Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935| 0h 9m| IMDb 5.8
Cohen Film Collection introduces this classic short staring Duke Ellington, featuing a brief vocal by a 19-year-old Billie Holiday, and a performance of Ellington’s jazz composition along symphonic lines. Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece, “A Rhapsody of Negro Life,” with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes.
Director: Fred Waller
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