Soda Fountain Rag
Excerpt from "Jazz" a Ken Burns PBS Documentary on, you guessed it, Jass. performed by Duke Ellington This is a first time upload of this sort for me, I am very much about uploading only strictly original works but after searching pretty hard for this clip or a clip of similar quality I am forced to upload it for the good of the world. I claim no copyright ownership, clip is for promotional purposes only.
About Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer." Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm ...
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