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Jam session

At the beginning of this 3-minute "Soundie", Duke Ellington and his bassist are playing Ellington's C-jam-blues at a nightclub called "Harlem Cats Eatery". One-by-one, several members of Duke Ellington's orchestra arrive, each playing a short solo as he joins the band.

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