Duke Ellington
From the New Zanzibar, NYC
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Hear Duke Ellington and his orchestra in a performance from the New Zanzibar in New York City. Ellington’s music brings together the distinctive colors of a jazz big band, with arranged ensemble passages and room for soloists to shape the sound.
This recording offers a glimpse of Ellington’s work as a bandleader and composer in a live performance setting. The orchestra’s interplay and shifting textures make the music itself the focus, with the New York venue providing the setting for this appearance.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.