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

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

2-713-310 - National Jazz Archive/Heritage Images

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.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Brian Foskett, attributed to: British: Jazz Photographer
Subject
  1. Duke Ellington: American, African American: Composer, pianist, musician, and leader of a jazz orchestra

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Cambridgeshire Cambridge

  1. 52 12 00 N , 000 07 00 E

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Society & Culture Music

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6663x5245
File Size : 34,129kb


Aliases

  1. FOS_00228
  1. FOS/228
  1. 0830000862
  1. 2-713-310
  1. 2713310
  1. FOS_00228

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