Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Unrated
9 minutes
- Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Fred Waller
- Short, Music
- September 13, 1935
- English
- 7.3
Synopsis
Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece (‘A Rhapsody of Negro Life’) with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: Dance, Jealousy, Blues, 3) A Hymn of Sorrow, 4) Harlem Rhythm.
