Name: Love You Madly and A Concert of Sacred Music At Grace Cathedral
Brand: Duke Ellington

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5521483

Format multiplier

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Film GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-04-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0602455214836

Artist

Duke Ellington

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Mercury Studios

Former New York recording studio, active in the late 60's until the mid 70's.

[b]Do not confuse with the label [l=Mercury Studios (5)][/b]

Duke Ellington was an influential American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. He is known for his residency at the Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931 and for composing over a thousand pieces, many of which have become standards in the genre. He frequently collaborated with Billy Strayhorn. Duke Ellington's son, Mercer Ellington, took over leadership of his father's orchestra until his own death in 1996. He is also the grandfather of Edward Ellington.

Love You Madly is an Emmy-nominated behind-the-scenes profile of Ellington including performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader. The performance footage was recorded in a number of places, from The Basin St. West Jazz Club, the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival, and his first Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral. This program was described by Ellington in his autobiography as “…the best film about Duke Ellington ever made…”

A Concert of Sacred Music At Grace Cathedral (also an Emmy-nominated program) is a rare piece of history. Filmed on location at the premier performance&nbsp;on September 16, 1965, it is the first of what would be 3 Concerts of Sacred Music composed by Ellington between 1965 and 1973. These pieces combined classical, jazz, spirituals, gospel, blues music and dance and were performed in churches and cathedrals around the world. This Concert of Sacred Music was commissioned by the Dean of Grace Cathedral as part of a yearlong celebration for the completion and consecration of the Cathedral.

Love You Madly and A Concert of Sacred Music At Grace Cathedral

Film GB