Sarah still sounded superb. Probably the only time she and Aretha ever shared a stage. Amazing cast of singers assembled here -- arguably the best ever.
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The combined artistry on that bill is incredible. The word legend is thrown at many undeserving mediocre artists today. These artists are true LEGENDARY performers of the 20th century.
I see this made it on RU-vid! I was the author of this DVD. Dawayne Bailey, former guitarist with Chicago, had dug up the original footage of the CBS special and also located the missing clip of Chicago doing a tune which never made it to broadcast. With guidance from Dawayne I spliced the clip where it needed to be, added an intro (on DVD, but not here) and added credits. The DVD has extras with the Chicago clip by itself and a slideshow as a tribute to Duke.
@@TrumpetSAE You might be able to find it on a torrent site like Demonoid which is where I uploaded it several years ago. I doubt there will be any seeders and I'm not sure how safe that site would be today (proceed with caution). Dawayne Bailey has a copy as well as myself (somewhere around here). Other than that I don't know. I did the work for Dawayne so not sure what he did with it. Keep in mind that the DVD is not an official release nor is it close to being of commercial quality.
Yes. Since watching her PBS documentary, I’ve been compelled to watch her live performances and LISTEN! Please give Ms. Flack all her flowers while she is still with us because she so deserves them. Voice, interpretation, stage presence, her piano skills are crazy talented, and the way she can direct and manage her band and show all while singing and playing 🤌🏾🤗
What an amazing tribute & the line up was superb! I love it when Aretha sing jazz or blues. It always ends up sounding so incredibly soulful....she can't help it lol
Three years after this, Mercer Ellington rocked my world one night in my high school auditorium. Ten years later, in graduate school, I saw Count Basie’s orchestra, sans Basie, because he was dying too. Cab Calloway filled in for him. I’m shedding a few tears watching this.
God Almighty, what a band Quincy put together for that night! Louie Bellson, Kenny Burrell, Ray Brown, Trumpets include Cat Anderson, Snooky Young, Bill Berry, Clark Terry, Cootie Williams... Saxes, Paul Gonzalves, Pete Christlieb from the Tonight Show!, Marshall Royal, Russell Procope, Harry Carney... Trombones, Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Cleveland, Tyree Glenn, Britt Woodman... Royalty everywhere you look... Fantastic! Thank you for posting. Astounding...
In 1973, television aired this show. I was eleven. There weren't any video recorders yet and I recorded everything with my reel recorder. From that tape was born my love for jazz. Duke, Count, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Aretha, O. Peterson and many others. Yes, Blood Sweat & Tears too. Finally I can listen to the music from where, for me, it all started. GRAZIE, GRAZIE, GRAZIE.
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!! "INTELLIGENT" MUSIC! WHEW!! SO GREAT SEEING DUKE AGAIN WITH HIS DEBONAIRE PRESENCE, AND ALL THE OTHER GREAT PERFORMERS! ❤ Pointer Sisters would have been great on this! They were hot in '73, and later did a medley of Duke tunes on their "Steppin'" album.
If only for the benefit of history could this be available on a re-mastered edit on DVD or even just CD? This is a historic performance from a group of artists that changed musical history with their legendary original talent. We will never see their kind again. We will see new talents and great talents, but not this kind of talent in this era.
While going to opera singing teacher he took us down several trails gospel folk classical pop and Jazz and you came to realisation Duke Ellington is as great composer as any of the great European creators and not only that you had to learn to swing! All components are in his music!
Duke is the greatest! Louis Armstrong the greatest! Their work stands the test of time because they created our time from the blues! This show was a tour de force I watch over again. Stars paying tribute to the sun which is the biggest Star ⭐✨
Well! I'm worn out. Simply wonderful. The fabulous and real, raw and earthy talent of yesteryear. Honesty in motion. Authentic vocalist. In their performance together, Ray told Aretha, 'Tell the world'. Does it really get any better? I'm sorry the sync went off at the end of the video. That said, this was one of the best shows I've seen. Duke's sister Ruth was my best friend. And what about that orchestra? And Mr. Ellington was his usual grand self. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.
This is one time experience that will never be recreated in the show business again. Thanks for bringing the experience to our attention and we will celebrate it for years to come.
0:03:26 [01] *I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So* - Aretha Franklin 0:06:46 [02] *Don't Get Around Much Anymore /I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart* - Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Roberta Flack, Joe Williams, Billy Eckstine, Sammy Davis Jr. 0:09:01 [03] *The Blues* - Sammy Davis Jr. 0:11:28 [04] *IDrumming & Tapping* - Louis Bellson & Sammy Davis Jr. 0:14:34 [05] *Sophisticated Lady* - Harry Carney, Billy Eckstine 0:17:56 [06] *Caravan* - Sarah Vaughan 0:20:04 [07] *Lush Life* - Roberta Flack 0:24:54 [08] *I'm Gonna Go Fishin''* - Peggy Lee 0:27:01 [09] *(Azure) I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues / Solitude / Rocks in My Ned / I Got It Bad / Azure / Mood Indigo* - Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Roberta Flack 0:34:01 [10] *Jump for Joy* - Chicago 0:38:11 [11] *In a Mellow Tone* - Count Basie 0:40:13 [12] *Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'* - Joe Williams & Count Basie 0:41:21 [13] *Just Squeeze Me* - Joe Williams & Roberta Flack & Count Basie 0:43:09 [14] *I Like the Sunrise* - Ray Charles 0:45:57 [15] *Ain't but the One* - Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin 0:50:04 [16] *Duke Ellington* 0:51:31 [17] *Satin Doll / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me / Things Ain't What They Used to Be* - Duke Ellington & Quincy Jones & Cootie Williams & Cat Anderson 0:59:01 [18] *Love You Madly* - Sarah Vaughan, Roberta Flack, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin 1:00:32 [19] *Duke Ellington talking about Little Edward and Music Is My Mistress* 1:02:48 [20] *Finale*
