Music USA #7429-B, funeral of Duke Ellington, Part III
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- Theme ("Take the 'A' Train") and introduction 0:00:34
- Mary Lou Williams, Carline Ray, "Holy Ghost" 0:05:38
- Conover; prayer by Canon Harold Weicker; recitation of The Lord's Prayer 0:01:29
- Conover; McHenry Boatwright sings Albert Hay Malotte's setting of The Lord's Prayer 0:04:33
- Conover; Pastor John Gensel; Ray Nance, Brooks Kerr, unidentified selection 0:05:09
- Narrator; Fr. Gerald Pocock 0:02:57
- Conover; Dr. Alec Whyton, organ, "Lotus Blossom" 0:04:14
- Narrator; Fr. Norman O'Connor 0:02:21
- Narrator; Cathedral choir, "Kiev melody" 0:05:10
- narrator; Rt. Rev. Harold Louis Wright, Jr., benediction 0:02:09
- Narrator; retiring procession, music from Ellington's Second Sacred Concert, "Heaven," "Almighty God" 0:06:08
- Conover describes remainder of Ellington's funeral, burial 0:02:03
- Duke Ellington, "Lotus Blossom" (1967) 0:03:56
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Music USA #7429-B, funeral of Duke Ellington, Part III, audio recording, May 3, 1975; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc827347/: accessed October 9, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.