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
Learn important facts about Duke Ellington, including his biography, musical style, and influence on American music. Discover his songs and major...
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 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 ...
Duke Ellington -- Now He Could Swing a Punch! BIOGRAPHY; DUKE; THE LIFE OF DUKE ELLINGTON; by Terry Teachout; (the Robson Press [Pounds Sterling]25 [Pounds Sterling]20)
In 1929, when Ellington conducted the orchestra for Show Girl, he met Will Vodery, Ziegfeld’s musical supervisor. In his 1946 biography, Duke Ellington, Barry Ulanov wrote: From Vodery, as he (Ellington) says himself, he drew his chromatic convictions, his uses of the tones ordinarily extr...
Duke Ellington was born on this date 125 years ago. Today also marks the 7thanniversary for podcast/blog Ellington Reflections. I’m currently editing my Cootie Williams biography and securing the necessary image permissions, so it may be a few months before the podcast episodes return. In the...
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“Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington” was praised by critics for good reason. As critic forThe Wall Street Journal andauthor of a biography onLouis Armstrong– one of Ellington’s contemporaries – Teachout is more than up to the task of chronicling the pianist’s incredible life. ...
Edward Kennedy " Duke" Ellington, " King of the Keys," was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. " He was a smooth-talkin`, slick-steppin`, piano-playin` kid," writes master wordsmith Andrea Pinkney in the rhythmic, fluid, swinging prose of this excellent biography for early...