Duke Ellington Biography Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington(Born: April 29, 1899 inWashington, DC- Died:May 24, 1974 inNew York City) was anAmericanjazzcomposer,pianistand bandleader. He was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedomin 1969 and in1973, theLegion of HonorbyFrance. Both are the ...
我第一次翘课去派拉蒙时,电影刚演完,突然间灯光一亮,艾灵顿公爵(Duke Ellington)的乐队从舞台中间的圆洞升起,弹唱着『搭A车』(Takethe A"Train),我几乎快发狂了,整个人全陷下去,疯迷得不可自拔。 「我从一开始就爱纽约,任何有关纽约市的电影(从纽约摩天大楼的景观往下拍,然后推进的开场)都是我的最爱。管...
An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career.
Duke Ellington, American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distin
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Duke Ellington was born right at the turn of the century into a world that was unkind to African American people. For most of his life, he was subject to racism and Jim Crow, America's set of segregation laws. All of this, of course, makes his rise to the top of the music industry...
andThe New Oscar Pettiford Sextetby Oscar Pettiford were all released. Additionally, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn composed the jazz standard “Satin Doll” with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The classic Rocket ticket “88” by Jackie Brenston -an African American- and his Delta Cats has often ...
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Since October, he performs the lead role of CHEF BRUNO from the Musical TRUFFLES in New York. He was a finalist of the Duke Ellington Jazz Vocal Competition in New York. From October to December, he performed his One Man Musical Show on Broadway at the Snapple theater. One of these...
Pearson first studied brass instruments at the early age of five, but dental issues forced him to pursue another instrument and he started to learn the piano. His budding talent moved his uncle to give him the nickname Duke, a reference to jazz legend Duke Ellington. In New York, Pearson ...