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A collection of rare remastered recordings and film clips from the 1950s and 60s from Canada's CBC who were welcoming black musicians who were facing racism at home. Includes performances of classic songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald ("Oh Lady Be Good"), Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady") and Sarah Vaughn ("Misty") plus .. Read more

Starring	Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine
Genres	Music/Musical

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Rhapsody in Black

Starring	Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Della Reese, Marian Anderson
Studio	ARROW FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.
Run time	DVD: 58 mins
Certificate
Genres	Music/Musical
Language	DVD: English
Released	To Rent: DVD: 14 Jun 2004

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  A remarkable DVD of performances that I haven't seen before - and I have quite a large collection of this type of material. The performers are pretty much ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Aug 2005 at 18:22
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  Some remarkable footage most of which was new to me. Pity the soundtrack quality hadn't been tidied up and improved.
  
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  A remarkable DVD of performances that I haven't seen before - and I have quite a large collection of this type of material. The performers are pretty much ... read more »
  
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  A collection of rare remastered recordings and film clips from the 1950s and 60s from Canada's CBC who were welcoming black musicians who were facing racism at home. Includes performances of classic songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald ("Oh Lady Be Good"), Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady") ...