On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Release: 1974

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

Cast

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self
Russell Procope

Russell Procope

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Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams

Self
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

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Mercer Ellington

Mercer Ellington

Self
Don Morrow

Don Morrow

Narrator