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Duke Ellington - Wikipedia
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington
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Duke Ellington Biography - Biography
Biography.com profiles American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington. Follow his prolific career as one of the originators of big-band jazz.
https://www.biography.com/people/duke-ellington-9286338
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Duke Ellington | Biography & History | AllMusic
Find Duke Ellington biography and history on AllMusic - Duke Ellington was the most important composer.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/duke-ellington-mn0000120323/biography
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Duke Ellington - It don't mean a thing (1943) - YouTube
Duke Ellington and his orchestra playing this awesome tune in 1943. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
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Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train" - YouTube
This is a segment from the film Reveille with Beverly from 1943; the song was composed in 1939.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
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The Best of Duke Ellington - Part 2 | Jazz Music - YouTube
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2wNJj1CcyY
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington biography and discography. A history of Jazz before 1930. This site contains over 1000 songs from this era in Real Audio 3 format, as well as hundreds of biographies and discographies of Jazz musicians.
http://www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html
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Duke Ellington Biography
Duke Ellington Biography.
http://dukeellington.com/ellingtonbio.html
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Duke Ellington - IMDb
Duke Ellington, Composer: Anatomy of a Murder. Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254153/
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Duke Ellington | About Duke Ellington | American Masters | PBS
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” Considered one of the greatest jazz composers of all time, Duke Ellington had an enormous impact on the popular music of the late 20th century. Among his more than two thousand songs are such hits as “In A Sentimental Mood."
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/duke-ellington-about-duke-ellington/586/
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Black, Brown, And Beige | The New Yorker
Duke Ellington’s music and race in America.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/17/black-brown-and-beige
