Duke Ellington

Born: Apr 29, 1899 in Washington D.C.

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Died: May 24, 1974 in New York, NY

Genre: Jazz, Other, Pop/Rock

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 ...Read full biography

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Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

Released: 1962

Label: Impulse! Records (Japan)

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This CD documents a historic occasion. Although Coleman Hawkins had been an admirer of Duke Ellington's music for at least 35 years at this point and Ellington had suggested they record together at least ...Read full review

Ellington at Newport

Released: 1956

Label: Col

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Duke Ellington's appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival has long been famous, and justifiably so. Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus tenor solo on "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue" practically started ...Read full review

More Duke Ellington albums: Main Albums (117), Compilations (1275), Singles & EPs (8), DVD/Video (74), Others (3)

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