Soundie: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Flamingo (1942)

Time for a 1942 Soundie as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra play-----and Herb Jeffries sings "Flamingo."

The sultry Janet Collins and Talley Beattey do the dancing.

Directed by Josef Berne.

Here's a rundown of the personnel:

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra:
Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, trumpet
Rex Stewart, cornet
Lawrence Brown, Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, trombone
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard, Harry Carney, reeds
Duke Ellington, piano
Fred Guy, guitar
Junior Raglin, acoustic double bass
Sonny Greer, drums
Herb Jeffries, vocal
The Katherine Dunham Dancers
(Personnel on Camera)