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Jan 6, 2007, 12:38 AM
Coming up at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, on The Independent Lens on KCTS:
Billy Strayhorn -- Lush Life
As Duke Ellington's co-composer, arranger and right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the greatest American music of the 20th century. But as a gay man in the 40s and 50s, Strayhorn had to lead a discreet existence, while Ellington played to thunderous applause on center stage. This film tells the story of the unheralded man who changed jazz and popular music forever, maintaining artistic and personal integrity while challenging prejudice along the way. By Robert Levi.
I think it's 90 minutes in length.
By the way, Blue Note is releasing a companion soundtrack to this film on Jan. 23. It features 15 Strayhorn compositions performed by Bill Charlap, Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, Dianne Reeves and others. See http://www.bluenote.com/news.asp?NewsID=405 for more info.
Billy Strayhorn -- Lush Life
As Duke Ellington's co-composer, arranger and right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the greatest American music of the 20th century. But as a gay man in the 40s and 50s, Strayhorn had to lead a discreet existence, while Ellington played to thunderous applause on center stage. This film tells the story of the unheralded man who changed jazz and popular music forever, maintaining artistic and personal integrity while challenging prejudice along the way. By Robert Levi.
I think it's 90 minutes in length.
By the way, Blue Note is releasing a companion soundtrack to this film on Jan. 23. It features 15 Strayhorn compositions performed by Bill Charlap, Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, Dianne Reeves and others. See http://www.bluenote.com/news.asp?NewsID=405 for more info.