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Dec 12, 2002 · Premiere: 7/18/1988. 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...
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 pieces and more ambitious extended works, including operas, ballets, musicals, concert pieces (such as ...
4 days ago · Duke Ellington poses for a portrait at the piano circa 1930. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Sammy Miller is a Juilliard-trained jazz drummer and music educator.
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 pieces and more ambitious extended works, including operas, ballets, musicals, concert pieces (such as ...
1899- 1974 Born/Died. 1971 Inducted. "Satin Doll" was one of more than 50 top hits. 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.
3 days ago · Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899, and passed away on May 24, 1974, and he embodied jazz like few others. The Duke’s jazz was innovative with arrangements that featured his piano...
Produced by Robert Levi. 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,...
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