I can’t find when this was filmed, but the first version of this composition appeared on Ellington’s 1962 album, Money Jungle, which featured Charles Mingus and Max Roach.
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duke ellington and johnny hodges – weary blues (1959)
Last night’s saviours…
duke ellington – single petal of a rose (1959)
Exquisite.
thelonius monk live – berliner jazztage, 1969
A solo performance by Thelonius Monk of four Ellington tunes: “Satin Doll,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Caravan” and “Solitude”. Then he plays his own composition “Crepuscule With Nellie,” before joining the Joe Turner Trio in a performance of “Blues for Duke.” These performances are available on the DVD Monk Plays Ellington: Solo Piano in Berlin ’69.