club. The band plays a medley, including:
1. Cotton Club Stomp
2. Misty Morning
3. Goin' To Town
4. Freeze And Melt

Channel: Music
Uploaded: June 13, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Author: kspm01

Length: 00:08:21
Rating: 4.98
Views: 39253

Tags: A Night At The Cotton Club Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 78RPM

Video Comments:
richardsull119 (October 1, 2008 at 6:37 am)
I love Harry Carney on this. He's so good.
kspm01 (October 1, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
Thanks!
BigWinehousefan (September 24, 2008 at 6:38 pm)
Love jazz so much :D
kspm01 (October 1, 2008 at 8:48 pm)
Great to read that.
oceanman368 (September 20, 2008 at 8:16 am)
Jungle music refers to the genre of jazz. The incorporation of growl sounds in the wind instruments are called jungle sounds. So personally I don't feel this is a remark about Duke and his band.
rebel2276 (September 7, 2008 at 12:23 pm)
Great video!
kspm01 (September 16, 2008 at 9:34 pm)
Thanks!
meatsause (August 21, 2008 at 4:42 pm)
Im 13 nad I love this stuff cant stop listening
AinaBB (August 1, 2008 at 1:22 am)
The Golden Era of music and dance, real perfomers with real talent! Thanks for posting this. And thank goodness we have come a bit further than that now.
kspm01 (August 1, 2008 at 11:06 pm)
Exactly! Thank you for commenting.