On the Road with Duke Ellington

Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Cast

Duke Ellington

Self

Russell Procope

Self

Cootie Williams

Self

Louis Armstrong

Self

Mercer Ellington

Self

Don Morrow

Narrator

Crew

Robert Drew

Director, Executive Producer

Naomi Mankowitz

Editor

Anne Gilbert

Editor

Abbot Mills

Cinematography

Darwin Deen

Cinematography

Mike Jackson

Producer

Duke Ellington

Music