Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Solitude download song

Harry Carney...

It boggles my mind to think that in 1934, the very middle of the Great Depression, some African Americans were doing this well.  Those pictured here are exactly what Duke meant by "ready."  So, yes, there was a solid middle class black America that somehow has missed the attention of the media altogether.  Let the media tell it, all black Americans were in soup lines and seeking welfare.  Not so.  Let at the people in the photo.  That's middle class all the day, isn't it?  No half steppin' here, please.

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Duke Ellington was one of the greatest!

Hallftrack cover (Private Ryan movie)

Great video , thankyou bsgs98! Excellent photos , what style! Plus personnel listing and lyrics!

Wow - the orchestra from back in the 1930s was incredibly smooth and lyrical.  Can only imagine how good this might sound with today's technology ... the older I get, the more I appreciate the timelessness of the Duke's work - probably America's greatest composer.

Best version of this beautiful song

realest shit there ever was.

Play this at my funeral.

So thankful for Duke Ellington who paved the way for so many other musicians. The Mozart of the Jazz age

One of the most expressive recordings ever, I think.  Flawless!

This tune bleeds loneliness :(

Whoever disliked this is very wrong , its so beautiful