The Classic Hollywood Years

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2000

Label: Eforfilms

Featuring:
Billie Holiday
Mae West
Ivie Anderson And Others

Running Time: Approx. 80 min.

This DVD compiles different short and medium-lenght films of the Duke and his orchestra. Included also assorted musical sequences from other motion pictures.

First the Duke debut in the short "Black and Tan" with a duet with Arthur Whetsol. The short "A bundle of blues" with a lenghty rendition of "Stormy weather" that starred Ivie Anderson. "Symphony in black: A rhapsody of Negro life" with Billie Holiday... And different sequences from other motion pictures

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