Duke Ellington
Birth name: Edward Kennedy Ellington
Born: (1899-04-29)April 29, 1899Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres: Jazz, swing
Occupation(s): Bandleader, Musician, Composer
Instruments: Piano
Years active: 1914–1974

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Duke Ellington School of the Arts - @DukeEllingtonDC
#EllingtonArts is a famed DC public high school w/rigorous dual curriculum in arts & academics to prep students for college, conservatory and #Arts careers.

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Author/historian (Duke Ellington's America, Who's In The Money?) musician/songwriter, man about town, culture hack, Yankee in London, Senior Lecturer. Photo:JCS

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Musician. Educator. Bandleader. Composer. Director of Jazz Studies at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Professor at Montgomery College

Cyntje Music - @cyntjemusic
Musician. Educator. Bandleader. Composer. Director of Jazz Studies at @ Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Professor at Montgomery College

EllingtonReflections - @Ellington_Rflct
Podcast reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia."

Cincinnati Pops - @CincinnatiPops
Purveyors of the "Cincinnati sound" with Pops Conductor John Morris Russell. "If it sounds good, it is good!" - Duke Ellington

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'...talking Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Monk and Dave Brubeck' 🌍🎼

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“Never get caught up in categories. That’ll imprison you.” - Duke Ellington

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Author of the ridiculously gross MONSTER JUICE series, and WHAT IS THE STORY OF SCOOBY-DOO? Coming up: WHO IS R.L. STINE? and WHO WAS DUKE ELLINGTON?

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Since 1910, #TheLegendary Howard Theatre has been home to the greats: Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, B.B. King... Today, their legacy continues.

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Musician, songwriter, lover of the YMCA, Duke Ellington, Prince and Roger Miller. Host of "Myles From Home" on @ckuaradio.

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Public Interest Attorney. Consumer Advocate. SoCal Native. Lover of cats & Duke Ellington. Policy Director @WeAreRepresent ***all views are my own***

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By day: Director, Media & Author Relations at Little, Brown Book Group. By night: 1920s, French Riviera, a cocktail in hand and listening to Duke Ellington...

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A guy who teaches, bakes 🍞 & reads Dickens. I once spoke at the Duke Ellington Society of New York. Max Roach twice refused to autograph my CD of Money Jungle.
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Duke Ellington - Wikipedia
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 19…
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Duke Ellington, byname of Edward Kennedy Ellington, (born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died May 24, 1974, New York, N.Y.), American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time.
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An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career. Who Was Duke Ellington?
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Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra by 1918, and came to New York in 1923, appearing...
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Duke Ellington was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He wrote wonderful, popular, music and songs, extended jazz works, suites as well as sacred music. Versatility was what the...
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Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years.
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Duke Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and described those who impressed him as "beyond category. "He is widely considered one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music and is the twentieth …
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Born in Washington D.C. in 1899, Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as “Duke,” began playing piano as a child. His mother, who also played the piano, oversaw his education, and by the time he...
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The music of Duke Ellington--pianist, composer, band-leader--is a uniquely American treasure. He kept a big band together for half a century and wrote music that will never get old, such as "Mood Indigo." He also thrived as a musician against the odds of racism. In this, he can inspire the youth for whom this little book was written.
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Duke Ellington. Ellington was an outstanding composer. He wrote thousands of works, composing popular songs, art songs, a wide variety of instrumentals, suites, symphonic works, movie and TV scores, and music for ballet – all of a very high quality. But to say merely that Ellington was a great composer ignores his achievement as a musician.
Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train" - YouTube
This is a segment from the film Reveille with Beverly from 1943; the song was composed in 1939.
Duke Ellington | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic
One of the greatest composers of the 20th century, and the leader for 50 years of a band that became the greatest of all jazz orchestras.
Duke Ellington - It don't mean a thing (1943) - YouTube
Duke Ellington and his orchestra playing this awesome tune in 1943. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Elling...
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best remembered for his long-time collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington that lasted nearly three decades.
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Duke Ellington - Biography. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1899. He was raised by a middle-class African-American family, and …
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B y the time he made his wartime Carnegie Hall debut on January 23, 1943, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was already a star. A driving interest in long-form composition found it’s expression at that debut when he premiered his jazz symphony Black, Brown, and Beige, which he introduced as “a tone parallel to the history of the Negro in America.”
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an African American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music.As a composer and a band leader especially, Ellington's reputation has increased since his death, with thematic repackagings of his signature music often becoming best-sellers.
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Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. A major figure in the history of jazz music, his career spanned more than half a century, during which time …
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He was The Duke, Duke Ellington. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James Edward Ellington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and taught him everything from proper table manners to an understanding of the emotional power of music.
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and Big band leader. He was one of the most important musicians in the history of recorded music, and is called one of the greatest figures in jazz music. He also played blues, gospel, pop, and classical music.He worked for 60 years.
Duke Ellington | J-DISC - Online Jazz Discography
First Name: Duke Last Name: Ellington Alternate Name(s): Edward Kennedy Ellington Skills/Instrument: piano Gender: m Date of Birth: Saturday, April 29, 1899 Birthplace: Washington, DC
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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. Among his many compositions are hundreds of short …
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Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born in Washington, D.C., in 1899. His musical training was a compound of piano lessons and an early exposure to the heady cocktail of church music and ...
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1899 – 1974 Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is recognized as one of the greatest jazz composers and performers who ever lived. He combined an exceptional talent for instrumental voicings, improvisation, and jazz arrangements to create a unique big-band sound that expanded the range of the musical form and excited audiences around the world.
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Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents ...
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Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom …
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Duke Ellington and his band remained popular until his death in New York City in 1974 at the age of 75. His funeral was held in New York's Cathedral of St. John Divine and was attended by numerous celebrities and by thousands. Since Ellington's death the U.S. Postal Service issued a Commemorative Stamp (April 29, 1986), re-named Calvert Street ...
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Being offered is a piece of vintage sheet music titled "Sophisticated Lady" written by Duke Ellington.. The piece was copyrighted in 1933 by Gotham Music Services. The music is for vocals. I believe it to be for a soprano. The music is in good condition. There is moderate cover and edge wear with a few corners creased and a small tear on the ...
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Duke Ellington on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. For "The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)"
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Duke Ellington (1899-1974) at the piano at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, during a British tour on Feb. 10, 1963. John Pratt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
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Duke Ellington was one of the most important creative forces in the music of the twentieth century. His influence on classical music, popular music, and, of course, jazz, simply cannot be overstated. He was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1899, into a …
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Simply put, Duke Ellington one of the most important and influential musicians of the 20th Century, He might have achieved national fame when his orchestra became the house band at Harlem's Cotton Club in the 1920s, but Duke Ellington's musical roots are deeply tied to his hometown of Washington, DC. Claudia Roth Pierpont is a staff writer for ...
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Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. Duke Ellington composed over 3000 songs, including: "It Don't Mean A …
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Editors’ Notes To think of this late September 1962 session as a novel meeting of “old” and “new” is to misunderstand what Duke Ellington means in the jazz canon. Tenor sax giant John Coltrane was revered for the way he pushed past harmonic boundaries, but Ellington had been doing that since the mid-’20s, and he continued doing it until his death in 1974.
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Duke Ellington. AKA Edward Kennedy Ellington. Born: 29-Apr-1899 Birthplace: Washington, DC Died: 24-May-1974 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Jazz Musician Nationality: United States Executive summary: It Don't Mean a Thing If …