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Jazz Ship

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

SS Rotterdam sails into Nassau. Dizzy Gillespie joins in at the 'Drumbeat' and gives a concert for the ship's crew only.

Featuring Dave Brubeck with 'Two Generations of Brubeck', Paul Desmond, The Duke Ellington Orchestra directed by Mercer Mercer Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Leonard Feather, Earl Hines, Carmen Macrae, The World's Greatest Jazz Band, Frank Berry.

Commentary, Peter Clayton

BBC Manchester

Contributors

Musician:
Dave Brubeck
Musician:
Paul Desmond
Musicians:
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Musical Director (The Duke Ellington Orchestra):
Mercer Ellington
Musician:
Dizzy Gillespie
Musician:
Leonard Feather
Musician:
Earl Hines
Musician:
Carmen MacRae
Musician:
Frank Berry
Commenator:
Peter Clayton
Producer:
John Duncan
Source: Radio Times

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