James Reminded us of the Dukes 100th birthday. This is a reminder that WGBH Boston produced a TV special program in their "Basic Black" series which ran in Boston on Thursday evening 4/29. Other PBS stations might be carrying it later or as a repeat. Highly recommended as music programing, Rashid Silvera portrays Ellington in brief dramatic snippets between musical segments which reveal personal details of the composers life and reflections on his creative output. Music was competently and inspirationally supplied by the New Life Jazz Orchestra directed by Kendrick Oliver. Bernard Gregoire Hingham, MA