Black and Tan

A poignant Harlem Renaissance short centered on Duke Ellington's jazz and a dancer's tragic sacrifice, blending musical performance with intimate human drama.

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...