Actually, it's more correct to call this "Academy Award nominated Duke Ellington" since he was nominated for the 1961 Best Original Score Oscar. He (and fellow nominee Dmitri Shostakovitch) lost to the West Side Story steamroller (10 awards that year). But "Paris Blues" is an interesting flick - stars include Sidney Poitier and Diane Carroll matched against Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and Louis Armstrong made an appearance as well.
It's not the typical Sunday Classical fare but it's pretty terrific.
As an artist paints with brushstrokes, Duke Ellington paints a portrait with the piano. What a gifted musician!
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