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Duke Ellington: Meditation
Julian Joseph and Brian Priestley present the last part of their survey of the great American pianist, composer and bandleaderwho died in 1974. Selections include It's Freedom from the Second
Sacred Concert, Blood Count, written by Billy Strayhorn , Portrait of Mahalia Jackson from the New Orleans Suite, and La Plus Belle Africaine, recorded at the Warsaw Jazz Festival in 1971.

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Julian Joseph
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Brian Priestley
Written By:
Billy Strayhorn
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Mahalia Jackson
Source: Radio Times

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