Mercer Ellington on UK tour
- Title
- Mercer Ellington on UK tour
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 24 Jun 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:37
- Description
- Rodney Bennett interviews Mercer Ellington, jazz trumpeter and son of legendary bandleader, Duke Ellington, coinciding with the Duke Ellington Band’s first British tour for eleven years. He talks about his father’s legacy and about the future of the Ellington orchestra. Broadcast on Weekend AM.
- Contributors
- Rodney Bennett; Mercer Ellington
- Keywords
- Popular music; Jazz; Concerts; Duke Ellington; Mercer Ellington
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LBC/IRN, "Mercer Ellington on UK tour". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007200373021 (Accessed 12 May 2025)