Title

Duke Ellington, rehearsal for a Sacred Concert at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge, 1967.

Caption

Duke Ellington, rehearsal for a Sacred Concert at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge, 1967.Duke Ellington, rehearsal for a Sacred Concert at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge, 1967. On February 20, 1967, Duke Ellington?s 15-piece ensemble, featuring many of jazz?s all-time greats, played a two-hour special concert in Cambridge. 1,300 people packed into the church, for the one-off show; which featured tap-dancing, and a lengthy drum solo. As well as Ellington at the keyboard, star players on the night included trumpet player Cat Anderson, saxophonist Johnny Hodges, drummer Rufus ?Speedy? Jones, and Esther Marrow on vocals.

Date

1967

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Jazz Archive

Reference

HRM19F19_404

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

100,0Mb (5,0Mb) / 22,2in x 17,5in / 6663 x 5245 (300dpi)

Keywords

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