Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
2021Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Fred Waller
Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday
A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Black and Tan
Dudley Murphy
Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard
Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...
Black and Tan
