The Duke Ellington Masters, 1967 – The First And Second Sets DVD – Duke Ellington 

Duke Ellington and his orchestra are shown performing live at the DR TV Centre, Copenhagen, in January 1967. Tracks include ‘Take the A Train’, ‘Sophisticated Lady’, ‘Satin Doll’ and ‘Things Ain’t What They Used to Be’.

Duke Ellington remains a giant influence and is unquestionably one of perhaps only five of the most important figures in popular music today. A prolific writer and composer he predominantly worked within the framework of a big-band line-up producing music of extraordinary diversity. The unique Ellington sound is based on celebration of its individuals. The music might be lyrical or triumphant elegiac or celebratory but finishes positively. Sadly Duke Ellington’s death in 1974