NET FESTIVAL: A CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC BY DUKE ELLINGTON (TV)

Summary

One in this cultural anthology series. This program -- performed and recorded in September 1965 in celebration of the consecration of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco -- features the work of Duke Ellington, who was commissioned to compose and conduct this concert of sacred music. With his 14-piece orchestra, along with several choirs and soloists, Ellington premieres the following pieces: "Black, Brown and Beige," with Johnny Hodges on alto saxophone, John Lamb on bass violin, and Lawrence Brown on trombone; "Tell Me It's the Truth," "Come Sunday," and "The Lord's Prayer," with vocalist Esther Marrow; "In the Beginning God," with vocalist Jon Hendricks, Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone, and the Speaking Choir; "New World A'Coming" with Ellington as piano soloist; "David Danced Before the Lord with All His Might" with dancer Bunny Briggs and vocalist Jon Hendricks; and "Ain't But the One," with vocalist Jimmy McPhail and the Herman McCoy Choir.

Details

• NETWORK: WNDT-TV (New York, NY) / NET National Educational Television / PBS forerunner
• DATE: June 16, 1967 8:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:32
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T86:0003
• GENRE: Music
• SUBJECT HEADING: Music; Jazz; Religious music
• SERIES RUN: WNDT-TV (New York, NY) - TV series, 1967-1970
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Lane Slate … Executive Producer
• Ralph J. Gleason … Producer
• Richard Moore … Producer, Director
• Duke Ellington … Composer, Conductor, Instrumentalist
• Lawrence Brown … Instrumentalist, Trombone player
• Paul Gonsalves … Instrumentalist, Tenor saxophone player
• Johnny Hodges … Instrumentalist, Alto saxophone player
• John Lamb … Instrumentalist, Bass violin player
• Esther Marrow … Singer
• Jimmy McPhail … Singer
• Jon Hendricks … Singer
• Speaking Choir, the … Choir/Chorus
• Herman McCoy Choir, The … Choir/Chorus
• Bunny Briggs … Dancer/Dancer Company