Just over twelve months ago, 29 December, 2018, a previously 'lost' television transmission of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra filmed at Coventry Cathedral was screened for the first time in over fifty years at that venue.
The film was discovered in the cathedral's archive by Dr Nicolas Pillai and the screening was part of a presentation of Coventry's local history called Ghost Town.
I thought you might like to see the only clips from the programme to which I have access, snipped via Quicktime from a television report about the presentation. A CD/download/Spotify recording of the original performance has been available for some little time on the Storyville label, details here. I hope one day the full concert recording may be released on DVD. Anyway, here now are some precious moments from the occasion...
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