Duke Ellington with Ann Henry at the Mount Angel Abbey Library, 1970
Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing at the May 29, 1970 dedication of renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's Mount Angel Abbey Library in St. Benedict, Oregon, premiering a new work by Ann Henry, arranged by Ron Collier at the dedication of the Abbey's new library.
Collier conducted the Ellington orchestra, Ms Henry and a small choir in his arrangement of a three movement composition by Ann Henry, "Pockets: It's Amazing When Love Goes On Parade."
The concert was filmed (or videotaped?) but the film is badly deteriorated despite restoration efforts.
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2:46 Harlem
18:44 Meditation
25:15 Pockets: It's Amazing When Love Goes On Parade (composed by Ann Henry)
1:02:26 Ellington piano solo
1:04:32 Medley
Fanfare
In a Sentimental Mood
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Mood Indigo (middle missing)
I'm Beginning To See the Light
piano solo
Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Fred Stone(t); Booty Wood, Julian Priester(tb); Chuck Connors(btb); Russell Procope(cl,as); Norris Turney (fl,cl,as,ts); unidentified sax player; Harold Ashby(ts,cl); Paul Gonsalves(ts); Harry Carney(cl,bcl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Joe Benjamin(sb); Rufus Jones(d)