Duke Ellington feat. Kay Davis: On A Turquoise Cloud and Frankie and Johnny

Symphony in Swing. Prerecorded on Feb 16 and filmed on Feb 18, 1949. Kay Davis (vocal), Lawrence Brown Ray Nance (viol. ) and Harry Carney (bass clarinet) perform On a Turquoise Cloud at the beginning of this clip. In Frankie and Johnny, Tyree Glenn plays plunger trombone. Notice Nance waving his arms in the trumpet section at the end known as Floorshow, he sang and played violin and trumpet in Ellington s band. Source: Klaus Stratemann s Duke Ellington Day by Day and Film by Film