American Experience · SEASON 4

Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo

Episode 8 · 1991-12-09

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Episode overview

At a time when black and white musicians rarely performed together, when black musicians were exploited by record companies, Ellington was an international star. He made the Cotton Club his showcase for original jazz compositions, some of the most exiting music America had ever heard. Underscored with more than 40 Ellington pieces.

55 minutes

Season 4 episodes

1. LBJ (1)1991-09-30 2. LBJ (2)1991-09-30 3. The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry1991-10-07 4. Scandalous Mayor1991-10-28 5. The Johnstown Flood1991-11-04 6. Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance1991-11-11 7. G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover1992-02-24 8. Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo1991-12-09 9. The Quiz Show Scandal1992-01-06 10. Love in the Cold War1992-01-13 11. Wild by Law1992-02-10 12. Barnum's Big Top1991-10-14 13. In the White Man's Image1992-02-17