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Edward Kennedy " Duke " Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. [1]
Jun 24, 2024 · Duke Ellington, American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music.
Feb 5, 2024 · The Duke Ellington discography is vast – countless 78s and hundreds of albums. So how do you start? Our Ellington expert Brian Priestley is your guide… here he selects 10 crucial albums which should form the cornerstones of your collection
Dec 12, 2002 · Considered one of the greatest jazz composers of all time, Duke Ellington had an enormous impact on the popular music of the late 20th century. Among his more than two thousand songs are such...
Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee with a strong dash of cream, has been described by European music...
Apr 29, 2024 · Ella Fitzgerald called him The Duke of Ellington; he was a true Renaissance man and one of the giants of 20th-century music.
Duke Ellington. Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years.
Duke Ellington. Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years.
At the Smithsonian, one musician looms larger than any other: Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974). How fitting, since Ellington was Washington, DC’s greatest native son, one of America’s leading musicians, an inspiration to many African Americans, and a singular figure in the cultural canon.
The piano was at the heart and soul of Duke Ellington’s approach to making music. In addition to his supreme musical gifts as a bandleader, composer and arranger, showman and entertainer,...
