"Stan Kenton stands before a hundred reeds and brass, makes a dramatic gesture, and every studio arranger in the audience knows just how it's done; Duke Ellington lifts his little finger, three horns make a sound - and nobody knows what it is." - André Previn
This is such a treasure. I realize it's really old, but surely the video quality wasn't this bad when this premiered? I've seen some much clearer broadcasts from the same era.
I understand how you feel. But these kinds of videos are very rare and hard to come by. Maybe in some future civilization AI will be able to update and fix.
Ellington could really play; I think Kenton basically just gave up on the piano pretty early on in his career and focused on being a bandleader. A more interesting comparison would be Basie’s light touch v Duke’s slashing style.
I love them both.
Thanks for this unusual pairing of musicians. Amazing that you could find this kind of jazz performance on broadcast TV in those days.
"Stan Kenton stands before a hundred reeds and brass, makes a dramatic gesture, and every studio arranger in the audience knows just how it's done; Duke Ellington lifts his little finger, three horns make a sound - and nobody knows what it is." - André Previn
True dat
Looking forward to this -two of my favorite Jazz legends -got to meet Kenton at the Frog and Nightgown in Raleigh in the 70’s
Thank you, Brother Bret🌹⭐🌹⭐🌹
So great to see these two in each other’s company. Yes baby lol
Amazing 🤩 thanks for sharing!
Rare and wonderful.
good find
❤❤
This is such a treasure. I realize it's really old, but surely the video quality wasn't this bad when this premiered? I've seen some much clearer broadcasts from the same era.
I understand how you feel. But these kinds of videos are very rare and hard to come by. Maybe in some future civilization AI will be able to update and fix.
Ellington could really play; I think Kenton basically just gave up on the piano pretty early on in his career and focused on being a bandleader. A more interesting comparison would be Basie’s light touch v Duke’s slashing style.