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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

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 l ...More >>

Discography: Volume 4 April 30, 1947 Jump for Joy Feeling of Jazz [IWS] Duke Ellington [Riverside] Concerts In Canada 1956/1973 More >>

Filmograpy:

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: Charlie Barnet Johnny Richards Steve Million Phil Wilson Humphrey Lyttelton More >>

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