Wayne Marshall: Duke Ellington - C Jam Blues (Orchestre national d’Île-de-France)

English conductor and pianist Wayne Marshall leads the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France in a special concert celebrating classical music in film. Watch the full concert recorded at Salle Pleyel, Paris, in 2014: Orchestre national d’Île-de-France Wayne Marshall - conductor Duke Ellington - C Jam Blues Introduced as a 1941 Soundie short film called “Jam Session” Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: Follow us on Facebook: The extensive program opens with the overture of Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie and concludes with Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. In between we are treated to renditions of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Gerswhin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Duke Ellington’s C Jam Blues, Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, the Adagietto of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, and Strauss’ Emperor Waltz. Each of the evening’s featured works has found its way onto the silver screen in one way or another. This concert was recorded at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, in 2014. © Licensed by Poorhouse #wocomoJAZZ