Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

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  • Duke Ellington, Live in Mexico
  • October 2024
  • 10 Songs

Top Songs

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Diminuendo in Blue
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In a Sentimental Mood
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
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Harlem Nocturne
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Caravan

Albums

  • Duke Ellington, Swingin' on His Best Tunes

    Oct 2024 • 20 songs

  • The Best Classic Jazz, Duke Ellington 1924
  • The Best Classic Jazz, Duke Ellington 1928

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Duke Ellington

Biography

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 remained with him for long periods. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in ...
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