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  • ON THE ROAD WITH DUKE ELLINGTON
  • Lambert & Co.
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ON THE ROAD WITH DUKE ELLINGTON

2:00   6:15*

Friday, January 26

Directed by Robert Drew, Mike Jackson

(1967) A piano at an empty club in the wee hours, a vacuum cleaner humming in the background, and a cup of hot water: the ideal creative setting for the legendary Ellington. 16mm print courtesy Academy Film Archive. Approx. 55 min.

Plus Lambert & Co. (1964, D.A. Pennebaker): a joyful audition by singer Dave Lambert and his Group. Digital. Approx. 15 min.

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