2 July 1970 saw Duke Ellington in Paris in the television studios of Radio Diffusion for a remarkable piano recital. It is a measure of the high esteem in which Duke's music was held in France that a broadcast of such exceptional quality was arranged.
The date of the recording is often misrepresented. This was because, in part, the programme was only broadcast some three years later, 7 August, 1973. Further confusion arises because some of the music, recorded in superb stereo, was released on CD in Italy, where the location was given as Dusseldorf, Oostende. An earlier post covered this issue here.
The piano portion of the disc is available here for your listening pleasure. I have also included the re-broadcast of the recital which Australian Broadcasting Commission television network carried.
Everything available of this remarkable appearance, the fiftieth anniversary of which falls today, is therefore published here. An edited version of the ABC video, with just the Ellington recording is also available on the Facebook page for Ellington Live. The page is public and an account with Facebook is not necessary. Go here.
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