On the Road with Duke Ellington

Overview

Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Ratings

Director

Robert Drew

Director

Cast

Duke Ellington

Self

Russell Procope

Self

Cootie Williams

Self

Louis Armstrong

Self

Mercer Ellington

Self

Don Morrow

Narrator

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