Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
Duke Ellington
Self
Russell Procope
Cootie Williams
Louis Armstrong
Mercer Ellington
Don Morrow
Narrator
Robert Drew
Director
Music
Mike Jackson
Producer
Naomi Mankowitz
Editor
Abbot Mills
Cinematography
Darwin Deen
Executive Producer
Anne Gilbert
