Duke Ellington
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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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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
2005 Reminiscing in Tempo
2005 Jazz Classics Collection, Vol. 8: Jazz and Big Band Classics
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