3 - Piano Player - Piano Recitals

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The Piano Player - Chapter 3 - Piano Recitals

Many YouTube links. Pages load slowly. Use full screen to view videos along with music.

Museum of Modern Art, New York City 1:15:45

Live May 20 1964 Columbia University

Take the 'A' Train Live 4:01 

Satin Doll Live 4:06 

Caravan Live 3:02 

Skillipoop Live 6:08 

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall Duke's Poetry 0:38 seconds 

Blues Medley - Happy Go Lucky Local/John Sanders Blues/C Jam Blues 5:44 

Tonk 2:11 

Things Ain't What They Used to Be 2:35 

Melancholia/Reflections in D Live 4:12 

Little African Flower 3:28  

Bird of Paradise 4:06 

The Single Petal of a Rose 3:06 


1966 Chateau De Goutelas

 * Not in Jack's playlists - Duke Ellington solo recital: Medley 12:10 

1970 France - recorded by French ORTF about 45 minutes

Live Berklee College of Music May 22, 1971 following receiving honorary D. of Mus.

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Speeches by commencement speaker Arif Mardin (Berklee School of Music Class of 1961) and Berklee's first Honorary Degree recipient Duke Ellington; remarks by Berklee President Lawrence Berk. Speaker introductions by Dean Bobbitt and President Berk.

Satin Doll

Duke asks for Requests - about 45 seconds

Baby You Can't Miss Me Ellington Vocal - about 2:30

Sophisticated Lady - excerpt, about 1:26

Honeysuckle Rose - Duke's comments on Fats Waller

Honeysuckle Rose - 1:01 fades before applause

Love You Madly Duke Introduces Nell Brookshire vocalist- 20 seconds

Love You Madly 2:55 Nell Brookshire Vocal

Come Sunday Duke Introduces Tom Watkins Vocalist 26 seconds

Come Sunday Tom Watkins (Voc. in Hebrew) 3:00

Duke concluding remarks about 2:15

Live at the Whitney April 10, 1972

The cover for the album is by Eastern Barn by Romare Beardon. 

Opening Remarks 1:06

Medley Black and Tan Fantasy/Prelude to a Kiss/Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me/Caravan 6:51

Meditation 2:39

A Mural From Two Perspectives 2:56

Medley: Sophisticated Lady/Solitude 4:44

Soda Fountain Rag 1:19

New World A-Coming 9:02

Amour, Amour 1:41

Soul Soothing Beach 2:50

Lotus Blossom 2:35

Flamingo 1:35

Le Sucrier Velors 1:44

The Night Shepherd 2:45

C Jam Blues 3:04

Mood Indigo 2:06

I'm Beginning To See The Light 1:22

Dancers In Love 2:13

Kixx 1:36

Satin Doll 3:06

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