sentences:  "Black and Tan" was inducted to the National Film Registry in 2015.The film emphasizes the music and symbolism of African-American influence on jazz, the struggle and rage of people in 1920s Harlem, and some realities for African Americans, such as the Cotton Club being a place where they were hired to entertain, prepare food and drink, and serve, but were not accepted as customers.Some of Ellington's notable compositions played in the film are “The Duke Steps Out”, which features Arthur Whetsol performing a trumpet solo as a melodic turn (in the recording, Bubber Miley performs the solo).