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Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C.
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: May 24, 1974 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

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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 hi... Continue Bio >>

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Ringtones:

In A Mellow Tone

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Discography:
Volume 4 April 30, 1947
Jump for Joy
Feeling of Jazz [IWS]
Duke Ellington [Riverside]
Concerts In Canada 1956/1973
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Filmography:
2007 Norman Granz Presents: Duke - The Last Jam Session
2007 Jumpin' and Jivin', Vol. 1
2006 Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
2005 Reminiscing in Tempo
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Similar Artists: Count Basie Jimmie Lunceford Fletcher Henderson Glenn Miller Gil Evans More >>

Influenced By: Willie "The Lion" Smith Sidney Bechet Fats Waller James P. Johnson Thelonious Monk More >> Followers: Steve Million Humphrey Lyttelton Charlie Barnet Johnny Richards Phil Wilson More >>

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